| No matter where one lives, or how people
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| | love World Cup Soccer do not reside
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| call it, either soccer or football,
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| | within the United States, many Americans
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| everybody knows what the FIFA World Cup
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| | enjoy the coverage of this world-wide
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| is all about. This famous competition
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| | known event that the nightly news and
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| went on last time in Germany, having
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| | morning newspapers afford them. This
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| Italy as the World Champion, and news
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| | event is so very popular that it has its
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| coverage abounded about the players, the
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| | own website, its own magazine, and
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| coaches, famous plays and daily match
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| | commands massive media coverage, both on
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| results. Coverage of the 2006 World Cup
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| | television and in print.
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| could be found in newspapers all over the
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| | The 2006 World Cup had 32 different teams
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| world!
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| | competing, with teams representing six
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| The history of World Cup Soccer can be
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| | different continents. The teams are
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| traced back to 1904 in Paris, where on
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| | referred to as "squads", and each one of
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| May 21, FIFA, also known as the
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| | them consists of 23 players. That makes
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| Federation Internationale de Football
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| | the total number of individual players
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| Association, was founded.
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| | who competed a whopping 736!
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| Representatives from seven different
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| | People from all over the world travelled
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| countries became members of the
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| | to Germany to witness this awesome
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| federation at this time, and those
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| | sporting spectacle. Tickets were sold out
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| countries included France, Belgium,
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| | in record time, and commanded
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| Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden
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| | astronomical prices. Depending upon the
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| and Switzerland. As years passed, more
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| | host city, as well as what type of
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| and more countries joined, and the United
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| | seating is desired, ticket prices ranged
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| States became a member in 1913.
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| | from 1,000 to 150,000 euros. Some tickets
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| The very first World Cup Soccer Event was
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| | were also available online.
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| held in 1930 in Uruguay. Other host
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| | Estimative shows that the 2006 World Cup
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| countries for this famous sporting event
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| | was attended by approximately 8 million
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| have included France, Italy, Korea,
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| | fans, and host cities planned "Fan Fests"
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| Japan, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, England,
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| | to make sure that all visitors stayed
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| Chile, Sweden, Brazil and Switzerland.
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| | entertained in between matches. Some of
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| For the year 2006, the destination for
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| | the different featured events for Fan
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| World Cup Soccer was Germany. Cities in
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| | Fest included live concerts, spa
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| Germany which hosted events include
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| | getaways, street parties, beach club
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| Berlin, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg,
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| | extravaganzas, cookouts, fan game days,
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| Gelsenkirchen Hanover, Cologne, Munich,
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| | and much, much more.
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| Leipzig, Kaiserslautern, Nuremburg and
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| | Germany is a great country steeped in
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| Stuttgart. Stadiums located in these host
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| | history, art, and beautiful natural
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| cities where tournament games were played
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| | wonders. Those who went to the World Cup
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| include the Berlin Olympic Stadium and
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| | in 2006 surely had the time of their
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| the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, among
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| | lives, and for those who weren't able to
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| others. Many of these stadiums are so
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| | be part of it, you can start saving your
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| large that they can accommodate crowds of
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| | money for the next World Cup, in 2010! No
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| up to 600,000 spectators!
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| | matter who wins, it will always be an
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| Although the majority of the fans who
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| | unbelievable experience.
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