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The Week in Germany: Year in Review
December 22, 2006
Sports
It was a time to make friends this summer in Germany, and Klinsi's
11 made Germany proud by scooping up third place in the international
tournament.
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| Germany's open-air fan fests attracted millions,
more than double the number expected to attend the 64 matches themselves.
dpa photo |
Huge
fests offer party atmosphere to ticketless fans (June 9)
Even soccer fans without a ticket flocked to Germany to soak up the party
atmosphere of the World Cup at huge fan fests in towns and cities across
the country.
U.S.
team enjoys warm welcome in Hamburg (June 9)
From U.S. expats and tourists to star-struck German school kids decked
out in American flag t-shirts, a crowd of 1,000 people cheered on the
U.S. soccer team at its first and only public practice ahead of the World
Cup.
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| Just as it looked like Germany would have to settle
for a scoreless draw, Neuville grabbed the winner. dpa photo |
Germany
advanced to round of 16 (June 16)
Substitutes Oliver Neuville and David Odonkor combined to score a last-gasp
winner over ten-man Poland, clinching a place for host nation Germany
in the World Cup’s second-round knockout stage.
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| Miroslav Klose scored twice in Germany's
convincing 3-0 victory over Ecuador. dpa photo |
Group
winners Germany to face Sweden (June 23)
Germany faced Sweden with the wind at their backs after the World
Cup hosts' best start in over three decades prompted Deutschland fans
to dare to dream of a World Cup win on home soil.
Germans
take pride in World Cup run despite loss (July 7)
Germans did their best to keep their heads held high after a last-gasp
semi-final loss to Italy derailed a fairytale World Cup run that had prompted
an extraordinary outpouring of enthusiasm across the country.
Interview:
Ambassador Scharioth talks soccer with Kissinger (July 7)
In a candid conversation with Germany's Ambassador to Washington,
Klaus Scharioth, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger shared
his thoughts on the World Cup ahead of the semi-final matches that pitted
Germany against Italy and Portugal against France.
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| All told, an estimated two million foreign visitors
traveled to Germany during the month-long soccer extravaganza with
matches in 12 cities including Berlin, Dortmund, Hamburg, Cologne
and Munich. dpa photo |
Widespread
praise following World Cup (July 14)
Germany won the hearts of millions of people around the world thanks to
its spectacularly successful soccer World Cup.
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the Excitement with Germany.info's World Cup Photo Gallery
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