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TROPHY:
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The original trophy, Jules Rimet Cup was awarded permanently to Brazil in 1970 (Mexico) after they had won for the 3rd time. A new trophy was commissioned by FIFA in 1974 for the 10th World Cup.
The current trophy was designed by the Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga -
it is made of solid 18-carat gold and malachite; is 36 cms high and weighs 4970 grams. The World Cup winners are awarded a gold-plated replica.
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MASCOT:
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The Official Mascot is GOLEO VI, a human-sized Lion Puppet and PILLE, a talking Soccer ball. They were designed by the Jim Henson Company.
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SLOGAN:
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"It's time to make friends"
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The Official Ball for the World Cup 2006 , developed by Adidas, is called 'TEAMGEIST'. It has a new 14-panel design (traditional is 32-panel). During the Tournament a Black & White ball will be used - a Gold version of this ball ('Teamgeist Berlin' - panels will be Gold) will be used for the Final. Adidas will be supplying 2,880 balls (including 20 Gold Balls) to the each Team participating in the World Cup.
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DATES:
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Opening Game
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MUNICH 9 JUNE 2006
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Final Game
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BERLIN 9 JULY 2006
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GENERAL INFO:
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Current Holders
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BRAZIL
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Number of Games
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64
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Number of Teams
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32
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Number of Referees
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23
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Number of Stadiums
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12
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Volunteers
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15,000
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PRESIDENT OF ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
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VICE-PRESIDENTS:
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HORST R. SCHMIDT
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WOLFGANG NIERSBACH
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Dr. THEO ZWANZIGER
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WORLD CUP AMBASSADORS:
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International:
KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE
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RUDI VÖLLER
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OLIVER BIERHOFF
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JÜRGEN KLINSMANN
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Cities:
MUNICH
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GERD MÜLLER
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BERLIN
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MICHAEL PREETZ
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COLOGNE
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WOLFGANG OVERATH
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HAMBURG
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UWE SEELER
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DORTMUND
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SIGI HELD
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FRANKFURT
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JÜRGEN GRABOWSKI
BERND HÖLZENBEIN
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GELSENKIRCHEN
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OLAF THON
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LEIPZIG
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RENE MÜLLER
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STUTTGART
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GUIDO BUCKWALD
HANSI MÜLLER
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HANNOVER
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HANS SIEMSMEYER
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KAISERSLAUTERN
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HORST ECKEL
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NUREMBERG
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ANDREAS KÖPKE
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