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Time for a ball in Germany
While the world awaits the World Cup draw, a new arrival will grace the stage at Leipzig.
AFC president excited at Australia's coming of age
Australia's dramatic qualification for the World Cup Finals is a major boost for Asian football and will help improve its profile, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) chief Mohammed Bin Hammam said.
More at stake for Aussies
The Australian players are on a bonus of more than A$100,000 (US$73,000) each to beat Uruguay here today and reach next year's World Cup Finals in Germany.
Massage facilities on plane for Australians
Australia is leaving nothing to chance in preparing the national team for victory over Uruguay out-fitting a special charter plane with massage facilities to bring the players home from Montevideo.
FIFA switch referees following complaints
FIFA have agreed to swap the referees for two of this month's World Cup playoff matches following recent complaints in the Turkish media.
Uruguay asks to change start time of World Cup opener against Australia
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: Uruguay wants to start Saturday's opening leg of a World Cup qualifying match against Australia hours earlier than scheduled, federation officials said Monday, but neither FIFA nor the Australians have given their approval.
Aussies warn fans going for playoff
The Australian government has issued a travel warning to fans planning to cheer their team at the World Cup football qualifier in Uruguay: maintain a low profile and stay out of trouble.
Beckham sees red but England keep their dreams alive
England skipper David Beckham was sent off as Sven-Goran Eriksson's men beat Austria 1-0 to take a nervy step closer to the World Cup finals yesterday.
Beware of Internet ‘phishing’ scam, warn FIFA
FIFA warned on Tuesday that their name was being abused in an Internet scam involving 'phishing', the illegal use of account holders' details, obtained and generally used online.
World Cup draw to be a huge event
The final group draw for the 2006 World Cup, to be made in Leipzig on Dec 9, is expected to pull in a record 300 million viewers worldwide according to the German organising committee (OK).
