The conclusions were dismissed by the head of Germany's World Cup organising committee, Franz Beckenbauer.
Finland collected home draws against England and Germany during their World Cup qualifying campaign and fancy their own chances of making the final stages in Portugal.
It was not until Ghana's first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in Germany in 2006 that the four-times winners of the African Cup of Nations regained some of their lost glory.
The Elephants, who played at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, have reached the final phase of African qualifying from which five teams will qualify for the World Cup.
The most memorable treble must be Sir Geoff Hurst's for England against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final at Wembley.
Schweinsteiger, who hit two goals in Germany's 2006 World Cup third-placed play-off success over the Portuguese, struck after 22 minutes -- and Miroslav Klose added a second four minutes later.
When he played for Germany in the 1998 World Cup, his first cap for four years, he became the only player since Mexican Antonio Carbajal to appear in five World Cup finals.
South Korea and Japan shared the 2002 World Cup and Germany was the host in 2006.
In 2006, the European Union stepped in over the way tickets were distributed for the World Cup in Germany.
Scotland finished second in Euro 2004 qualification to World Cup finalists Germany and lost out to the classy Dutch in the play-offs.
Saturday's loss to Finland and now this defeat to Germany snuffs out any faint World Cup qualification hopes Wales may have harboured.
The 44-year-old took charge of Bayern last July, after leading an unfancied Germany side to the 2006 World Cup semifinals on home soil.
Poised to become the United States' first home-grown soccer star if he has some breakout games in this year's World Cup in Germany.
Surinam-born Seedorf has won 77 caps for Holland but was not included by Van Basten for their squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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The team boasts seven players who are former or current Japan international representatives -- including several who appeared at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Eto'o was only 17 when he appeared in the 1998 tournament in France but the "Indomitable Lions" failed to qualify for the last World Cup in Germany.
Eriksson announced his decision to step down as England manager before the 2006 World Cup in Germany - two years before his contract was due to expire.
Gnassingbe, who is the brother of the country's President Faure Gnassingbe, was ousted two years ago after Togo's shambolic campaign at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Egypt will host the Nations Cup in 2006 and the qualifiers of the competition will also serve as elimination for the World Cup in Germany the same year.
"Since the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the media perception of German football and Germany in general has dramatically changed, " added Pfeiffer, who has lived in England since 1986.
On December 5th Michael Schumacher, six times champion of Formula One motor racing, and other glitterati are due to make the draw for qualifying tournaments for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
He was vilified in England in the summer of 2006 after his antics helped get United clubmate Wayne Rooney sent off as Portugal progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Germany.
Parreira, who resigned as Brazil coach following the team's disappointing quarter-finals exit at the hands of France at the World Cup in Germany, is expected to be in Johannesburg in the next two weeks.
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Hitzfeld has retained nine of the players taken by predecessor Koebi Kuhn to the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where the Swiss reached the last 16 before losing to Ukraine in a penalty shoot-out.
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But where they turned it on against the likes of Germany and Holland in the World Cup they also showed their tendency to struggle against supposedly inferior opposition - namely Iran and the United States.
Even Clint Dempsey, who scored 23 goals for English Premier League Club Fulham last year, will have to work harder to truly impress his national coach, a former international star who won a World Cup for Germany in 1990.
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In 2006, the FIFA World Cup in Germany tackled that with big police numbers, but restraint in their presence, setting environmental targets as part of the tournament while investing in transport improvements, and they tied in increased sporting and voluntary activity.
The two sides met earlier this year in a pre-World Cup friendly which Germany won 4-2.
The 2006 football World Cup, which Germany hosted, became a festival of easy-going patriotism.
Sono has said he would like to be contracted until after the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.
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