The 2006 World Cup kicks off its 31-day run in Germany Friday night.

An opening ceremony at the Munich World Cup stadium will be followed by an opening match between host country Germany and Costa Rica.

Twelve German cities will host 64 games until the championship match on July tenth.

Team Korea is continuing its intensive training ahead of its opener with Togo on Tuesday.

This year's event is the 18th staging of the quadrennial tournament.