Wed, June 14th 2006
The England squad will be glad to hear the current weather forecast for England’s next game in Nuremburg on Thursday is cooler with some rain.
UPDATE: The chance of rain seems to have diminished. It is now looking like being another hot day, although with some cloud cover.
The stage was set for Ronaldo to make history when Brazil took on Croatia in Berlin on Tuesday night.
The Real Madrid striker needed just one goal to surpass Pele as Brazil’s leading World Cup goalscorer.
Instead, he cut a forlorn figure as he was substituted after 69 minutes following a lacklustre and lethargic performance.
From: BBC
Related: Marking Ronaldo was easy.
There is no denying that Ronaldo looked heavy and his running looked laboured. His performance, though, has probably protected Adriano who also had a poor game.
Tue, June 13th 2006
Italy 2 - Ghana 0
An Italian team, united after recent allegations of domestic corruption, stood firm against an athletic Ghanaian team to record a 2-nil victory.
Mon, June 12th 2006
Czech Republic 3 - USA 0
FIFA rankings place he Czech Republic as the 2nd best team in the world; the USA the 5th best. The gulf between the two teams was far greater in this Group E tie.
The Dutch squad have a reputation for imploding at World Cups. Coach Van Basten will keen that these first cracks don’t develop any further:
Arjen Robben has been warned by team-mate Robin van Persie that he cannot win the World Cup on his own despite his match-winning performance against Serbia and Montenegro
From: Yahoo!
Celtic midfielder Roy Keane has retired from professional football because of a long-standing hip injury.
From: BBC
Striker Wayne Rooney may make a shock World Cup debut for England against Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday.
From: BBC
Sun, June 11th 2006
Fifa has confirmed that England’s goal against Paraguay on Saturday will go down as a Carlos Gamarra own goal.
England officials will ask Fifa to ensure players get greater access to fluids during games after they suffered in the Frankfurt heat against Paraguay.
Players lost an average of between five and 10lbs and drank huge amounts of water during the 1-0 victory.
But there were times when England staff had difficulty getting water on.
From: BBC
Sat, June 10th 2006
England 1 - Paraguay 0
An early goal gave England a 1-nil lead in the Frankfurt sun, but they were unable to extend their lead and finished with lacklustre second half performance to give England much to improve on in subsequent games.
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