Change: Welcome to the World Cup '06 wiki!The World Cup is the globe’s largest sporting event, with a viewership -- both live and télé-tuned -- that beggars that of the Super Bowl and makes a mockery of the notion, long held in North America, that football is boring.On   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 537)

Change: was valiant (what Zidane was thinking, when he head-butted an Italian defender to the chest, and was sent off) is surely going to be the talk of the Cup, these next few days); Italy was impressive in the final,air, andbut hostsnever Germanylooked vs.that Portugalgood   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 544)

Change: The final of the World Cup takes place shortly, after the small matter of the 3rd/4th place play-off. It's France vs. Italy in the final... who do you think will win? QuarterfinalsIf your team got through, tell everyone why. If the teams you predicted aren't still here, why   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 466)

Change: If your team got through, tell everyone why. If the teams you predicted aren't still here, why not? News FlashIn the comments section of this page (click above): Odds and ends; odd items of note; day by day. Just How Bad is the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 426)

Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 407)

Change: Day Four of the World Cup, andWe've we'venow seen Germany,all England,the Argentina,teams Brazil...in So?action; Howhow do they look? Have your say on all the teams on their home pages: England, Germany... News FlashIn the comments section   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 390)

Change: can coax out even a hardened cynic’s national pride. With team pride comes fan devotion bordering on insanity, or faith. The Cup is the globe’s largest sporting event, with a viewership -- both live and télé-tuned   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 392)

Change: presdentationpresentation of the games by ESPN and ABC networks. They find it uninformed and infantilizing (the companies are, after all, owned by Disney). If you have anything to say about this, whether you're in the US, or anywhere else, go to the Comments section, above right.From where   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 467)

Change: In the comments section of this page (click above): Odds and ends; odd items of note; day by day.From where the players eat and stay to where the fans camp out, share your info, celeb sightings, and tips for making World Cup 2006 the adventure of a lifetime. Don't   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 400)

Change: but it can also provoke some fairly nasty conflict and controversy. Plain andWith simple, with team pride comes fan devotion bordering on insanity, or faith. The Cup representsis the globe’s largest sporting event, with a viewership -- both   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 344)