Soccer: World Cup winners must qualify for Germany 2006

Next summer's World Cup winners will have to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Fifa have announced.

Soccer: World Cup winners must qualify for Germany 2006
Fri, 30 Nov, 2001 - 09:05

Next summer's World Cup winners will have to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, FIFA have announced.

In a major policy change, FIFA executive board decided at a meeting in Busan that the defending champions should no longer get automatic entry for the following World Cup.

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