Venues

Germany is ecstatic to be hosting the 2006 World Cup for the second time, since 1974.Seventeen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the nation will reopen its doors to the world.FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter along with the tournament organizers are hoping to break old clichés about Germany and impress with a display of industrial, cultural and organizational prowess.Blatter has personally endorsed the tournament's slogan "Die Welt zu Gast bei Freunden" (A Time To Make Friends).12 German cities will spend a total of over €1.5 Billion in the development of state-of-the-art facilities for hosting the world's largest sporting event.
Olympiastadion Venue

Olympiastadion

City: Berlin
Population: 3,390,000
Capacity: 74,176 (66,021)
Project: €242,000,000 Reconstruction
Completion: 31 July 2004
Hamburg Venue

Stadion Hamburg

City: Hamburg
Population: 1,700,000
Capacity: 51,055 (45,442)
Project: €97,000,000 New Stadium
Completion: 2 September 2000
Hannover Venue

Stadion Hannover

City: Hannover
Population: 525,000
Capacity: 44,652 (39,297)
Project: €63,000,000 Reconstruction
Completion: 1 April 2005
AufSchalke Venue

Arena AufSchalke

City: Gelsenkirchen
Population: 278,000
Capacity: 53,804 (48,426)
Project: €192,000,000 New Stadium
Completion: 13 August 2001
Westfalenstadion Venue

Westfalenstadion

City: Dortmund
Population: 590,000
Capacity: 66,981 (60,285)
Project: €310-360,000,000 Reconstruction
Completion: 13 August 2001
Leipzig Venue

Zentralstadion

City: Leipzig
Population: 494,000
Capacity: 44,199 (38,898)
Project: €90,600,000 New Stadium
Completion: Early 2004
Koln Venue

Stadion Köln

City: Köln
Population: 1,000,000
Capacity: 46,120 (40,590)
Project: €110,000,000 Reconstruction
Completion: Early 2004
Frankfurt Venue

Frankfurter Waldstadion

City: Frankfurt
Population: 650,000
Capacity: 48,132 (43,324)
Project: €126,000,000 New Stadium
Completion: Summer 2005
Kaiserslautern Venue

Fritz-Walter-Stadion

City: Kaiserslautern
Population: 100,000
Capacity: 41,513 (37,084)
Project: €48,300,000 Extension
Completion: ?
Nurnberg Venue

Franken-Stadion

City: Nürnberg
Population: 490,000
Capacity: 41,926 (36,898)
Project: €56,000,000 Reconstruction
Completion: July 2005
Stuttgart Venue

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

City: Stuttgart
Population: 590,000
Capacity: 54,267 (47,757)
Project: €51,500,000 Modernisation
Completion: ?
Munich Venue

Stadion München

City: München
Population: 1.300,000
Capacity: 66,016 (59,416)
Project: €280,000,000 New Stadium
Completion: Summer 2005