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| Thursday 6th of July 2006 / Celebrity news |


| Injured Nesta ruled out of World Cup final
Duisburg, July 6 (DPA) Italian star defender Alessandro Nesta has failed to recover from an injury and will miss Sunday's World Cup final against France.
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| This day in World Cup history - July 7
Berlin, July 6 (DPA) Here's how July 7 has shaped up in World Cup history:
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| Italians, French in running for best player award
Berlin, July 6 (DPA) Footballers from Italy and France, the two finalists, dominate the shortlist for the best player prize at the World Cup.
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| German squad to say farewell at fan fest
Berlin, July 6 (DPA) The Germany squad is to thank its supporters at the World Cup with a farewell appearance at the fan festival zone in central Berlin Sunday.
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| Has World Cup fever swept Asia?
Bangkok, July 6 (DPA) Asia's four qualifying teams all crashed out of the World Cup in the first round - but it did not stop the region's fans from staying glued to their TVs - at considerable social cost.
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| Hating handsome Ronaldo
Berlin, July 6 (DPA) There were so many young girls with tears in their eyes Wednesday night on the fan mile here you would have thought that their favourite heart-throb actor had prematurely passed away.
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| Germany can keep on smiling
Berlin, July 6 (DPA) Never mind about the final we missed - Germany can keep on smiling. The 0-2 loss to Italy will not really put an end to the great atmosphere.
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| German business World Cup dream faded long ago
Berlin, July 6 (DPA) Germany's dream of reaching the World Cup finals might have been shattered Tuesday - but for the country's business, the hopes of a major windfall had already vanished.
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| Zidane penalty curse keeps Portugal out once again
Munich, July 6 (DPA) Zinedine Zidane easily outclassed former Real Madrid team-mate Luis Figo as he captained France into the World Cup final, dashing the hopes of Portugal's golden generation to finally win a major title.
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| Lilian Thuram is named man of the match
Munich, July 6 (DPA) French defender Lilian Thuram was named FIFA man of the match in his side's 1-0 World Cup semi-final win over Portugal Wednesday, a victory that booked a final date against Italy.
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| France set up final date with Italy
Munich, July 6 (DPA) A penalty from Zinedine Zidane was enough to see France overcome Portugal 1-0 in their World Cup semi-final match here Wednesday and now only Italy stand between Les Blues and a second winner's trophy.
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| Saha in good company as he misses final
Munich, July 6 (DPA) When Louis Saha was brought on by French coach Raymond Domenech with five minutes to go in the semi-final the striker would not have thought that these five minutes could cost him a chance of a lifetime.
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| Paper tears
Berlin, July 6 (DPA) Since the start of the World Cup the Italian restaurant Cinque has drawn a regular band of journalists, politicians and lesser mortals to watch the football on two flat screen TVs in its tree-shaded and cobble-stoned courtyard.
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| France lead Portugal at half time
Munich, July 6 (DPA) Zinedine Zidane scored from a spot-kick to give France a 1-0 lead over Portugal in a World Cup semi-final match here Tuesday.
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