Resumo de A Fans Guide To The World Cup In Germany 2006

As the excitement builds for the start of the greatest football competition next year in Germany, it is sad to reflect that of the 2.8 million tickets available over 20% have been given to corporate sponsors for the finals of the World Cup.
As there is always more demand for tickets when the finals are held in Europe, it is going to be difficult for fans to see their nations play.
With the likes of England and Holland who will have a huge following of fans at the finals, their allocation of tickets could be as little as 5,000 per game, proving a difficult problem in segregation within the stadiums and also for the German authorities.
With many football fans from every continent converging on Germany for the month long event all seeking the possibility of obtaining tickets and could be faced with the reality of paying 3 to 5 times the face value of the ticket priced originally.
Ticket prices for the group stage games start at a price of 35 euros and for the final itself are priced at 300 euros.
The stadiums where the group games are to be played are in Munich, Frankfurt, Dortmund, Hamburg, Leipzig, Kaiserslautern, Nuremberg, Cologne, Gelsenkirchen, Hanover, Stuttgart, with the final in the Olympic stadium in Berlin. All the stadiums have been or are still in the final stages of been refurbished, with the exception of Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Cologne, Gelsenkirchen, Hanover and the recently opened Alliance Arena in Munich, all newly constructed.
You will find the German travel system excellent for getting from City to City with D-Bahn Germany?s railway company, who offer a reduction in rail travel if booked 3 days in advance.
The German bus and tram systems too are both reliable and reasonable in price and in Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt and Hamburg you will find the underground tube system.
It is almost certain that hotel and guest houses, or pensions as they are called in Germany will be fully booked in advance, though large areas will be constructed outside the Cities where fans can pitch a tent for a few euros a night.
If you are one of the fortunate ones to find a hotel, you can expect to pay up to 60 euros a night where as in a pension you can expect to pay around 35 euros. It is also worth trying to find accommodation in a youth hostel where prices range around 15-20 euros a night.
Shopping in Germany for food and other items is very reasonable and even though alcohol and spirits are among the cheapest in Europe it is worth taking into account that the German police have prepared well for the tournament and anybody who decides to cause a problem, will be dealt with severely either deported, fined or imprisoned.
Outside the stadiums you will find small kiosks called an Imbiss, where you can purchase food and drink, also dotted around are kiosks selling scarf?s, flags of all the participating teams.
Inside the stadiums beer is available for around 3 euros and also a selection of sausages called bratwurst served with bread available for around 2 euros.
Huge TV Screens will be placed close to stadiums where fans unable to purchase tickets can watch the game and still feel they are inside the stadium, creating their own atmosphere making the World Cup a tournament of unity and peace for all the fans of the participating nations from all corners of the globe, a tournament that only happens every 4 years.
So lets all unite together, from the first game in the magnificent Alliance Arena in Munich, to the final in Berlin and make the World Cup 2006 a tournament,? remember it is only a game, may the best nation win.?

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