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	<title>The View from the Spaghetti Factory &#187; World Cup 2006</title>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 25</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-25</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FINAL: Italy 1 &#8211; 1 France(Italy win 5-3 on penalties) World Cup finals rarely live up to the full-blooded attacking abandon of the earlier rounds, because there&#8217;s just so much at stake. Both France and Italy had demonstrated their full &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-25">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 24</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-24</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 23:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Third place play-off: Germany 3 &#8211; 1 Portugal I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not alone in wondering whether there&#8217;s really any need for a third place play-off match at all. Both teams are beaten semi-finalists, physically spent and in mental anguish over &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-24">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 23</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-23</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semi-final: Portugal 0 &#8211; 1 France Do you mind if I just dispense with any attempt to be impartial for this one? I&#8217;ve been a good boy so far, don&#8217;t you think? I haven&#8217;t said &#8220;C&#8217;MONYOUINGERLUN!&#8221; once, have I? I &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-23">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 22</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-22</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semi-final: Germany 0 &#8211; 2 Italy Classic. Less than three weeks ago, Germany were plodding unconvincingly through their first two group games, while Italy were showing off their self-destructive tendencies in spectacular fashion against the USA. But now look at &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-22">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 21 (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-21b</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil 0 &#8211; 1 France The resurrection of Les Bleus is fast becoming *the* story of the tournament. They looked good against Spain, but tonight&#8217;s performance against Brazil looked even tighter and more organised. Zidane, who looked forlorn and frustrated &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-21b">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 21 (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-21a</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[England 0 &#8211; 0 Portugal (Portugal win 3-1 on penalties) Rubbish. Yes, I know this is where we&#8217;re all supposed to talk of heroism in the face of defeat and didn&#8217;t the plucky lads try hard, but that&#8217;s just not &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/07/germany-2006-21a">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 20</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-20</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Germany 1 &#8211; 1 Argentina (Germany win 4-2 on penalties) Plenty of people were looking forward to this being the match of the tournament, but it never really lived up to the hype. The quality of football was still pretty &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-20">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: FIFA rankings</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-rankings</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 14:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just musing idly on the latest FIFA rankings, compiled in May. Here are the top 20 countries, along with their progress (where appropriate) in the World Cup&#8230; 1. Brazil &#8212; quarter finals 2. Czech Republic &#8212; group stage 3. Netherlands &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-rankings">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 19</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-19</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil 3 &#8211; 0 Ghana Apparently, when the Brazilians went on to the pitch to warm up before the match, the Ghanaian players stopped their own warm-up session to gaze admiringly at the football legends on display. I don&#8217;t know &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-19">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup 2006: Day 18</title>
		<link>http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-18</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>adrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italy 1 &#8211; 0 Australia While yesterday ended in silent-era slapstick farce (or a Vietnam war movie, perhaps?) today&#8217;s play started with full-on soap opera tragedy. The match was no classic, and the Italians spent most of the first half &#8230; <a href="http://blog.sfocata.co.uk/2006/06/germany-2006-18">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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