Fritz-Walter-Stadion


Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the house to the club 1. FC Kaiserslautern and is located in the city of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was one of the stadia used in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It is named after Fritz Walter, who played for the Kaiserslautern club throughout his career and was captain of the Germany national football team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup in the "Miracle of Bern". The stadium was built on the Betzenberg hill, hence its nickname "Betze", and was opened in 1920.

Renovation

In preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2006, the stadium underwent a 76,5 million Euro renovation beginning in 2002 that added a media center, installed a new floodlight system, and increased capacity from 38,500, of which 18,600 were standing, to 49,850, of which 16,363 are standing.

2006 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
The following games were played at the stadium during the 2006 World Cup:
DateTime Team #1Res.Team #2RoundSpectators
12 June 200615:00 Australia3–1 JapanGroup F46,000
17 June 200621:00 Italy1–1 United StatesGroup E46,000
20 June 200621:00 Paraguay2–0 Trinidad and TobagoGroup B46,000
23 June 200616:00 Saudi Arabia0–1 SpainGroup H46,000
26 June 200617:00 Italy1–0 AustraliaRound of 1646,000