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Article: WORLD CUP 2006: World Cup Capsules
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- January 3, 2006
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AP Online
01-03-2006
Dateline: BERLIN
The 32 teams that qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals, listed alphabetically by region (FIFA world rankings in parentheses, odds set by British bookmaker William Hill):
EUROPE
Croatia (20)
Coach: Zlatko Kranjcar.
Key players: Dado Prso, Niko Kovac, Josip Simunic.
World Cup record and best finish: Third appearance; third place (1998).
Last appearance: Third round 2002.
World Cup odds: 50-1.
How qualified: Won European Group 8.
Scoop: Croatia's unbeaten record in qualifying should mean it will improve on its first-round elimination from 2002.
Czech Republic (2)
Coach: Karel Bruckner.
Key players: Pavel Nedved, Tomas Rosicky, Milan Baros.
World Cup record and best ...
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