"Nuremberg is under the spell of football", says Lord Mayor Dr. Ulrich Maly on the city's official homepage. Which is not at all surprising, if one considers that the local Bundesliga club FC Nuremberg is proud to have one of the most reliable fan bases in Germany. Besides that, the almost thousand years old city, is rich in history and culture.
Munich is where it all kicks off on the nineth of June. Germany vs. Costa Rica will be the first match in the FIFA World Cup 2006™ and the German host cities welcome their guests from all over the world. And where should this spectacle begin, if not in the home stadium of Germany's most successful club Bayern Munich.
Kaiserslautern is a city with a lot of "international football experience". Their Bundesliga club 1.FC Kaiserslautern has been a constant challenge for foreign teams in the international team cups in the past. Their old stadium was a place that teams from abroad literally feared, since it was the home of the "Red Devils" from the "Betzenberg"
Frankfurt, on the river Main, is the biggest financial center on the European continent. Home to the German stock exchange the bank district has by the time developed into what is nowadays called "Mainhattan". It has always been and still is one of the most liberal minded cities in the country.
Among the major cities in Germany, Cologne is the oldest. The construction of its landmark, the cathedral, began in the year 1248. By that time the city had already seen more than half of the years it has seen today. Being located on a trading road of the Roman Empire, Cologne has always welcomed people from all corners of the world.
The birthplace of the German Football Association is also one of the host cities of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™. Leipzig, one of Germany's cities with the most intense cultural background is waiting for its guest from all over the world.
