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The 2006 World Cup's 64 games will be shared around 12 venues in Germany, with the first match in Munich on 9 June and the showpiece final in Berlin a month later.
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West Germany famously lost in Hamburg during the 1974 World Cup finals to their cross-border rivals East Germany.
The venue for the 1-0 defeat - the Volksparkstadion - is no more, having been replaced by the AOL Arena.
The old ground was razed in four stages and the pitch rotated in a two-year project that was completed in 2000.
The 55,000 capacity for Hamburg SV home games will be reduced due to standing restrictions for the five scheduled games, including one quarter-final.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Sat 10 June (2000): Argentina v Ivory Coast (Gp C)
Thu 15 June (1400): Ecuador v Costa Rica (Gp A)
Mon 19 June (1700): Saudi Arabia v Ukraine (Gp H)
Thu 22 June (1500): Czech Republic v Italy (Gp E)
Fri 30 June (2000): Quarter-final
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Kevin Keegan, bubble perm and all, is a legend in Germany's most northen host town. He was named European Footballer of the Year twice during his three-year stint with Hamburg SV - the only ever-present Bundesliga team
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The AWD Arena, formerly known as the Niedersachsenstadion, will host four group games and a second-round match.
Hannover 96's home since 1959, having opened five years earlier, the venue has been renovated for the World Cup at a cost of £43m.
The relic of the old, bowl-shaped ground has been built up on all sides and an overhanging roof has been added.
The 50,000 capacity for Bundesliga matches will be reduced to 39,000 during the World Cup.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Mon 12 June (2000): Italy v Ghana (Gp E)
Fri 16 June (2000): Mexico v Angola (Gp D)
Tue 20 June (1500): Costa Rica v Poland (Gp A)
Fri 23 June (2000): Switzerland v South Korea (Gp G)
Tue 27 June (2000): 2nd round (1st Gp H v 2nd Gp G)
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Iconic or eyesore? With the old stadium went four huge, crane-like concrete floodlight pylons in each corner of the ground which were nicknamed "toothbrushes" by locals.
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The venue for the 1936 Olympics has been renovated at a cost of £165m and, 70 years on, will host another global sporting spectacular on 9 July.
After five games, one a quarter-final, it will host the World Cup final.
Hertha Berlin played the first match at their new-look, 76,000-capacity Olympiastadion in July 2004.
The national team have played there once since - a 1-1 draw against Brazil - and will be hoping to return in July for another World Cup win on home turf.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Tue 13 June (2000): Brazil v Croatia (Gp F)
Thu 15 June (2000): Sweden v Paraguay (Gp B)
Tue 20 June (1500): Ecuador v Germany (Gp A)
Fri 23 June (1500): Ukraine v Tunisia (Gp H)
Fri 30 June (1600): Quarter-final
Sun 9 July (1900): Final
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The famous original stadium, built between 1924-36, cost 42m Reichsmark - almost 30 times less than the cost of the recent wholesale modifications.
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The AufSchalke Arena opened in August 2001 and within three years hosted a Champions League final, with Porto winners over Monaco in May 2004.
Now a World Cup awaits and the crowning moment will be a quarter-final.
The 52,000-capacity ground is at the cutting edge of stadium technology, incorporating electronic admission, a removable pitch and retractable roof.
Schalke 04's home is now known as the Veltins-Arena after the naming rights were sold to the German brewery.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Fri 9 June (2000): Poland v Ecuador (Gp A)
Mon 12 June (1700): USA v Czech Republic (Gp E)
Fri 16 June (1400): Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro (Gp C)
Wed 21 June (1500): Portugal v Mexico (Gp D)
Sat 1 July (1600): Quarter-final
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The ground incorporates a 5km beer pipeline to keep punters well-lubricated during football matches, concerts or any other event that the highly adaptable venue is used for.
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The Signal Iduna Park, formerly the Westfalenstadion, is a site to behold during Borussia Dortmund matches and averaged gates of 77,000 in 2004/05.
It was the highest figure in Europe and due in no small part to the huge terraced area in the Sudtribuhne.
The 82,500 capacity drops to 67,000 for internationals, which are all-seated.
The ground, which hosts the first semi-final, was initially built for the 1974 World Cup and has been changed since with the corners being filled in.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Sat 10 June (1700): Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden (Gp B)
Wed 14 June (2000): Germany v Poland (Gp A)
Mon 19 June (1400): Togo v Switzerland (Gp G)
Thu 22 June (2000): Japan v Brazil (Gp F)
Tue 27 June (1600): 2nd round (1st Gp F v 2nd Gp E)
Tue 4 July (2000): Semi-final
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In 1998 an unexploded 1,000-pound bomb was found beneath the playing surface. Second World War bombs have also been unearthed during work at the stadia in Berlin and Munich.
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Zentralstadion has been dubbed the "stadium within a stadium" as the new ground was built within the walls of the city's old 100,000 capacity venue.
The original arena, built in 1956, had fallen into disrepair in the 1990s.
While facilities have improved beyond recognition, the seating has diminished and it is one of the World Cup's smaller venues, holding just 38,000.
It is also the cheapest of the five new tournament stadia, built at £60m.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Sun 11 June (1400): Serbia & Montenegro v Holland (Gp C)
Wed 14 June (1400): Spain v Ukraine (Gp H)
Sun 18 June (2000): France v South Korea (Gp G)
Wed 21 June (1500): Iran v Angola (Gp D)
Sat 24 June (2000): 2nd round (1st Gp C v 2nd Gp D)
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Zentralstadion is the only World Cup stadium in the former East Germany as well as being the sole venue without a team in the top-flight of the Bundesliga. FC Sachsen Leipzig, who were founded in 1990, are in the third tier of German football.
