Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop said he could die happy after keeping Sweden at bay in a shock 0-0 World Cup draw.
- England's goal in their 1-0 win over Paraguay on Saturday was confirmed by FIFA on Sunday as an own goal by Paraguay's captain Carlos Gamarra.
However, manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is defiantly optimistic Wayne Rooney can recover in time to play some part in the finals.
Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick as England ran riot in a 6-0 victory over Jamaica in their final World Cup warmup match.
A favourable draw has picthed England with Sweden, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago in Group B
England ground out a 3-1 victory over Hungary in a World Cup warm-up on Tuesday
The two teams, who had never met before in an official match, treated a crowd of 20,047 at Aarhus Stadium to an entertaining match.
Paraguay's squad for the World Cup finals in Germany will comprise the following 23 players:
Ecuador's squad at the World Cup finals will comprise the following 23 players:
Germany's squad for the World Cup finals comprises the following 23 players.
Team doctor said he was encouraged by Wayne Rooney's recovery from a broken foot
e 23-man lists of the 32 teams for the 2006 football World Cup after the May 15 deadline to confirm squads ended on Monday.
The England striker is taking very positive steps in his bid to be fit for the World Cup finals, doctor Leif Sward said.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said it would take a miracle to for Wayne Rooney to play in the World Cup
Injured England striker Wayne Rooney hopes intensive treatment on his broken foot will allow him to play some part in the World Cup finals.
Alex Ferguson thinks it unlikely that striker Wayne Rooney will be able to play in the World Cup for England
According to newspaper reports, Steve McClaren will be named as Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor as England coach
India stands 40th in 'network readiness' in the world, having slipped from the 39th spot it held last year. However, it is above China (50th) and Pakistan (67th) and Sri Lanka (83rd).
England scored a 2-1 comeback win over Uruguay in a friendly at Anfield
The Swedish striker plans to leave Barcelona at the end of the season and return to his homeland.
Fans are already contemplating their team's prospects after the draw for the opening round of the 32-team tournament.
Thirty-two teams that qualified for the 2006 Football World Cup Finals in Germany were on Friday drawn into eight groups.
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