Reader poll

What was your favourite World Cup 2006 moment?

Zidane's head butt in the Final.
Rooney being shown the red card.
The Mexican ref Rodriguez, who looked like Dracula.
Spain failing again.

As poll closed on December 12, the voting was 15 for Zizu, 2 for Dracula, 2 for Rooney, 1 for Spain and 1 suggestion for the French losing the Final. Thank you for voting.

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Thierry Henry

Allez Henry. You can't stop the man with the ball on a string, the genius of les bleus. He did have some trouble remembering the off-side rule against Spain, so maybe he is almost fallible.

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Swiss strikers

Is it a Swiss striker or a spectator? Who could watch as the Swiss failed to find the net in their penalty shootout against Ukraine? Aparantly they were the first team to ever exit the World Cup without conceding a goal. They are also possibly the first to score a duck in a penalty shoot out.

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Peter Crouch

Is England's Peter Crouch just too tall for the modern game? How do they fit him on the team bus?

By the way, what about that 'bubble wrap' stadium in München?

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Did the ball cross the line

Day 2, Argentina v Côte d'Ivoire. There was consternation as the ball appeared to cross the Côte d'Ivoire goal line. The referee consulted the linesman who said, 'due to general relativity, the ball caused space near the line to curve, thus no goal!'

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