Another world cup blow for Germany: After Ballack’s injury, Christian Trasch is the new ruled out from the competition.
“Christian Trasch will not be available for us at the World Cup. It’s disappointing news as Christian would have been in our final squad,” assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick told the German Football Association Web site on Tuesday.

The Brazil seleção have checked into their temporary boot camp in Curitiba and have taken their medical tests . They boys are also doing muscular exercises daily under the watchful eyes of Senhor Paulo Paixão and Fábio Mahseredjian.
Unfortunately, Kaka sat out training but he’ll be back soon, “Nobody here is even thinking that Kaka will not be in top form at the World Cup,” says teammate Daniel Alves.

La coupe du monde de football éblouit grands et petits et les laisse bouche-bée devant cette cérémonie du ballon.

This is a process – it’s like building a house. You cannot think about putting furniture inside when there is no roof. You have to do things step by step. It’s a process that involves patience and skill.