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The RheinEnergieStadion has been rebuilt stand-by-stand in time for the World Cup and the finished article is a compact, 46,000 capacity arena.
The stands are almost on top of the pitch and a far-cry from the former incarnation which had a running track.
The rebuilding process cost £75m over the course of two years until the ground opened its doors in March 2004.
A further two years on, FC Koln's ground will host four group matches and one second-round knockout meeting.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Sun 11 June (2000): Angola v Portugal (Gp D)
Sat 17 June (2000): Czech Republic v Ghana (Gp E)
Tue 20 June (2000): Sweden v England (Gp B)
Fri 23 June (2000): Togo v France (Gp G)
Mon 26 June (2000): 2nd round (1st Gp G v 2nd Gp H)
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Cologne is one of three cities that did not figure in the 1974 World Cup in West Germany that have been chosen this time. The others are Kaiserslautern and Nuremberg.
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Work began on upgrading Eintracht Frankfurt's famous Waldstadion in 2002 and lasted three years.
The result is the stunning, light and airy Commerzbank Arena which features a transparent, retractable roof supported by a webbed grid of steel wires.
The ground was given a dry-run for the World Cup at the 2005 Confederations Cup when it was chosen as the venue for the final between Brazil and Argentina.
The "new" Waldstadion will host five matches, including a quarter-final.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Sat 10 June (1400): England v Paraguay (Gp B)
Tue 13 June (1400): South Korea v Togo (Gp G)
Sat 17 June (1400): Portugal v Iran (Gp D)
Wed 21 June (2000): Holland v Argentina (Gp C)
Sat 1 July (2000): Quarter-final
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The "old" Waldstadion hosted the first NFL Europe game on 23 March 1991 when the London Monarchs travelled to take on the Frankfurt Galaxy. London won 24-11 but have since disbanded, while the Galaxy are still going strong.
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The Fritz-Walter-Stadion has been upgraded in preparation for the World Cup, but unlike the other 11 venues it has retained some of its character.
Capacity for the tournament is 43,000 in a stadium that has grown upon existing, steeply-banked stands over time since first opening in 1920.
FC Kaiserslautern's home is also known as Betzenberg, due to its location on Betzenberg Mountain.
It will welcome four group games before hosting the fifth second-round match.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Mon 12 June (1400): Australia v Japan (Gp F)
Sat 17 June (1700): Italy v USA (Gp E)
Tue 20 June (2000): Paraguay v Trinidad & Tobago (Gp B)
Fri 23 June (1500): Saudi Arabia v Spain (Gp H)
Mon 26 June (1600): 2nd round (1st Gp E v 2nd Gp F)
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Fritz Walter, after whom the stadium is named, was West Germany's World Cup winning-captain in 1954 and played for Kaiserslautern throughout his career.
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The Franken-Stadion has had a number of facelifts down the years, the most recent costing £38m in readiness for participation at the World Cup.
The tournament's smallest venue first opened in 1928 and was a marching area for the Hitler Youth in the 1930s.
It had an overhaul in 1963 and changed name from the Urban Stadium in another redevelopment between 1987 and 1991.
The 36,000-capacity stadium's latest changes coincided with tenants 1 FC Nurnberg returning to the top-flight.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Sun 11 June (1700): Mexico v Iran (Gp D)
Thu 15 June (1700): England v Trinidad & Tobago (Gp B)
Sun 18 June (1400): Japan v Croatia (Gp F)
Thu 22 June (2000): Ghana v USA (Gp E)
Sun 25 June (2000): 2nd round (1st Gp D v 2nd Gp C)
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It may not look the most modern of grounds, but it has embraced 21st century, environmentally-friendly thinking as all rainwater is recycled for use elsewhere in the stadium.
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Stuttgart's Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion will host six matches, including the penultimate game for third place.
The ground, which used to be called the Neckar-Stadion, hosted Germany's first match after the Second World War.
It also witnessed the country's first international as a reunified country in 1990 and the international retirement of present coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
VfB Stuttgart's 47,000-capacity ground was also the venue for the 1993 athletics World Championships.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Tue 13 June (1700): France v Switzerland (Gp G)
Fri 16 June (1700): Holland v Ivory Coast (Gp C)
Mon 19 June (2000): Spain v Tunisia (Gp H)
Thu 22 June (2000): Croatia v Australia (Gp F)
Sun 25 June (1600): 2nd round (1st Gp B v 2nd Gp A)
Sat 8 July (2000): 3rd/4th place play-off
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The ground's two new video screens have a 115 sq m viewable area and are the biggest of their kind in Europe.
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One of five new stadia built for the World Cup, the 59,000 capacity Allianz Arena cost the most at £190m.
The three-tiered ground north of Munich will host the tournament's first match.
It is quite a sight, both inside and out where a spectacular translucent facade, made up of 2,874 panels, is lit up at night in a variety of colours.
Munich's rival teams - Bayern and TSV 1860 - share the stadium. But it was Englishman Owen Hargreaves who scored the ground's first Bundesliga goal.
FIXTURES (all times BST)
Fri 9 June (1700): Germany v Costa Rica (Gp A)
Wed 14 June (1700): Tunisia v Saudi Arabia (Gp H)
Sun 18 June (1700): Brazil v Australia (Gp F)
Wed 21 June (2000): Ivory Coast v Serbia & Montenegro (Gp C)
Sat 24 June (1600): 2nd round (1st Gp A v 2nd Gp B)
Wed 5 July (2000): Semi-final
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The decision to move out of the old Olympic Stadium, in which Germany won the 1974 World Cup, and build a new stadium won 65.8% of the vote in a referendum which had a 37.5% turn out - the highest in a Bavarian referendum.
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