People like to call the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 from 15 – 29 June 2005 the “mini FIFA World Cup™”. Accordingly, it has been decided to play the FIFA Confederations Cup in five of the FIFA World Cup’s smaller twelve stadiums. Three matches each will be played in Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig and Nuremberg. Frankfurt am Main, where the stadium with a membrane roof will be officially opened for the FIFA Confederations Cup, will see a fourth game as it is due to hold the final.

Kaiserslautern withdrew its bid to hold FIFA Confederations Cup matches in Summer 2004 as redevelopment work at the Fritz Walter Stadium would not be finished in time.

An overview of the FIFA Confederations Cup stadiums:

Frankfurt am Main: Waldstadion, new stadium (126 million Euro), ______ 48 000 seats (German)

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Hanover: Niedersachsenstadion, redevelopment (63 million Euro), ______ 45 000 spectators (German)________________________________________________________________

Cologne: Stadion Cologne, redevelopment (110 million Euro), __________ 45 000 seats (German)

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Leipzig: Zentralstadion, new stadium (116,6, million Euro), _____________ 44 000 seats (German)

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Nuremberg: Frankenstadion, redevelopment (56 million Euro), _________ 45 500 seats (German)

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The further seven FIFA World Cup stadiums in the Overview:

Berlin: Olympic Stadium, rebuilding (242 million Euro), ________________ 74 500 seats (German)

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Dortmund: Westfalenstadion, modernisation (36 million Euro), _________ 67 000 seats

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Gelsenkirchen: Arena AufSchalke, new stadium (192 million Euro), _____ 51 000 seats (German)

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Hamburg: Stadium Hamburg, new stadium (97 million Euro), ___________ 50 000 seats (German)

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Kaiserslautern: Fritz-Walter-Stadium, extensions (48,3 million Euro), ____ 48 500 seats (German)

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Munich: Stadium Munich, new stadium (280 million Euro), _____________ 66 000 seats

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Stuttgart: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadium, modernisation (51,5 million Euro), ___ 55 000 seats

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More information about all World Cup Stadiums can be found under: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/d/stadium/index.html