World Cup Soccer...It's Where Everybody's At

If between June 9th and July 9th you wonder where(FIFA), the championship occurs every four years.
everyone has headed, just amble over to theHowever, since the qualifying rounds take place over
nearest flat screen TV. Yep, it's time again for thethe three preceding years, it's really more of an
2006 FIFA World Cup. First televised in 1954, theongoing event. The upcoming 2006 World Cup Finals
World Cup is now the most widely-viewed andwill be held in Germany and involves 32 national
followed sports event in the world... even more thanteams competing over a four-week period. An added
the Olympic Games!The FIFA World Cup (often calledbonus for those watching from the States is that we
the Football World Cup, Soccer World Cup or simplyfinally have a team to cheer for: The US team is
the World Cup) is the most important competition incurrently ranked fifth in the world and has a
international soccer (aka: football). Governed bycompetitive chance at the title.
Federation Internationale de Football Association