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With the announcement of finals draw & fixtures news in December - followed by the 1st round elimination games in June - the games eventually came down to the first all-European final four in 20 years (Germany, Italy, France and Portugal) the week before the final. The final question was - France or Italy? Here in the USA, Italian-Americans in New York and Boston were rooting for Italy as the obvious favorite, although "Viva La France!" was the cry heard in places like Cajun Louisiana, Quebec, and Montreal. Who We Watched In the final minutes, it was none other than French team star Zinedine Zidane who was at the center of a controversial head butt of Italian Marco Materazzi, making headlines around the world. Otherwise, all eyes were turned to World Cup veteran David Beckham, two Brazilian World Cup greats Ronaldo and Ronaldinho - and the Portugese sensation, Cristiano Ronaldo - but fans also watched for the newest stars of international soccer to really shine: Just emerging from their teens, players like England's Wayne Rooney, Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger and Argentina's Lionel Messi had already proven themselves as leading scorers and - perhaps more importantly - possessing the staying power for a grueling, month-long international tournament.
The World Cup was played out in 12 German cities between June 9 and July 9, 2006. The games kicked off in Munich at the brand new Allianz Stadium; with the semi-finals played in Dortmund and Munich. Third place play-offs will be staged in Stuttgart. afterwhich the championship wraps in Berlin when the 2006 FIFA World Cup champions are crowned at the final. A
tip on watching the games in Germany came from easyJet
Inflight magazine. "If
you have somewhere more tranquil in mind, Germany 2006 offers
the opportunity to watch games in local places of worship! Up
to 16,000 churches and public halls will broadcast all 64 games
free of charge. It could be the perfect place to appeal for a
little divine intervention if your side are taken to penalties." On Television In the U.S., ABC Sports & ESPN covered the FIFA World Cup with high definition telecasts for the first time of all 64 FIFA World Cup matches, while in the U.K. viewers trusted BBC Sports to provide expert coverage A
viewership totaling 25 million households also watched on ESPN
Star on the Indian Subcontinent, and rabid Australian footy
fans were glued to SBS
all month long. World Cup On the Web
Online, ESPN360 simulcast every match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup that televised on ESPN and ESPN2 from Friday, June 9 through Sunday, July 9. Also featured was a live webcast program, including pre-match, halftime and post-match segments, along with exclusive interviews with players, coaches and analysts. BBC provided live streaming video for selected games at BBC Sports, along with four-minute highlight packages from every single game of the tournament on demand. Elsewhere on the Web there was related news, details on the draw, positions and standings, player profiles & interviews, travel information, and lots of related history, facts & trivia on the road to the 2006 FIFA World Cup ...
FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - The official site, and news central for world rankings, qualifying results and standings, event calendar, team comparisons, player profiles, pictures, feature stories and interviews, along with official rules and regulations, FIFA and World Cup history and trivia. BBC Sport | World Cup 2006 - Great photos, expert analysis and feature stories surrounding the World Cup buildup, related tables and results, online World Cup forum, video clips, live streaming Webcasts of selected games. 2006 FIFA World Cup - Maps of German host cities, plus venue and match schedules, the official 2006 World Cup poster and the 2006 World Cup high-tech mascots - Goleo VI, (a lion puppet designed by Jim Henson's Muppet crew) and Pille, a talking soccer ball. ESPN Soccernet - Covering the world with complete profiles on the 32 finalists, feature stories, interviews and pictures of popular players, video clips, news and updates, editorials, chat and forums. ABC Sport - World Cup Soccer - Australian national television featuring the latest coverage, related feature stories, and more (from the left-hand menu) with Premier and Champions league stories, photos. 2006 Soccer in Germany - A colorful display of photos, feature stories, online games, a retrospective on their hosting the 1990 World Cup, and detailed travel information, major attractions & hotels, links and resources for every 2006 host city. EIFL World Cup 2006 - A quick glance at results, related headlines, venue info and ticket prices, and free e-mail news alerts with sign-up. World Cup 2006 Forum - Join the fray or lurk around for news, opinion, rumors, fan predictions and related polls. World Cup History Page - A Polish soccer fan with all the historical goods dating back to 1930 including Did You Know facts, player trivia, legends, statistics, records & rankings.
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