Germany finished third at the 2006 World Cup and second at the 2002 World Cup, making it the first team to collect three straight top-four finishes at the World Cup without winning any of them.

德国在2006年世界杯上名列第三，在2002年世界杯赛中夺得第二。德国队是世界上首个连续三次成为世界杯四强但这三次却一次也未能夺冠的球队。

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I came back from the [Under-20] World Cup and then played straight away at Manchester United, which was a really hard game.

在踢曼联那场之前，我刚从U20世界杯归来，然后就直接上场踢曼联了，那真是一场艰苦的比赛。

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Birgit Prinz of Germany won the women's player of the year vote. World Cup champion Brazil won its second straight Team of the year award.

德国女将比尔·吉特获得了本年度国际足总最佳女球员奖，世界杯冠军巴西队则第二次被选为最佳球队。

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Last year, Johnson became the second driver in history to win a third straight Sprint Cup championship.

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It will be the second straight World Cup the Saudis have failed to qualify after making four in a row from 1994 to 2006 and leaves former Barcelona coach Rijkaard with an uncertain future.

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