Infostrada Databox: Janaury 2006  

FIFA World Cup 2006

> The 17th FIFA World Cup will take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006.
> Brazil is the most successful World Cup nation, winning five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).
> Host Germany has played in seven World Cup finals from 1954 to 2002, winning three times.
> West Germany’s Gerd Müller scored a record total of 14 goals at the 1970 and 1974 World Cups.
> Turkey’s Hakan Sükür scored after 11 seconds against South Korea in 2002 – the fastest ever World Cup goal.

Australian Open Tennis

> The 2006 Australian Open is the 94th edition of the tournament.
> Andre Agassi is the most successful man in the Open Era, winning four times (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003).
> Four different women have all won the Women’s Singles on four occasions in the Open Era.
> Margaret Smith Court (1969-1971, 1973) and Evonne Goolagong (1974-1977) were the first to achieve this.
> They were later joined by Steffi Graf (1988-1990, 1994) and Monica Seles (1991-1993, 1996).

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