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Fifa World Cup 2006 in Germany

The Fifa Soccer World Cup 2006 in Germany had become the biggest party of the century. We hosted the Fifa World Cup 2006 here in Germany from June 9th until July 9th, 2006.

New stadiums have been built specifically for the Fifa World Cup. I guided you through these twelve German Cities and gave you some insider tips on where to go before and after the matches. Now, these tips are still of value!

The stadiums with its games are quite gripping, but the cities have a lot more to offer as well! So it's a very good idea to travel through Germany by train once you are here. And after the matches... the party went on in the main stations as well as downtowns, too.

Well, it was, in fact, a time to make friends!™

Twelve venues were extended and modernized or again built respectively, so that the most modern play places of the world have been used with the Fifa World Cup 2006.

You can find the twelve World Cup Venues below. Take a peek and be amazed as for how modern they had become and how huge they are.

Be aware, though, that the venues pages are now embedded into their city's sections respectively. Meaning, once you digged into a stadium and would like to see another one please use your browser's Back button to get back here and therefore one-click access to the remaining venues.

Good. Now to the venues (alphabetical order)...

Berlin Stadium — Olympic Stadium

Built from 1934 to 1936 for the Olympic Summer Games 1936, the Olympic Stadium Berlin is a huge stadium. Designed for 76,176 people, it has the biggest capacity and is considered as a 5-Star stadium. Outstanding characteristics of the converted stadium are... [more...]

Cologne Stadium — Müngersdorfer Stadion

The Cologne Stadium was first built in 1923 as the Müngersdorfer Stadion. Renewed in 2003, it now bears the name Rhein-Energie-Stadion and has a capacity for 46,120 fans. Contrary to its buildings of its forerunners it exhibits no more track and running... [more...]

Dortmund Stadium — Westfalenstadion

The Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, sonsidered as Bundesliga's Opera House, was built in 1974 for its World Cup which was held in Germany as well. It has a capacity for 66,981 crazy people. Their faithful fans build the highest spectator cut in Europe... [more...]

Frankfurt Stadium — Waldstadion

The Waldstadion in Frankfurt called Commerzbank Arena has a capacity of 48,132 and was built first in 1925. Since them, there were three reconstructions. It is now considered as the "World's Largest Convertible" because of its architectural highlight — the... [more...]

Gelsenkirchen Stadium — Arena Auf Schalke

Gelsenkirchen has a new stadium. They spent it the name Arena auf Schalke (or since recently Veltins Arena), because of its Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04. It is the only one in Germany equipped with a chapel, in which baptisms and weddings regularly take place... [more...]

Hamburg Stadium — AOL-Arena

The AOL-Arena in Hamburg was originally built in 1925 as the Altonaer Stadion, and later to the Volksparkstadion. The building has been turned around by 90° in 1998 and reconstructed. It now has space for 55,800 spectators and is considered as an official 5-Star v... [more...]

Hanover Stadium — AWD-Arena

Originally built in 1954, the Hanover Stadium is a top modern arena today. The first international match that had been held here was in 1954, Germany vs. France. In 1982, the stadium started to become a good place for rock and pop events. World-famous bands... [more...]

Kaiserslautern Stadium — Fritz-Walter-Stadion

The Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the match place of the Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern and was built in 1920 on the famous Betzenberg. It is considered as the venue with the best and loudest fans, calling their stadium lovely Betze. Fritz Walter, name giver for this venue, is... [more...]

Leipzig Stadium — Zentralstadion

Perfect Connection of Modern Age and Tradition. The Zentralstadion Leipzig, once the largest stadium in Germany, had had a capacity of 100,000 and was built in 1956. In 1997, the Leipzig City Council decided to construct a new pure football stadium within the old stadium w.... [more...]

Munich Stadium — Allianz-Arena

In this architectural wonder work, the opening match of the Fifa World Cup 2006 took place. 66,016 raving fans found their room in this terrific venue. It is, in my opinion, the most beautiful stadium world-wide. People are fascinated by the stadium's illuminated façade... [more...]

Nuremberg Stadium — Franken-Stadion

The Nuremberg Stadium, also a venue of the Fifa World Cup 2006, is being called Franken-Stadion (Franconia-Stadium). It was originally created in 1928 for 37,000 people. After 1933, the National Socialists included the arena in their party rally program of ev... [more...]

Stuttgart Stadium — Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, called after the founder of the automobile, is the home of the Bundesliga club VFB Stuttgart and was built in 1933. It has a gross capacity of 54,267 and is being used for sport events such as World Athletics Championships and... [more...]

 

I hope you enjoyed spending some time in our world-class stadiums. Remember to stroll through the cities' pages, too!

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