Contents
Introduction 1
Joschka Fischer: Soccer and Globalisation 2
Gordon Brown: Let’s Bring Back the Cup 3
David Beckham’s Dream Team 4
The History of the World Cup 5
Country Reports
Angola 9
Argentina 10
Australia 12
Brazil (contributed by Arminio Fraga) 14
Costa Rica (contributed by O. Soto Enríquez) 16
Croatia 17
Czech Republic 18
Ecuador 19
England 20
France 22
Germany 24
Ghana (incl contribution from June Sarpong) 26
Iran 28
World Cup Groups, Fixtures & Venues Centre Pull-Out
Italy 29
Ivory Coast 31
Japan 32
Mexico 34
Netherlands (contributed by Edwin van der Sar) 36
Paraguay 38
Poland 40
Portugal 41
Saudi Arabia 42
Serbia & Montenegro 43
South Korea 44
Spain 45
Sweden 46
Switzerland 47
Togo 48
Trinidad & Tobago 49
Tunisia 50
Ukraine 51
USA 52
Who Will Make it to the Semis? 53
Sir Alex Ferguson’s All-Time British Dream Teams 54
Goldman Sachs World Cup Probability Study 56
The 2006 World Cup Dream Team (Selected by You!) 57