| Would you too like to make new friends, experience a | | | | approval. There could be problems if the ticket and |
| delightful time as well as participate to parties day in | | | | personal ID fail to match, exactly as there would be |
| and day out? Well, then let's travel to Germany to the | | | | with an airline ticket. We've said it often enough before, |
| Fifa World Cup 2006! | | | | and we're saying it again: tickets are only transferable |
| The Fifa World Cup 2006 Germany will become the | | | | for good reasons - and profiteering isn't a good |
| biggest party of the century. Official start is June 9th, | | | | reason." |
| 2006, but the party already begins with an opening | | | | So make sure you only apply for tickets online at their |
| ceremony in Olympic Stadium in Berlin Germany at | | | | official website. That way you avoid massive |
| June 8th. By the way, this is the first time an opening | | | | disappointment. |
| party will be held starting a football/soccer World Cup. | | | | Good. |
| Germany will host the Fifa World Cup 2006 till July 9th, | | | | Already before the assignment on April 16th, 2002, for |
| 2006. | | | | seven cities it was clear they are going to host |
| New stadiums have been built specifically for the | | | | matches: |
| World Cup. I guide you through these twelve German | | | | - Berlin -- it's Germany's capital so an absolute must |
| cities on my website and give you some insider tips on | | | | - Munich -- that is the homeland of the Organising |
| where to go before and after the matches. | | | | Committee President Franz Beckenbauer; also the |
| The stadiums with its games are quite gripping, but the | | | | most beautiful one. |
| cities have a lot more to offer as well! So it's a very | | | | - Stuttgart -- this is the headquarter of the sponsor |
| good idea to travel through Germany by train once | | | | DaimlerChrysler and homeland of the DFB President |
| you are there. And after the matches... the party goes | | | | Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder |
| on in and around the main stations as well. | | | | - Leipzig -- actually the birth city of the DFB (German |
| Well, it is going to be a time to make friends! Definitely. | | | | Football Federation) |
| However, at first I am going to let you know about | | | | - Dortmund -- actually the largest stadium after Berlin |
| something very important to keep you away from | | | | and Munich |
| disappointment. | | | | - Gelsenkirchen -- this is a highly praised arena and a |
| It is regarding the ticket purchase process. The | | | | new building; it even contains a removable lawn! |
| Organizing Committee want to make sure only friendly | | | | Amazing!li> |
| and peace-loving people enter the stadiums. That is | | | | - Hamburg -- the metropolis of the north. |
| why they personalize all tickets. | | | | The remaining five Fifa World Cup 2006 Germany |
| Yes, you are not allowed anymore to sell tickets. | | | | venues are Cologne, Frankfurt, Hanover, Kaiserslautern |
| Buying tickets is solely allowed on their official website. | | | | and Nuremberg. |
| So I am sure you think of buying tickets for one or | | | | All twelve venues were extended and modernized or |
| more matches. Here is what Horst Schmidt, | | | | again/new built respectively, so that the most modern |
| Vice-President of our Organizing Committee says: | | | | play places of the world are going to be used with the |
| "A supply of tickets came up for resale on eBay. All | | | | Fifa World Cup 2006 Germany. |
| we can do is warn people to steer well clear of such | | | | Now, I wish you a wonderful journey to Germany and |
| offers. Fans obtaining tickets in this way may find | | | | a lot of fun during the upcoming Fifa World Cup 2006 |
| themselves denied admission at the turnstiles. | | | | Germany. |
| Everyone knows that tickets are personalised and | | | | Make sure, however, you book your hotel room now! |
| cannot be transferred without a genuinely pressing | | | | Some nearby hotels are already booked up... |
| reason, and then only with the Organising Committee's | | | | |