why the fifa chosen the Germany for the cup 2006???
539899
Because Germany is a "super-power" whether in soccer or political but a lot to be desired, cos it don't make any sense for a country to be hosting the world cup more than once considering the number of countries in the world.\n\nDove162
986866
even though many of us want our favourite nations to win.\nI think the team that plays the best football, and cheats (dives etc) the least should win the world cup, but thats not how it works nowadays and brazil are the favourites this year aswell, just like last year and the year before.
987124
GERMANY OF COURSE- THEY ARE THE NEW FAVORITES TO WIN THE WORLD CUP FIFA JUST ANNOUNCED
1069033
History of the FIFA World Cup\n \n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n \nNo other sporting event captures the world's imagination like the FIFA World Cup. Ever since the first tentative competition in Uruguay in 1930, FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) flagship has constantly grown in popularity and prestige.\n\nA group of visionary French football administrators, led in the 1920s by the innovative Jules Rimet, are credited with the original idea of bringing the world's strongest national football teams together to compete for the title of World Champions. The original gold trophy bore Jules Rimet's name and was contested three times in the 1930s, before the Second World War put a 12-year stop to the competition. \n\nWhen it resumed, the FIFA World Cup rapidly advanced to its undisputed status as the greatest single sporting event of the modern world. Held since 1958 alternately in Europe and the Americas, the World Cup broke new ground with the Executive Committee's decision in May 1996 to select Korea and Japan as co-hosts for the 2002 edition. \n\nSince 1930, the 16 tournaments have seen only seven different winners. However, the FIFA World Cup has also been punctuated by dramatic upsets that have helped create footballing history - the United States defeating England in 1950, North Korea's defeat of Italy in 1966, Cameroon's emergence in the 1980s and their opening match defeat of the Argentinean cup-holders in 1990.... \n\nToday, the FIFA World Cup holds the entire global public under its spell. An accumulated audience of over 37 billion people watched the France 98 tournament, including approximately 1.3 billion for the final alone, while over 2.7 million people flocked to watch the 64 matches in the French stadium. \n\nAfter all these years and so many changes, however, the main focus of the FIFA World Cup remains the same - the glistening golden trophy, which is the embodiment of every footballer's ambition. \n\nWorld Cup Summaries\n \nYear Champion Runner-Up Result 3rd Place Host \n1930 Uruguay Argentina 4-2 United States Uruguay \n1934 Italy Czechoslovakia 2-1 (ot) Germany Italy \n1938 Italy Hungary 4-2 Brazil France \n1950 Uruguay Brazil 2-1 Sweden Brazil \n1954 West Germany Hungary 3-2 Austria Switzerland \n1958 Brazil Sweden 5-2 France Sweden \n1962 Brazil Czechoslovakia 3-1 Chile Chile \n1966 England West Germany 4-2 (ot) Portugal England \n1970 Brazil Italy 4-1 West Germany Mexico \n1974 West Germany Holland 2-1 Poland West Germany \n1978 Argentina Holland 3-1 (ot) Brazil Argentina \n1982 Italy West Germany 3-1 Poland Spain \n1986 Argentina West Germany 3-2 France Mexico \n1990 West Germany Argentina 1-0 Italy Italy \n1994 Brazil Italy 0-0 (3:2 pk) Sweden United States \n1998 France Brazil 3-0 Croatia France \n2002 Brazil Germany 2-0 Turkey Korea / Japan \n2006 - - - - Germany \n \n \n\nTeam Records\nBrazil holds the most World Cup championships with five and Italy and West Germany/Germany are tied with three World Cup titles. Hungary has tallied the most goals in a single World Cup when they scored 27 in 1954. In the 1954  World Cup Austria beat Switzerland 7-5 for the most goals (12) combined in a World Cup match. Hungary beat El Salvador in 1982, 10-1 for the highest goal differential in a World Cup match (Hungary is also the only team to score 10 or more goals in a World Cup).\n\nIndividual Records\nGerard Muller is the top scorer in World Cup history with 14 goals. Salenko of Russia scored 5 goals in a match during the 1994 World Cup. Guillermo Stabile of Argentina was the first player to ever record a hat trick (1930 World Cup). Hakan Sukur of Turkey scored the fastest goal in World Cup history in 2002 when he scored 11 seconds into the match against South Korea. Lothar Matthaus of Germany / West Germany has the most appearances by a player in the World Cup with 25. Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland
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Oh... I´d LOVE it if GERMANY won but somehow I have my doubts.. hm... \nSo I better go with Brasil.. sorry Germany!
