The World Cup 2006 Soccer Stadiums
Germany hosts the World Cup 2006. The Germany’s stadiums were splendid and meet the criteria of FIFA, a governing body for the said event. All in all there are 12 Soccer Stadiums of World Cup 2006. It was the year of Italy wherein they defeat France. Too bad for the host country that landed in the third spot but they got the highest scored player, Miroslav Klose Here is the list of Soccer Stadiums of World Cup 2006.
Olympiastadion
It is located at Berlin, Germany. Considered to be one of the historical stadiums in Germany that host national and international games like 1974 FIFA world cup. It has a capacity of 73,000 seats and cost around 242 million euros. Architect Friedrich Wilhelm Krahe constructed it in 1936. It is also the stadium that Italy won its 4th World Cup Title. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Brazil – Croatia (1 – 0)
Sweden – Paraguay (1 – 0)
Ecuador – Germany (0 – 3)
Ukraine – Tunisia (1 – 0)
Germany – Argentina (1 – 1)
ITALY – France (1 – 1)
Allianz Arena
It is the home of the Bayern München soccer club that is located in München, Germany. It has a capacity of 64,700 seats and cost around 340 million euros. It was opened in May 30, 2005 and a year after that host six games for the World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Germany – Costa Rica (4 – 2)
Tunisia – Saudi Arabia (2 – 2)
Brazil – Australia (2 – 0)
Ivory Coast-Serbia/Mont’gro (3 – 2)
Germany – Sweden (2 – 0)
Portugal – France (0 – 1)
Signal Iduna Park
It is located at Dortmund, Germany that has a seating capacity of 63,700 seats. It is considered as the “Opera House of German Football”. It was constructed in 1974 and remodeled for the 3rd time in 2006 to meet the standards of FIFA regulations. It is estimated to cost around 35 million deutsche mark. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Trinidad/Tobago – Sweden (0 – 0)
Germany – Poland (1 – 0)
Togo – Switzerland (0 – 2)
Japan – Brazil (1 – 4)
Brazil – Ghana (3 – 0)
Germany – Italy (0 – 2)
Veltins Arena
The Veltins Arena is one of the most modern stadiums in the world because of its facilities and its retractable roof. Veltins Arena is the home of the FC Schalke 04 soccer club and is located at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It has 52,500 seats and was constructed in the year of 2001. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Poland – Ecuador (0 – 2)
United States – Czech Republic (0 – 3)
Argentina – Serbia/Mont’gro (6 – 0)
Portugal – Mexico (2 – 1)
England – Portugal (0 – 0)
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion
In 1993, this stadium was named Neckarstadion, simply because of the nearby river “Neckar”. In 2008, it will be named Mercedes Benz Arena because of it is financed by Daimler Benz. It was constructed in the year 1933 and has a seating capacity of 51,500 seats. It hosts 6 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
France – Switzerland (0 – 0)
Netherlands – Ivory Coast (2 – 1)
Spain – Tunisia (3 – 1)
Croatia – Australia (2 – 2)
England – Ecuador (1 – 0)
Germany – Portugal (3 – 1)
AOL Arena
It is located at Hamburg, Germany. In 1953 to 2001, it is named Volksparkstadion, but in 2001, it was renamed AOL arena. It has 49,700 seating capacity and home ground of Hamburger SV Football team. It hosts 5 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Argentina – Ivory Coast (2 – 1)
Ecuador – Costa Rica (3 – 0)
Saudi Arabia – Ukraine (0 – 4)
Czech Republic – Italy (0 – 2)
Ukraine – Italy (0 – 3)
Commerzbank-Arena
Formerly known as Waldstadion, that was used in political events for Nazi party. This stadium has a seating capacity of 48,900 seats and located at Frankfurt, Germany. It was constructed in 1925 and has an estimated worth of 126 million euro. It hosts 5 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
England – Paraguay (1 – 0)
South Korea – Togo (2 – 1)
Portugal – Iran (2 – 0)
Netherlands – Argentina (0 – 0)
Brazil – France (0 – 1)
Fritz Walter Stadion
Located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, this stadium is named after Fritz Walter. Fritz Walter is the captain of the Germany National Football Team that won FIFA World Cup in 1954. It has a seating capacity of 45,800 seats and was constructed in 1920. It hosts 5 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Australia – Japan (3 – 1)
Italy – United States (1 – 1)
Paraguay – Trinidad/Tobago (2 – 0)
Saudi Arabia – Spain (0 – 1)
Italy – Australia (1 – 0)
Rhein Energy Stadion
The name of this stadium comes from a local power company RheinEnergie AG. It will expire in 2009. The stadium is located at Cologne, Germany that has a seating capacity of 44,700 seats. It was constructed in 2004 and has an estimated worth of 47.4 million deutsche mark. It hosts 5 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Angola – Portugal (0 – 1)
Czech Republic – Ghana (0 – 2)
Sweden – England (2 – 2)
Togo – France (0 – 2)
Switzerland – Ukraine (0 – 0)
AWD Arena
Formerly named as Niedersachsenstadion, this stadium has a 43,200 seating capacity and is located at Hannover, Germany. It has a sponsor in 2002 Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst (AWD). It hosts 5 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Italy – Ghana (2 – 0)
Mexico – Angola (0 – 0)
Costa Rica – Poland (1 – 2)
Switzerland – South Korea (2 – 0)
Spain – France (1 – 3)
Zentralstadion
Located at Leipzig, Germany, Zentralstadion has a seating capacity of 42,900 seats. It was constructed in 2003. It hosts 5 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Serbia-Mont’gro – Netherlands (0 – 1)
Spain – Ukraine (4 – 0)
France – South Korea (1 – 1)
Iran – Angola (1 – 1)
Argentina – Mexico (2 – 1)
Easy Credit-Stadion
Located at Nürnberg, Germany, this stadium has a seating capacity of 42,600 seats and was constructed in 1923. It hosts 5 games for World Cup 2006. Below is the list of games host in World Cup 2006.
Mexico – Iran (3 – 1)
England – Trinidad/Tobago (2 – 0)
Japan – Croatia (0 – 0)
Ghana – United States (2 – 1)
Portugal – Netherlands (1 – 0)
