The FIFA World Cup (often called Football World Cup, The World Cup, or simply World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer), and the world's most representative team sport event. Organised by Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's governing body, the World Cup is contested by men's national football teams which are FIFA members.
The World Cup is held every four years, but the qualifying rounds of the competition take place over a three-year period, using regional qualifying tournaments. 197 national teams entered the qualification tournaments for the 2006 World Cup. The final tournament phase involves 32 national teams competing over a four-week period in a previously nominated host nation.
The World Cup final competition (often called the "Finals"), which has been held every four years since 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was cancelled due to World War II, is the most widely-viewed and followed sporting event in the world. It has a global audience of more than 3 billion people (half the world's population) exceeding even the Olympic Games.
Only seven nations have won the World Cup. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. Germany and Italy follow with three titles each. Argentina and Uruguay have two titles each. Finally, France and England have one title each.
The next football World Cup will be held in Germany between June 9 and July 9, 2006.
Mello innocence: a vuvuzela I oolong!
Indirectly because of an own goal led to Samba Team in South Africa crashed out of the Brazilian World Cup midfielder Mello recently accepted an interview innocence Rede Globo: "Cesar really cried out to take the ball to, but let me vuvuzela difficult to hear his words. "
For fans of the accused, Mello responded: "No matter what, I would not be a scapegoat, but it seems no matter what I do, you will not be satisfied. Do not you forget Robinho's goal was I assists it? anything more, other games do not rely on my performance. I know I should be lost to the Netherlands and are partly responsible, but I can honestly say, I did the best for the national team. "
"My goal now is to return to Juventus, a good play."
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梅洛喊冤：是vuvuzela让我乌龙的！
因为一粒乌龙球而间接导致桑巴军团在南非世界杯上折戟的巴西中场梅洛日前在接受Rede Globo的采访时喊冤：“塞萨尔确实喊过要出来拿这个球，但vuvuzela让我很难听见他说的话。”
对于球迷们的指责，梅洛回应道：“无论怎样，我都不是替罪羊，但看起来，无论我做了什么，你们都不会满意。难道你们忘了罗比尼奥的进球是我助攻的吗？再说了，其他的比赛我的表现也不赖。我知道自己应该为输给荷兰而负部分责任，但我可以问心无愧的说，我为了国家队已经尽了全力。”
“现在我的目标是回到尤文，好好踢球。”
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This World Cup is fun or boring?
南非世界杯是争议较大的一届世界杯。（ South Africa World Cup is more controversial World Cup.） 进球数只有区区145个，而且光是年轻的德国就贡献了将近1/9的的16个进球；*球队西班牙只进了8个球，是历史上进球数最少的*球队；再加上相当多的误判，实在是无趣得很。（ Only a mere 145 goals, but just the young German on the contributed nearly 1 / 9 of the 16 goals; champions Spain only into the eight ball, is the least number of goals in the history of the championship team; coupled with a considerable number of false positives, it is very boring. ）当巴西和葡萄牙小组赛0:0闷平时，就注定了这是进球不多的世界杯。（ When Brazil and Portugal 0-0 group stage usually boring, it is destined to score more than that this is the World Cup.）
但是，本届世界杯如果抛开以上的因素不看，也还是有些趣味的。 （However, the World Cup aside these factors, if not, it is also still some fun.) 本届世界杯最不缺的就是冷门：卫冕*意大利小组出局回家、法国内讧小组未出线、英格兰被德国4:1血洗、阿根廷0:4完败德国梅西遭零封、荷兰那个类似于乌龙球的进球送巴西回家……这些让人一看像是假新闻的新闻铺天盖地的席卷而来。( Missing the World Cup is the least popular: Defending champion Italy team out of home, the French civil strife group did not qualify, England was Germany 4:1 bloodbath, Lionel Messi of Argentina 0:4 total defeat of Germany was zero letters, the Netherlands own goal that is similar to the goals to send Brazil home ... ... these people looked like a fake news news swept from overwhelming.) 这届世界杯，*的热门人选大部分都早早出局，为*的归属蒙上了神秘的面纱。（ This World Cup, the championship most popular candidate out early, as the title of ownership cast a veil of mystery.）
这就是FIFA世界杯，让人纠结的世界杯。（ This is the FIFA World Cup, people entangled in the World Cup. ）
