IFC FAN CORNER - Host Cities

The 2006 FIFA World Cup will be held in 12 cities. Here's an general overview of the host cities:

Berlin
Population: 3.39 million
Airport(s): Tegal, Tempelhof, Schonefeld
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Bundesliga Club(s): Hertha BSC Berlin (1st Div. BL)
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Dortmund
Population: 590.000
Airport(s): Dortmund Airport
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Bundesliga Club(s): Borussia Dortmund (1st Div. BL)
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Frankfurt
Population: 640.000
Airport(s): Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport
Stadium: Waldstadion
Bundesliga Club(s): Eintracht Frankfurt (2nd Div. BL)
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Gelsenkirchen (Schalke)
Population: 278.000
Airport(s): Düsseldorf Airport
Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Bundesliga Club(s): FC Schalke 04 (1st Div. BL)
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Hamburg
Population: 1.7 million
Airport(s): Hamburg Airport
Stadium: AOL Arena (FIFA World Cup Stadium Hamburg)
Bundesliga Club(s): Hamburger SV (1st Div. BL)
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Hanover
Population: 520.000
Airport(s): Hanover Airport
Stadium: AWD Arena (FIFA World Cup Stadium Hanover)
Bundesliga Club(s): Hannover 96 (1st Div. BL)
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Kaiserslautern
Population: 100.000
Airport(s): Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Bundesliga Club(s): 1.FC Kaiserslautern (1st Div. BL)
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Cologne
Population: 1 million
Airport(s): Köln-Bonn Airport
Stadium: RheinEnergie Stadion (FIFA World Cup Stadium Cologne)
Bundesliga Club(s): 1. FC Köln (2nd Div. BL)
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Leipzig
Population: 495.000
Airport(s): Leipzig/Halle Airport
Stadium: Zentralstadion
Bundesliga Club(s): none
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Munich
Population: 1.3 million
Airport(s): Franz-Josef Strauss Airport, München
Stadium: Allianz Arena (FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich)
Bundesliga Club(s): FC Bayern München (1st Div. BL), TSV München 1860 (1st Div. BL), SpVgg Unterhaching (2nd Div. BL)
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Nuremberg
Population: 490.000
Airport(s): Nürnberg Airport
Stadium: Franken-Stadion
Bundesliga Club(s): 1. FC Nürnberg (1st Div. BL)
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Stuttgart
Population: 590.000
Airport(s): Stuttgart Airport
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Bundesliga Club(s): VfB Stuttgart (1st Div. BL)
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