Germany qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals as hosts.
World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is united Germany's 6th appearance at the World Cup Finals.
West Germany made 10 appearances (playing in every World Cup finals
from 1954 to 1990) and East Germany made one appearance -- in 1974 (where they even beat the hosts, West Germany,
in the opening round).
Juergen Klinsmann's squad are preparing for the World Cup Finals, on
home soil, with a pre-World Cup training camp on the shores of Lake Geneva; hoping
to revive memories of the camp at Spiez, on Lake Thun, during the Switzerland 1954 World Cup campaign; when
Germany beat a then invincible Hungary.
Then it's onto Duesseldorf
(until June 3rd) before moving into their World Cup base in Berlin.
Germany Team Hotel
Schlosshotel im
Grunewald: Brahmsstrasse 10, Berlin.
Completely renovated in 1994, under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfield, The Schlosshotel im
Grunewald will be where the Germany team will stay during the 2006 World Cup Finals.
It's hidden away in the forest, close to the Olympic Stadium.
Hotels
in Berlin:
There's no shortage of a place to stay in Berlin.
What you really need to decide is whereabouts in Berlin you'd prefer to be based. Pottsdam
is a nice area, especially if you want to visit the Palace and its gardens.
Lost to Italy (1:4), Wednesday 1st March.
(Florence) Robert Huth (82).
Beat United States (4:1), Wednesday 22nd March.
(Dortmund) Bastian Schweinsteiger (46), Oliver Neuville (73), Miroslav Klose
(75), Michael Ballack (79).
Beat Luxembourg (7:0), Saturday 27th May. (Freiburg) Miroslav Klose (5 and 59), Torsten Frings (19pen), Lukas Podolski (35
and 65pen), Oliver Neuville (89 and 90).
Drew with Japan (2:2), Tuesday 30th May.
(Leverkusen) Miroslav Klose (76), Bastian Schweinsteiger (80).
Beat Colombia (3:0), Friday 2nd June. (Mönchengladbach) Michael Ballack (21), Bastian Schweinsteiger (37), Tim Borowski (69).
Germany vs Costa Rica
in München:
The hosts opened the 2006 World Cup Finals tournament with a six-goal thriller and
Teamgeist, the official World Cup ball, looks like it's going to hit the net a lot this
year.
Germany vs Poland in Dortmund:
As Germany pushed forward one final time, Neuville slipped in Odonkor's right wing cross,
to send the whole of Germany into euphoria; the game won by Klinsmann's sustitutions.
Ecuador vs Germany in Berlin:
Germany controlled the game against Ecuador to top the group and face the Runner-up of
Group B.
Second Round Germany vs Sweden in München:
Two goals in the first twelve minutes got Germany off to a roaring start, against Sweden,
and they never looked back.
Quarter-Final Germany vs Argentina in Berlin:
Not the best of matches for entertainment but the hosts got the eventual 'win' they
needed; one they do so well, from the spot when the pressure is on.
Semi-Final Germany vs Italy in Dortmund:
The German dream was dealt a double whammy, when Alessandro Del Piero ran on to Alberto
Gilardino's flick and curled the ball into the top corner of the net.
Third-Place Match Germany vs Portugal in Stuttgart:
Bastian Schweinsteiger scored two and set one up, for an own goal, as the hosts finished
the tournament on a high note.
