The most recent FIFA World Cup is succesfully covered by EA Sports in a very good game.
The game offers all 32 teams to play with, driving them from the group stages of the tournament to the final of Berlin. There is great authenticity in almost every roster which participates in the competition, and the same is for the stadiums and other stuff which has to do with it.
The game offers a fast-paced and valuable gameplay, very similar to the real matchups of such a high competition. Furthermore, the players' animation is very realistic and the introduction into the World Cup fixtures is so good that your temper and your andrenaline will rise to the highest level. But it is a pity that the goalkeepers have not improved since FIFA 06.
While playing a single-player game is good, the online play is definately not. Having many connection and patching issue, the multiplayer mode will cut off your dreams of international glory.
And what's more, the graphics are not improved, which means that the laggy and stucking graphics machine still exists, resulting to a poor frame rate and a late cutscenes response. Note down that all the above are not true for Windows Vista or high-performance XP systems. At least, the good commentary and inspiring soundtrack we were used to still exist.
The FIFA World Cup 2006 is a very good game to play and I recommend it to everyone who wants to feel the realism of playing in this competition.