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Mixed reactions in South America

With Friday night’s FIFA World Cup™ draw in Leipzig still fresh in the memory, football fans around the world can be found engaged in lively debate with fellow devotees of the beautiful game. In South America, the newspapers have been…

‘Heidi Klum has sent us to hell’

The Final Draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ left them feeling glum in Serbia and Montenegro but had the press in Germany declaring "Klinsi, you lucky devil!" FIFAworldcup.com reviews the European media reaction…

Rush on World Cup tickets (FOXSPORTS.com.au)

ONE million tickets for the 2006 World Cup finals have been ordered within 12 hours of going on sale, with 90 per cent of the demand coming from Europe.

Football/2006 World Cup: Kaizer Franz Bekenbauer Already In Luanda (AngolaPress)

Luanda, 12/13 – The Chairman of the Organising Committee of the 2006/Germany World soccer Championship, Franz Beckenbauer, arrived this afternoon in Luanda where he will officially invite Angola to participate in the biggest FIFA international competition.

Pele says Japan will do better at 2006 World Cup (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Pele predicts that Japan, under fellow Brazilian legend Zico, will do better at the 2006 World Cup than at the last edition which they co-hosted with South Korea.

Football: World Cup Organising Committee Chairman Visits Federation (AngolaPress)

Luanda, 12/13 – 2006 World Cup Organising Committee chairman, Franz Beckenbauer, Tuesday afternoon visited the headquarters of the Angolan Federation of Football (FAF) in Luanda, accompanied by representatives of soccer in the country.

One million World Cup tickets ordered in 12 hours (TurkishPress.com)

BERLIN – One million tickets for the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany were ordered within 12 hours of going on sale with 90 percent of the demand coming from Europe, the organising committee said on Tuesday.

Malanje: Angola`s World Cup Group Considered “Peaceful” (AngolaPress)

Malanje, 12/13 – The provincial director of Malanje`s Youth and Sports department, Francisco Inock, defended this Tuesday in the province that the soccer national team is included in a “peaceful group” for the World Cup in Germany 2006.

We can control World Cup hooligans say German police (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Police are optimistic the 2006 World Cup will be spared major outbreaks of violence after the draw for the opening stage threw up no high risk matches, the head of a German anti-hooligan unit told Reuters.

Pele says Japan will do better at 2006 World Cup (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Pele predicts that Japan, under fellow Brazilian legend Zico, will do better at the 2006 World Cup than at the last edition which they co-hosted with South Korea.