1. WSJ - The best insights, cultural articles and analysis - more than simple recounts of the matches
2. ESPN Coverage
3. FIFA Official Site of the 2010 World Cup

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1. View - 2010 German uniforms - no questions to answer
2. German National team players in 2010 - name two players who don't have GERMAN last names (immigrants, in other words)
3. What teams are expected to be strong in 2010?
   
   
4. What was the final score in the 2002 final in which that Brazil defeated Germany? Click Link
5. How did some Brazilian fans celebrate? Link
6. Who is the Golden Ball awarded to? Who won it in 2002? Link
   
   
7. When was the first World Cup held? What team was victorious? Link
8. When did Germany last win a World Cup? Link
9. How many times has Germany won the World Cup and in which years? Count them. Link
   
   
10. What new role did the great Franz Beckenbauer create? Link
11. Beckenbauer scored the winning goal for Germany in the 1974 World Cup. He is also the only player to have achieved what feat? What were his nicknames?
12. Goal scorer Gerd Müller. What was his nickname? When did he play (what years)?How many goals did he score in his career?
    
    
13. What and when was the Miracle of Bern (Switzerland) and what did this mean to post-war Germany?
    
    
14. When did Germany last host the World Cup and who won? View some Some video highlights.
    
    
15. Write down 10 new GERMAN soccer words that we can use in our games
    
    
16. What other German-speaking country is in the World Cup 2010 - is it Austria or Switzerland?
    
    
17. World Cup 2010 - Schedule in German . Learn some country names - WRITE DOWN FIVE ON YOUR HANDOUT
    
    
    IF YOU HAVE TIME and ARE INTERESTED
    
18. Video highlights from Germany's 1974 victory
19. Beckenbauer Video highlights and more read more about him, if interested.
    
    
20. Read ONLY IF interested - How Adidas and Puma were born. More on this family feud
21. Webcam of the town where Puma and Adidas come from and (SKIP) town info
22. The Evolution of the Soccer Ball - constantly changing. View the graphic as well
    
    
    
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    GERMAN EXTRAS
    
23. German soccer camps in the USA - and learn German!
24. Kicker - Germany's best soccer magazine in German and Fussball.de
25. Deutscher Fussball Bund - official site of the national team with World Cup info
26. Germany hosted the World Cup in 2006 - info about the venues.
27. German Soccer Videos and quiz
28. German star Michael Ballack - video
29. Bundesliga - Germany's professional soccer league
30. Video - Best Goals from recent German Soccer league (Bundesliga) games
    
    SOCCER EXTRAS
31. ESPN Coverage
32. FIFA Official Site of the 2010 World Cup
33. World Cup info, history and trivia Link from Thinkquest
34. Great goals from past World Cups and great saves
35. UEFA Cup (European team championship) goals and highlights
    
    NEW GAMES
    
36. What shocking foul did a French player commit in the last World Cup? He then got kicked out and his team played short-handed and lost.
37. For Jack - English football pure
38. 3d game - choose country
39. Goal shooting - use number keys
40. Doofball - Tischfussball
41. Mr. Shea's collection of online soccer games.

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