Groups for the 2006 World Cup were "drawn" on Friday, revealing a Germano/French conspiracy to prevent the United States from advancing. The US (FIFA world rank 8) has to play the Czech Republic (#2) and Italy (#12). Meanwhile, Germany, who are #16 in the world, are the highest ranked team in their group!
In a similarly odd outcome for a "random" process, France drew the mighty nations of Togo (pictured above following their qualifying victory earlier this year), and Switzerland, whose strict neutrality policy prevents them from trying to score.
Then on Saturday, FIFA shocked and puzzled the soccer world by announcing that host Germany will be allowed to play by "Rotters Rules." These were said to include: the ability to use your hands anywhere on the field after calling "goalie"; the privilege to take cigarette breaks every 7 minutes; and a cryptic provision called "Zubi offsides immunity."
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