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Five qualifications that stunned the sport

We spotlight five teams who unexpectedly qualified for previous FIFA World Cups, with Argentina, England, Saudi Arabia and USA among their victims.

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Italian ecstasy in Berlin

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Maxi Rodriguez: My Mexico goal was a career highlight

Fifteen years since his Goal of the Tournament at Germany 2006, Maxi Rodríguez reflects on that moment and others throughout his career with FIFA.com.

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Gelsenkirchen glory for Cambiasso and Argentina

Argentina have produced some of the FIFA World Cup's most memorable moments. And while Diego Maradona’s magical solo run at the Azteca will spring immediately to mind, you might also remember Esteban Cambiasso scoring a very different, but equally ad...

Argentina's Esteban Cambiasso,celebrating after against Serbia and Montenegro

Memorable moments from Germany 2006

Between 9 June and 9 July 2006, the whole of Germany experienced an exceptional four weeks that was, as the tournament slogan put it, 'a time to make friends'. In a break from normal German weather conditions, the sun shone continually throughout – a...

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