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FIFA 2006 World Cup >> Host Cities >> Munich
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Munich - World Cup 2006 |
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Overview
| Population | 1.3 Million |
| Federal State | Bavaria |
| Airports | München Franz-Josef Strauss Airport |
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Munich is one of the important cities of Germany and enjoys a place of honor in the world of sports. Henry the Lion founded the city in 1158. From that time onwards, Munich developed into one of Europe's most important cultural centers.
Munich enjoys a special place of honor in the sports world and was a venue for the 1972 Olympic Summer Games. Since that time, Munich has held several national and international sports events. These included the 1974 World Cup final, the final of EURO '88 and the UEFA Champions League Final in 1997.
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The first sports clubs were founded in the last century, among them the "Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860" - TSV 1860, which together with FC Bayern München dominates Munich football. FC Bayern is the most successful German club with 18 national titles, nine Cup wins and additional titles in all European competitions. Munich offers 373 sports facilities to its 732 clubs with a total of 292,829 active members.
With an accomplished chain of hotels in Munich- luxury hamburg hotels as well as Cheap hotels in Munich, a sound network of services such as flights to Munich, Munich accomodations, restaurants in Munich and Munich car hire, this host city of FIFA World Cup is all prepared to draw crowd from all over the world.
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| Stadium | FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich |
| Gross Capacity | 66,016 |
| Total Seating Capacity | 59,416 |
Major Events at the Munich Olympiastadion
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Sporting highlights like Champions League matches, Final Four in basketball, Six Day cycle races in recent times, and international track and field meetings (2002 European Championships) are regularly staged in the Bavarian capital Munich and the Olympic Park.
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World Cup Tickets
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