Comments on: Photo Daily | November 26 | World Cup 2006: Fanfest http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/26/photo-daily-november-26-world-cup-2006-fanfest/ Exploring football culture around the world. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:07:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joe http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/26/photo-daily-november-26-world-cup-2006-fanfest/#comment-1107 Joe Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:08:30 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/11/26/photo-daily-november-26-world-cup-2006-fanfest/#comment-1107 The Fan Fests were such a good idea and arguably provided as good an atmospehere as the stadiums (perhaps better!) I attended four matches in the stadiums but my two lasting memories were: 1) Oliver Neuville's last minute winner against Poland outside the Schokoladenmuseum in Köln and; 2) England/Sweden at the Deutzer Werft in Köln. This had enough room for 60,000 fans which is more than the capacity of the stadium where the match was played. Take all the FIFA delegates and sponsors tickets out of that and you quickly realise the proportions. Viva Colonia! The Fan Fests were such a good idea and arguably provided as good an atmospehere as the stadiums (perhaps better!)

I attended four matches in the stadiums but my two lasting memories were:
1) Oliver Neuville’s last minute winner against Poland outside the Schokoladenmuseum in Köln and;
2) England/Sweden at the Deutzer Werft in Köln. This had enough room for 60,000 fans which is more than the capacity of the stadium where the match was played. Take all the FIFA delegates and sponsors tickets out of that and you quickly realise the proportions.

Viva Colonia!

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