Jun 14, 2006

World Cup Update

Last week we talked about the five Eastern European nations taking part in the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Poland, Serbia and Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Ukraine.

Almost a week into the month-long football tournament, the Czech Republic's put in the best showing, with a strong 3-0 victory over the USA. Poland, Serbia and Montenegro and Croatia were all unable to score in their matches; Ukraine starts tonight with a tough game against Spain.

If you're lucky enough to be traveling in any of these countries, make sure you head into a local pub on the next World Cup match day, and experience the local enthusiasm for their footballers. You can check the match schedule - and results as they happen - at FIFA's official site.