Once on the site you have a choice of what you want to download: from a mobile portal that brings you the latest FIFA World Cup team news, updates, stats, match previews, facts etc. to downloading MatchCast client which gives you all the FIFA World Cup matches LIVE on your mobile. So wherever you are and whatever you are doing as long as you have your mobile you can get minute by minute commentary and pictures as the games are playing – so you even get see goals as they hit the net!

Other content you can get is SMS alerts as well as downloading ringtones, pictures, wallpaper etc

So a real feast for all the footy fans out there who may not be able to get time off to watch every game, they can sneak a peak at work on their mobiles.

Imagine being the first on the train to hear that Rooney has won his battle to be fit via up-to-the minute updates, or being able to listen to live MatchCast commentary in-between trying to get some work done. And with mobile access to FIFAworldcup.com, bringing facts and figures to the palm of your hand, you’ll never loose a World Cup pub debate ever again.

Once the tournament is under way England fans can fully immerse themselves in the drama and excitement of the World Cup wherever they may be. With England’s star players picking up injuries at an alarming rate fans can keep up to date with all the latest developments whether you’re stuck at work, have been dragged shopping or have been forced to attend an inconveniently timed wedding!

Even when there aren’t any games being played and every morsel of World Cup trivia has been consumed, fans can take on the world’s best teams by downloading EA Sports’ 2006 FIFA World Cup™ game to their mobile phone.

And if you‘ve forgotten to register on FIFAworldcup.com for the MatchCast commentary don’t worry, Yahoo! are making the software available to download via Bluetooth at over 300 pubs across the country, showing the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ matches. Football fans have never had it so easy.

"With all this match information now available to download on your mobile there is no excuse now for any England football fans to miss a second of the tournament. Yahoo! has made it possible to be involved in the FIFA World Cup™ wherever you are." said Christian Lindholm, vice president, global mobile products, Yahoo!.

Full Service Information

Get Tournament Updates on the Go

Fans will be able to get updates through the FIFAworldcup.com WAP service, follow games in real-time with the official downloadable MatchCast client application, stay connected with SMS alerts and personalize their phones with official tournament ringtones, games, wallpapers and more. The mobile content and services will be available to fans in multiple countries around the world and in a number of languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Korean and Japanese.

Fans will be able to utilise five main services:

· Mobile Portal – Take FIFAworldcup.com with you wherever you go

Instant and uninterrupted access to the latest tournament events through the mobile phone browser. The mobile FIFAworldcup.com site features team news, updates, match previews, statistics, photos and more. Fans can also personalize the mobile site with specific team or player information and even add bookmarks.

· FIFAworldcup.com MatchCast – Live game commentary on the mobile phone

Follow all the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ matches live with the downloadable MATCHCAST client application for the mobile phone. The mobile MATCHCAST client will feature minute by minute commentary as the match unfolds including all the goals as they hit the net, historic match ups, trivia and more. Fans will never have to worry about missing a match when they are on the move.

· SMS Alerts – Up-to-the minute updates

Stay updated on match scores, teams and more by subscribing to SMS alerts for the mobile phone. Fans can follow the tournament and their favorite teams with a variety of alerts including goals, match scores and daily news updates.

· Marketplace –fun and games

Fans will be able to download ringtones, funsounds, wallpapers, games and video content to keep their spirit alive between games. Content includes football songs, sound effects (such as "Goooaaal"), videos of the greatest tournament goals, as well as a number of mobile games.

· Pub bluetooth FIFA 2006 World Cup updates

In over 300* independent and chain pubs around the country, fans will be able to download the MatchCast client straight to their mobile through Bluetooth technology. As fans are watching the World Cup matches, on screens in the select pubs, fans will see a message alerting them that if they enable their blootooth facility on their handsets they can download the free MatchCast client from Yahoo! There will be a bluetooth jack in each pub which emitts the bluetooth signal enabling the fan to download the client there and then.

Fans interested in the mobile services can sign up or learn more by visiting http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/m/ or simply text from their mobile WC to 86200. Users can manage their profile, personalize the site or modify or unsubscribe from SMS alerts on the site on their personal computer or mobile phone.

The Mobile portal, MatchCast client and SMS alerts are free to download and use. Consumers will be billed for specific downloadable content such as ringtones and logos. Subscribers may be billed for use of the other services by their mobile network provider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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