CBC Sports World Cup 2006

World Cup 2006 Story Archive

14 July 2006

Arena ousted as U.S. soccer coach
Materazzi attends head-butt hearing

13 July 2006

FIFA opens Materazzi investigation

12 July 2006

Mother, sister insulted, Zidane says
Klinsmann out as German coach
Lippi resigns as Italian soccer coach

11 July 2006

FIFA to investigate Zidane's head-butt

10 July 2006

Zidane named World Cup MVP

09 July 2006

Italy's Totti pondering retirement
Jubilant Italian fans savour big win
Zidane 'regrets' head-butt: French coach
Italy wins World Cup
World Cup, extra time: France 1, Italy 1

08 July 2006

Portugal's Figo retires from international soccer
Germany wins World Cup bronze
France, Italy set for final

07 July 2006

Kahn in, Ballack out for Germany
France, Italy dominate World Cup all-star squad
Germany's Podolski named top young player

06 July 2006

French, Italians headline Golden Ball nominees
Nesta to miss World Cup final

05 July 2006

Zidane inspires France to victory

04 July 2006

Italy stuns Germany, books spot in final
Portugal, France defying World Cup odds
Wayne Rooney stunned by red card
Roberto Carlos retires from Brazil team

03 July 2006

Italy, Germany set for showdown
Frings to miss World Cup semifinal

02 July 2006

Ballack, Klose ready for World Cup semis
Beckham quits as England captain

01 July 2006

France ousts Brazil from World Cup
World Cup ecstasy for Portugal

30 June 2006

Portugal a tough test for England
Italy blanks Ukraine, advances to semis
Germany ousts Argentina in shootout

29 June 2006

Germany faces tough test in Argentina

28 June 2006

Referees dismissed from World Cup
Italy, Ukraine lose players for quarter-finals

27 June 2006

France sends Spain home early
Ronaldo, Brazil beat brave Ghana
Ronaldo makes World Cup history
Hiddink leaves Australia with pride

26 June 2006

Ukraine ousts Swiss at World Cup
Italy survives Australian scare

25 June 2006

Portugal through to quarter-finals
Beckham saves England at World Cup
Brazil's Robinho to miss Ghana match

24 June 2006

Argentina sends Mexico home
Italy's Nesta to miss match against Australia
Germany pounds Sweden at World Cup

23 June 2006

Switzerland clinches top spot in Group G
France still alive at World Cup
Ukraine through to World Cup's second round
Spain rolls on at World Cup
Italy's De Rossi gets 4-game ban
U.S. captain Reyna retires from international play

22 June 2006

Brazil tops Group F with win against Japan
Australia makes World Cup history
Ghana through to second round, U.S. comes up short
Italy advances at World Cup

21 June 2006

Ivory Coast rallies to beat Serbia and Montenegro
Argentina draws, but wins Group C
Angola falls short of round of 16
Portugal wins World Cup thriller
Michael Owen's World Cup over

20 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Germans, England finish first
Paraguay finishes on high note
England still can't beat Sweden
Poland heads home with three points
Czech striker Baros could play against Italy
Klose lifts Germany to victory

19 June 2006

Spain wins, advances to second round
Ukraine back on course at World Cup
Ronaldo still struggling with his fitness
Switzerland win eliminates Togo

18 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Brazil fails to impress
France collapses against South Korea
Average Brazil advances to second round
Canadian Hargreaves to start for England
Japan, Croatia ends in stalemate

17 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Portugal ends 40 years of disappointment
Italy implodes against the U.S.
Ghana stuns Czech Republic
Historic World Cup win for Portugal

16 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Group of Death climaxes early
Angola earns shocking draw with Mexico
Netherlands advances at World Cup
Argentina unstoppable at World Cup

15 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Ecuador makes history
Swedes score late World Cup winner
England ekes out World Cup win
Ecuador makes World Cup history

14 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Germany survives Polish scare
Neuville goal rescues Germany
Tunisia, Saudi Arabia put on a show at World Cup
Spain wins World Cup opener

13 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Brazil enters the World Cup fray
Ronaldo fails to impress
Brazil opens with win at World Cup
France, Switzerland battle to goalless stalemate
South Korea beats 10-man Togo
Serbia loses defender Nemanja Vidic

12 June 2006

Italy tames Ghana at World Cup
Czechs blank U.S. at World Cup
Coach Pfister back at Togo's helm
Australian comeback slays Japan

11 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Portugal withstands Angola challenge
Totti to play in Italy's World Cup opener
Portugal edges Angola at World Cup
Mexico leaves it late against Iran
Dutch master Robben bullies Serbs

10 June 2006

World Cup roundup: No goals? No problem for England
Ivory Coast no match for Argentina
Costa Rica's Martinez out of World Cup
Sweden can't figure out Trinidad
Togo coach Otto Pfister resigns
Beckham shines in England win

09 June 2006

World Cup roundup: Ballack was fit to play
Ecuador surprises Poland at World Cup
Ecuador surprises Poland at World Cup
World Cup fever grips Ghana's fans
Germany wins World Cup opener

08 June 2006

Host Germans kick off World Cup

07 June 2006

France's Cisse out of Cup with injured leg
Canadian soccer coach bolts to MLS
Rooney good to go for England
CONCACAF struggles for respectability
More injury problems for Italy at World Cup

06 June 2006

Argentina not worried about Brazil
The Dutch pin their hopes on youth
Zambrotta to miss Italy's World Cup opener
Wayne Rooney trains with England

05 June 2006

South Korea looks to stun the world — again
Australia returns to the World Cup
Deco, Ronaldo lead Portugal's new 'golden generation'
No fear for World Cup debutantes

04 June 2006

Is this finally Spain's year?
Germany a team in transition
Germany the final frontier for Zidane