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SCHROEDER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR GERMAN WORLD CUP BID
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has promised his government would do all it could to support Germany's bid for the 2006 World Cup.
KING NAMES WORLD CUP COMMITTEE HEAD
Morocco's King Hassan has named former minister Driss Benhima as head of the National World Cup Committee (NWCC) to lobby for hosting the world soccer finals in Morocco in 2006.
MOROCCO MAKES ITS 2006 CASE
Morocco have staked their claim to be Africa's first choice for the 2006 World Cup.
2006 DECISION: ENGLAND `HUGELY DISAPPOINTED? AT EARLY EXIT
England World Cup 2006 bid officials have spoken of their extreme disappointment at their second round exit during today?s FIFA executive committee vote.
SOUTH AFRICA EXPRESS PITY OVER ENGLAND 2006 WORLD CUP PLIGHT
South African World Cup 2006 bid officials have said it would be a pity if the chances of rivals England were scuttled by UEFA'S threat to expel the English team from the European championship finals.
UK GOVERNMENT DENY JOINT WORLD CUP BID REPORT
The British government has dismissed a report that England might team up with Germany in a bid to host soccer's 2006 World Cup rather than press its own case.
SA PUT PRESSURE ON MOROCCO TO QUIT WC RACE
South Africa says it is trying to persuade Morocco to quit the race to host the 2006 World Cup finals and allow it to be Africa's sole candidate.
FIFA DELEGATION FINISHES ENGLAND VISIT
Movie star Hugh Grant and former England star Gary Lineker were among the star names at a special send-off to the FIFA team inspecting England's chances of hosting the 2006 World Cup.
GERMANY FORMALLY DECLARES BID FOR 2006 WORLD CUP
Germany has entered the race to stage the 2006 World Cup finals after they officially handed in their initial bid document to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
CAF WILL NOT SELECT AFRICAN WORLD CUP 2006 CANDIDATE
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it will not make a choice this weekend between the two African countries bidding to host the 2006 World Cup.
MOROCCO TO BID FOR 2010 WORLD CUP
Morocco will bid to host the 2010 World Cup soccer finals to be held for the first time in Africa, a Royal Palace spokesman has confirmed.
BREAKING NEWS?SA & GERMANY ENTER FINAL ROUND
South Africa and Germany are neck-a-neck as the vital FIFA poll enters the third round of voting.
ENGLAND 2006 BID DEALT FATAL BLOW
England's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup finals appears to have been dealt a fatal blow by the violent behaviour of the hooligans who caused mayhem over the weekend in Belgium, according to senior FIFA figures.
WORLD CUP 2006 DECISION ? 100 DAY COUNTDOWN
Countries bidding for the 2006 soccer World Cup are beginning the countdown to decision day ? exactly 100 days away.
SA BID ? TO LEARN FROM OLYMPIC MISTAKE
South Africa's 2006 World Cup bid committee will concentrate on the "nuts and bolts" of staging the event in its campaign rather than an emotional appeal for Africa.
CUP FINAL STADIUM COULD BE BANNED FROM STAGING MATCHES
The stadium where Sunday's African Champions' League will be decided could be banned from staging matches next year after crowd violence there in October, officials said.
SA TO PUT WC BID BEFORE CAF
South Africa will present its bid to stage the 2006 World Cup to the African Soccer Confederation (CAF) executive in Cairo on Sunday, a South African diplomat said.
TWELVE COUNTRIES TO BID FOR 2003 WCC
More than a dozen countries have declared an interest in hosting either of the next two editions of the World Club Championship, FIFA said on Thursday.