BRAZIL GERMANY’S MAIN RIVAL
The stadium of Munich is ready to seat 66.000 fans per game for the FIFA World Cup kicking off June 9. The first scheduled match of the World Cup – Germany vs. Costa Rica – will be played here in Munich before passing the baton to Hamburg, Hanover, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund, Leipzig, Cologne, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern, Nuremberg and Stuttgart. According to Hedda Manhard, representative of labor, economic development and tourism department of Munich Municipality, Brazil is the main rival of Germany. "Hopefully, our team will show a good game and won’t be kicked out soon," Mrs. Manhard said.
The stadium of Munich will also host another 5 games including 1/8 and 1/2 finals on June 24 and July 5. The stadium opened on March 31 2005. Hedda Manhard says that every match will have its distinct color and stadium with walls made of special transparent substance will pain each match in a suitable color. She says that this is the most modern soccer stadium in the world.
Security is one of the vital issues here in Germany today, and the Munich police are ready to secure undisturbed World Cup. Mrs. Manhard assures that a few thousand policemen will guard the stadium.
The tickets for World Cup matches are not sold out yet. Depending on rating of a match, ticket price gets higher. In Mrs. Manhard’s words, the returned tickets are put for sale on the Internet.
For those football fans who will not be able to watch the games at the stadium the municipality has created special conditions. The soccer feast will be accompanied by various festivals and arrangements in 12 German cities. In Munich the Olympic Park built for the Olympic Games of 1972 will host all events. Starting from June 6, the 850 thousand square meter area of the Olympic Park will draw football fans from all over the world. All 56 games of the World Cup will be shown on the 60 sq m park screen.
From June 1 to 11, football fans will be able to take part in small team contests in the streets of Munich. On June 10-11, the residents of Munich and its guest will celebrate the city’s 884th anniversary. Mrs. Manhard hopes that Munich, which was always a great tourist attraction, will have 5 times more tourists this year.
- By Tamar Minasian in Munich
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