What are your experience with World Cup?
435516
i cant decide who will is the winner , even after the ceremony festival
1136164
Go here and find out: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/
439874
Wouldn't I like to know!!!  I soooooooooooooooooooooooooo wanna go to the World Cup.  I'm crazy about soccer.  Probably the only sport I'm crazy about.  I grew up on soccer so I feel like it's in my blood lol.  Whenever the World Cup comes around something happens to me and I go insane.  I have to watch the games - sneak out of work to watch, tape them, get up early to watch them, go to a bar at 8 am to watch - whatever it takes LOL.  And I've never been to Germany.  \n\nPick me lol.
1063916
i've lost money on bets... stayed up nights-early morns to catch them live... ate irregularly... slept a few hours.... messed-up my metabolism... skipped or procrastinated work... aside from all these... yeah... i'm enjoying the world cup as much as anyone...\nINNNGERLUUUUUND....
1132231
http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/index.html here to stay update about the cup ...
1153214
The world cup comes once in 4 years who wouldn't be excited even if your team is not there. I am from Nigeria and even though we are not in the world cup, i am still very excited and have adopted England as my team.
592454
bbc.com/sports/worldcup
185298
the first soccer world cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.It was won by Uruguay too.\nThey beated Argentina at the final 4-2.\nThere were 13 teams particpating.\nThe link below have what U want to know about all the world cups history.\nGOOD LUCK,I hope that I supplied U with what U needed to know.
1044236
32 countries have played in the cup since France 98.  Stadiums vary, but in this one the average is between 40-50 thousand I would say.  Brazil was the pre-tournament favorite, but France knocked them out in the quarterfinals.  No, it is not the 80th world cup, the FIFA World Cup began in 1930, and is held every 4 years, and was not held between 38 and 50 due to WWII.  So there was a tournament in 30, 34, 38, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 02, and now in 06.  So this cup is the 18th.  Regardless of who wins this tournament (because both are previous winners), only seven countries have won the world cup.  Uruguay in 30, Italy in 34, Italy in 38, Uruguay in 50, West Germany in 54, Brazil in 58, Brazil in 62, England in 66, Brazil in 70, West Germany in 74, Argentina in 78, Italy in 82, Argentina in 86, Germany in 90, Brazil in 94, France in 98, Brazil in 02, and either Italy/France in 06.  For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup.
406119
It's certainly cool here in England (we call it football)and it is the world's most popular sport. Look out for the Football World Cup starting in Germany this June. The US have qualified and will have done well if they get to the knock out stages. The first games are on a 4 team, league basis with 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. They play each other once, 3 games in total. The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the next rounds where it becomes a straightforward knockout in each match. Win - and you advance towards the final. It is a hell of a lot bigger than the Olympics, although most Americans do not know of it's existence. Get your kids playing on to an adult level. With your population you should be worldbeaters - but you are nowhere near it. Catch the World Cup on TV if you can. The atmosphere will be phenomenal!
628653
please manage some time and have a look into http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Cup_2006#Final.
318338
World Cup...no other answer for me.
1001552
well there would be very different responses depending on the country. The countries who have won the world cup before would have probably just found it a bit humerous but nothing more. Then theres the whole tier of countries who time after time are there in the quarters, semis, and finals who for some reason just cant seem to win it all. Holland comes to mind specifically. La mechanica naranja (the orange machine) were the favorites to win the world cup on many different occasions, and they just couldnt pull one off. Check republic and Sweeden also come to mind in this group of teams. These teams would literally want to kill themselves. They would agonize over how some country who barely knows what a soccerball looks like managed to win the coveted world cup trophy before them who have been just so close so many times. Lastly, is the group of all the dark horses in world cup history. They would gain a lot of hope and confidence that a team with so little chance of winning were able to pull through and win. Personally I'm from argentina, so i would just find it a bit funny if they won, but since I live in the US now I was cheering for them. I thought the US was almost guarenteed a second round birth when ghana took down the check republic, but it was not to be. Although i think the US needs a new system of finding players at a young age before they will be able to compete at the same level that some of these other countries play at. Right now, Soccer is a sport for rich people in the US. The only way to be discovered at the appropriate age is to play club football which is extremely expensive in the us. Club teams often run $3000 a season. Some people go through the College system, but this means that the player is already 22-23 years old when he starts training with a professional team, and recieving professional training. This is way too late. In argentina, kids start playing soccer for professional clubs by the age of 12. It only costs about 20 pesos a season to join one of these professional clubs so almost everybody with good skill in the country gets discovered very early in developement, and recieve training by the best coaches in the country at a very early age. I'm off to cry a bit more about our fall to the blows of the german side. I wish america luck in future competitions.
1055720
The Cup starts with 32 teams - \n\nFirst round is 8 groups of 4\n\nThen the top 2 teams from each group advance to leave 16 teams.\n\nThen it's single game elimination 16 down to 8 down to 4 down to 2.\n\nSo after the first round you have to win 3 games to win the world cup.
432857
SEE THIS\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Cup_Trophy
1169593
I have!! I have never liked soccer. I know now it was because I knew so little about the game. I have been following the World Cup games, and now I am a fan. Not a knowledgeable one, but I am learning.\n\nGo England!!
1003000
Their were a couple who thought the World Cup was their  own personal stage.  Unfortunately that happens in all sports.  However for the most part the officiating was pretty good.  Remember, that's a difficult job.  The entire world is watching and everyone is speaking different languages.