Germany set to roll through Group A at women’s soccer World Cup (Slam! Sports)
BEIJING (AP) - The fight will be for second place in Group A at next month’s women’s soccer World Cup. Behind the scoring of Birgit Prinz, defending champion Germany is unlikely to be challenged in one of the more lopsided groups in the 16-team competition.

Soccer: U.S. eliminated from FIFA U-17 World Cup (Honolulu Advertiser)
CHEONAN, South Korea Richard Sukuta-Pasu scored a pair of second-half goals, and Germany eliminated the United States from the FIFA Under-17 World Cup with a 2-1 victory today.

Olympic style bidding for World Cup? (The Electric New Paper)
FIFA is expected to propose Olympic-style bidding for future World Cup Finals following a landmark review by soccer’s governing body of how its showpiece event is awarded, sources said yesterday.

China faces challenges at World Cup beyond Brazil and Denmark (Slam! Sports)
BEIJING (AP) - China was set to host the women’s World Cup four years ago when a deadly outbreak of SARS forced organizers to move it to the United States.