1116526
It all depends on the country and the finances of the countries football assc.some countries are poorer than others,if i was picked for my countries team to play in the worldcup,i would play for nothing,i would consider it an honor to play for my country....
421469
It's a process, like the Olympic Committee has for choosing what country gets the Olympics.  The process takes years, that is why we usually know years in advance where it is going to be held.  All the countries that would like to host the World Cup submit their forms, giving reasons why they should get it.  Then FIFA sends out committees to look at stadiums, transportation structure, roadways, hotels, general areas.  Then they narrow them down , and finally make a selection.
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There's a big chance.\nGermany being the host, always an advantage in terms of getting the support of the home crowds.\nI imagine the stadion will be 90% filled with German supporters when Germany is playing. No place for supporters of the opposite team, eh? haha ... \n\nThe members of the squad are young and talented, I don't see why not. Brazil is overrated.
1118207
Germany\n- Hosting country\n- 3 World Cup wins in the past\n- 3 Wins in group stage\n- Very good and balanced team
367975
I don't think you can pick any one team to win the 2006 World Cup. There are some many strong teams with each team having some tremendous talent. There could be a dark horse team in all of this, but the top picks (Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Portugal, Spain & France) all have a legitimate chance at winning. I will go with my guy and say Brazil. But think of this no South American country has ever won a world cup in Europe
324233
I think it's a great decision.  Since the world cup is every 4 years, just because a team was good enough to win the World Cup 4 years ago does not mean they are good enough to even make it past the qualifying round.  Just look at France in 1998 and then in 2002...two completely different teams.  I can see the host country because that's where a lot of your attendance is coming from and you don't want to alienate the citizens of that country.  Good job FIFA!!!
517008
Yes I agree Brazil is highly favorable to win the cup, but i'm surprized Germany didn't get more votes, all their players are very elite and I believe they too have a very good chance to win it this year.
383173
That is not true. A lot of people care, more than you  think. Just check the bars around June and see how many people are following their countries. It is truly a world champion, unlike the MBL NBA and the NFL whose teams are all from the USA. How can you really be a world champion if you did not play against any other countries? Germany has a good chance just because the fact that they are the "home team" and that is always good. Brazil is always the favorite. Argentina is always in the mix as Italy, England and France.
447835
Player by player, Brazil is the favorite. However, everything leading up to the 2006 tournament is similar to that of Spain 1982. Brazil was the heavy favorite, like the 2006 squad. Player by player they were awesome (Zico, Socrates, Falcao, etc). England was also a heavy favorite along with Argentina. France, Italy and Germany, Belgium themselves were minor favorites who could do some damage along the way, but not expected to. Then you had the E. European squads who had the potential to go far but were too full of surprises to know how they would flare (Poland, Hungary, U.S.S.R., Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia). Spain had a nice squad but a long shot. The new teams that qualified were expected to just participate and die out, but in the end most gave surprises like Honduras, Algeria, Cameroon, who almost eliminated group favorites until their last game. \n\nI believe 2006 will replay like 1982. Brazil will overwhelm, but fall short by a soccer power not likely to go far (like Italy vs Brazil in 1982). England will go far too, but fall short. Same for Argentina. Spain will underachieve as it always does since 1982, and the new teams will surprise many and give many squads a run for their money. So I will say that the team to win the 2006 world cup shall be either Italy or Germany, 3rd and 4th place between France and a E. European squad (Poland, Czech Rep. or Ukraine) if not Holland.
375999
Germany because the World Cup will be held at home. There is always something to be said with games on your own home field!
437810
They have just as much of a chance as anyone else, Remember Germany in the last world cup! No-one gave them a chance and they reached the final.So YES!!
1013263
Countries have to bid to host the world cup - members of the various football associations around the world then vote for the country they think will provide the best world cup - often they vote for the country they have most affiliation with - I don't think Brasil have bid that often.