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Argentina (Group H)

FIFA World Ranking: 6 Players to Watch: Gabriel Batistuta (F), Juan Sebastien Veron (M), Ariel Ortega (M) Prospects: Often overshadowed by South American neighbor Brazil, Argentina will make…

Information Please's Picks for the World Cup

Second RoundGroup A: Brazil, NorwayGroup B: Italy, AustriaGroup C: France, DenmarkGroup D: Spain, NigeriaGroup E: Netherlands, MexicoGroup F: Germany, YugoslaviaGroup G: England, ColombiaGroup H:…

Round of 16

Single elimination with two 15 minute sudden-death “golden goal” overtime periods. If still tied, games are decided by shootout.6/27Paris (49,300)Brazil 4, Chile 16/27Marseille (60,000)Italy…

Illyria and Illyricum

(Encyclopedia) IllyriaIllyriaĭlĭrˈēə [key] and IllyricumIllyricumĭlĭrˈĭkəm [key], ancient region of the Balkan Peninsula. In prehistoric times a group of tribes speaking dialects of an Indo-European…

Winter Olympics: 2006 Medal Standings

Medal standings by sport: Choose a sport...Alpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCross-Country SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingIce HockeyLugeNordic…

Soccer 1998 World Cup Tournament First Round

Round robin; each team played the other three teams in its group once. Note that three points were awarded for a win and one point for a tie. (*) indicates team advanced to second round. Group A…

Men's Olympic Basketball

Multiple gold medals: USA (13), USSR (2).Year 1936United States, Canada, Mexico1948United States, France, Brazil1952United States, Soviet Union, Uruguay1956United States, Soviet Union,…

Slobodan Milosevic Biography

Slobodan MilosevicSerbian political leaderBorn: 8/29/1941Birthplace: Pozarevac, Yugoslavia A longtime Communist, Milosevic joined the Communist Party when he was 18. He studied law at the…

Brewer's: Banat

A territory under a ban (lord), from the Illyrican word bojan, a lord. The Turks gave this title to the lords of frontier provinces —e.g. the Banat of Croatia, which now forms part of…