German model Vera Donisch poses for photographers with the hair style "World Cup", created by German hair dresser Waltraut Schlagwein in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, June 7, 2006. In her garnet-red dyed hair, she has put small flags of all 32 participating countries of the upcoming 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Soccer's World Cup trophy is seen on display in Berlin Friday, May 12, 2006. The trophy is the ultimate goal for all the participants in the World Cup, being held in Germany beginning on June 9. Fans by the hundreds of thousands will watch games live and millions around the globe will view the action on television.
Bavarian folk dancers perform in front of the FIFA World Cup stadium in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in preparation of the opening ceremony to be held on June 9, 2006 prior to the opening match pitting Germany against Costa Rica.
A Brazilian fan gestures as she waits for the beginning of Brazil's training session at Offenbach, near of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 8, 2006. Brazil will play in Group F against Japan, Croatia, and Australia during the upcoming soccer World Cup.
Brazilian soccer legend Pel
Italy's national soccer team goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon, left, and Angelo Peruzzi joke at the Coverciano training grounds, near Florence, Italy, Wednesday June 7, 2006 in advance of the forthcoming World Cup in Germany. Italy will play in Group E with USA, Czech Republic and Ghana.
Workers lower a bigger-than-life poster of Argentina's soccer star Lionel Messi from a high-rise bank building in the center of Frankfurt, Wednesday June 7, 2006. Soccer's World Cup kicks off Friday, June 9 with the first Group A match of Germany versus Costa Rica.
Portugal's Fernando Meira, Luis Boa Morte and Pedro Pauleta, from left to right, jump over obstacles during a training session Tuesday, June 6 2006, in Marienfeld, northwest Germany. Portugal will play against Angola, Iran and Mexico in Group D during the upcoming World Cup.
A gymnast juggles a ball during a show for participants in the 56th FIFA Congress at the International Fair Center ICM in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. The opening match of World Cup 2006 will be played in the World Cup stadium in Munich on Friday, June 9, 2006 between host Germany and Costa Rica.
England's national soccer team captain David Beckham does sit-ups during a training session for the World Cup at Mittelbergstadion in Buehlertal, Germany, Wednesday, June 7, 2006. England will face Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden in their Group B games at the World Cup.
Five models show off a new line of "World Cup" underwear by the Swiss company Triumph, unveiled in Bangkok, Wednesday, June 7, 2006. Triumph International launched a line of underwear to coincide with soccer's World Cup championship, being held in Germany. The special clothing comes in "playing field green" and uses pictures of tiny soccer balls and national flags as design elements.
Brazil's midfielder Juninho Pernambucano takes a free kick during a training session at Koenigsten on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Brazil will play in Group F against Japan, Croatia, and Australia during the upcoming World Cup.
German children peek under a tarp to watch the training session of the Brazil's national soccer team at Koenigsten on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Brazil will play in Group F against Japan, Croatia, and Australia during the upcoming World Cup.
South Korea's goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae is airborne during a team training session in the Bay Arena stadium, in Leverkusen, Germany, Wednesday, June 7, 2006. South Korea will play France, Switzerland and Togo in group G in the upcoming World Cup.
Darae, right, a 10-year-old parrot, scores a goal against 3-year-old Arong during an animal soccer match held in hope of the South Korean soccer team's success in the World Cup at South Korea's largest amusement park, Everland, in Yongin, south of Seoul, Wednesday, June 7, 2006. South Korea will face France, Togo and Switzerland in the World Cup in Group G.
A soccer fan has his hair shaved in a football pattern in Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi province Thursday June 8, 2006. Millions of Chinese are expected to stay up after midnight to watch live coverage of the FIFA World Cup, despite the Chinese team's failure to qualify for the finals.
German police officer Inspector Sandara Kessing, right, and an unidentified British police officer check passenger details at London's Heathrow Airport Wednesday, June 7, 2006. Police have launched a crackdown on English soccer hooligans to prevent them from reaching Germany for the World Cup, officials said.
A local chef carries a cake shaped like a soccer field to welcome the Czech national soccer team at the Siegerland Airport in Germany on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. In the first round of 2006 World Cup the Czech Republic will play in Group E with the U.S., Ghana and Italy.
A worker prepares the turf of Cologne' s Rhein Energie stadium, in western Germany, Wednesday, June 7, 2006, ahead of the kickoff of the 2006 Germany Soccer World Cup on June 9 in Munich. The first match in Cologne will be Group D match between Angola and Portugal on June 11. Other teams in Group D are Mexico and Iran.
A group of boys wearing flower garlands in the German colors climb atop a pair of giant soccer boots on display Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in Berlin. The 2006 World Cup, being held in Germany, kicks off June 9 in Munich and closes with the final match July 9 in Berlin.