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By Jim Stevenson Washington 22 May 2006 The U.S. men's national soccer team has made great strides in recent years, reaching the quarterfinal round of the 2002 World Cup tournament and rising to a bes
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 June 2007 The head of the world soccer federation, FIFA, has arrived in South Africa to inspect work on 10 stadiums being built or refurbished for the 2010 soccer World Cup. Sepp Blatter immediately sought to dispel pers
By Parke Brewer Nuremberg 23 June 2006 U.S. soccer must look to the future, after a disappointing first round exit from the World Cup in Germany. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer followed their matches in Germany and has a report. ------------------ B
By Parke Brewer Berlin 29 June 2006 After 19 straight days of matches in the first and second rounds at the World Cup in Germany there were two days off Wednesday and Thursday. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is in Berlin and takes a look at what's i
By Parke Brewer Leipzig 21 June 2006 The football teams from Iran and Angola concluded their World Cup campaigns by playing to a hard-fought 1-1 draw. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at Wednesdays Group D match in Leipzig and has a report. ------
World Cup Cities Say Climate Change Is Big Part of Planning JOHANNESBURG The World Cup soccer tournament is getting more and more carbon-heavy, with FIFA estimating that the 2014 event in Brazil will dump 2.72 million tons of carbon dioxide into the
US Soccer Hosts Costa Rica in Key World Cup Qualifier As most followers of World Cup qualifying know, it's crucial to win your home games. U.S. forward and new captain Clint Dempsey, a star for England's Tottenham Hotspur, says he and his American te
By Parke Brewer Cologne 14 June 2006 Australian Harry Kewell is tripped up between Japan's Takashi Fukunshi (15) and Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (5) during the first half of their World Cup Group F match The 2006 World Cup football finals are the focus of at
By Steve Schy Washington 17 May 2006 England and Sweden are expected to be the top two teams in Group B when the World Cup gets under way in Germany on June 9. But an injury to 20-year-old star Englan
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 June 2006 Soccer crazy Asia is getting ready for the World Cup, which is kicking off in Germany. Retailers, bar owners and gambling outlets are ready for the action. Many people in Asia will go to work bleary-eyed in th
By Parke Brewer Dortmund, Germany 10 June 2006 Trinidad and Tobago got off to a good start in its World Cup debut, holding heavily favored Sweden to a surprising scoreless draw. Trinidad and Tobago's goalkeeper Shaka Hislop (L) and teammates celebra
BERLIN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- France humiliated Canada 4-0 thanks to a stunning performance by striker Gaetane Thiney who sealed a brace to smooth the way for their second victory in group A of the FIFA women's World Cup on Thursday. France wrapped the
By Lisa Bryant Paris 10 July 2006 France woke up to the grim reality of its defeat against Italy in the World Cup championship in Germany. For VOA, Lisa Bryant takes a look at the mood in Paris, where a disappointed French soccer team arrived from B
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 10 July 2006 watch Germany Cup Impact France faced off against Italy in the World Cup championship match in Berlin and was defeated. Now it turns out that is not the only disappointment. The Germans expected an economi
The New Zealand football team, the All Whites, has had a good result in their first World Cup game against Slovakia. The All Whites were not expected to do very well as they are only 78th in the world while Slovakia is 34th, but they scored a goal 30
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 July 2006 Huge celebrations are being held in Italy after the national team's victory over France at the World Soccer Cup championship in Germany. --------- Italian soccer fans cheer and wave their flags by the Vittori
By Parke Brewer Dortmund 03 July 2006 The World Cup semifinals are set to begin Tuesday in Germany. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports the four teams still in the hunt for the championship are all European. -------- World Cup 2006 The last time
Chinese women's short-track relay team captures World Cup gold MONTREAL, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China capped off the second ISU World Cup short-track meet of the season in strong fashion as the women's relay team won the 3,000-meter relay final Sunday,
By Scott Bobb Durban 10 June 2008 Qualifying matches have begun around the world for the football World Cup, which begins in two years. In 2010 the World Cup is to be held for the first time in Africa and attention is focusing on host nation South A
Christchurch learnt today that the rugby games as part of the World Cup will be moved to other cities. This is because of damage to the stadium. There is damage to the field and damage to the stands where people sit. Another problem is the lack of ac