Football World Cup 2006
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The final stages of 2006 Football World Cup are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July. The decision to award the highly prestigous event to Germany was controversial as it was widely expected that the tournament would take place in South Africa. South Africa has instead been chosen as the host of the Template:Wc. Since the announcement of the 2006 award was made, the world governing body for the sport, FIFA, has made public its intention to henceforth rotate the hosting of the event between its constituent confederations.
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Venues
A total of 12 German cities have been selected to host the World Cup final tournament:
| City | Stadium | Host Club | Capacity |
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| Berlin | Olympiastadion | Hertha Berlin | 76,176 |
| Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | Borussia Dortmund | 66,981 |
| Frankfurt | Waldstadion | Eintracht Frankfurt | 48,132 |
| Gelsenkirchen | Arena AufSchalke | Schalke 04 | 53,804 |
| Hamburg | AOL Arena | Hamburger SV | 51,055 |
| Hannover | AWD-Arena | Hannover 96 | 44,652 |
| Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 41,170 |
| Cologne (Köln) | RheinEnergieStadion | 1. FC Köln | 46,120 |
| Leipzig | Zentralstadion | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 44,199 |
| Munich (München) | Allianz Arena | Bayern München | 66,016 |
| Nuremberg (Nürnberg) | Frankenstadion | 1. FC Nürnberg | 41,926 |
| Stuttgart | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | VfB Stuttgart | 54,267 |
Teams
The following teams have secured qualification:
- Argentina
- Germany (host)
- Iran
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
- South Korea
Qualification Process
See Football World Cup 2006 - Qualification
References
- German city prepares "sex huts" ahead of World Cup (http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-06-08T172246Z_01_YUE862547_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-ODD-GERMANY-SEX.XML), Reuters (June 8, 2005)
External links
- Qualification at FIFAWorldCup.com (http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/group/index.html)
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Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | USA 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | South America 2014 |
| FIFA Women's World Cup |
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China 1991 | Sweden 1995 | USA 1999 | USA 2003 | China 2007 |
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