World Cup Schedule:
Dortmund hosts four 1st round games, a second round match and the first semi-final in
Westfalenstadion - the home of Borussia
Dortmund.
Originally built for the 1974
World Cup in Germany, Dortmund's Westfalenstadion was considered the German Football
Association's (DFB) 'trump card' in its application to host the finals of the 2006 World
Cup - all spectators have a view of the pitch, as the yellow pylons hold up the roof from
the outside.
With room for 83,000 supporters Westfalenstadion's capacity is reduced
to 66,000 for international matches, when the stadium needs to be all-seater.
The Westfalenstadion lies south of Dortmund city centre. The U45 (from
Dortmund Hauptbahnhof) and U46 both run to Westfalenstadion.
Distances from Dortmund:
Berlin: 500km by
car, 3hrs 15mins by train, 1hr by plane. Frankfurt: 210km by car, 2hrs 40mins
by train. Gelsenkirchen: 35km by car, 35
minutes by train. Hamburg: 340km by car, 3 hours by
train. Hannover: 210km by car, 1hr 40mins by
train. Kaiserslautern: 330km by car, 4
hours by train. Köln: 96km by car, 1hr 10mins by
train. Leipzig: 470km by car, 5 hours by
train, 1hr by plane. München: 600km by car, 5hrs 50mins by
train, 1hr 30mins by plane. Nürnberg: 430km by car, 4hrs 45mins
by train, 1hr by plane. Stuttgart: 420km by car, 3hrs 30mins
by train, hr by plane.
