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Cologne - RheinEnergieStadion
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Capacity: 46,000
Home to: FC Cologne
Fixtures: (D) Angola v Portugal, (E) Czech Republic v Ghana, (B) Sweden v England, (G) Togo v France, Second Round (1st G v 2nd H)
The new RheinEnergieStadion will serve the city’s football club for decades, but as a
World Cup venue it is utterly bereft of charm. Perfunctory might be a suitable
adjective, for it seats sufficient supporters and houses them undercover, but
beyond that the multi-nation hordes of fans will be hoping the on-field action
provides enough entertainment to ensure structural engineering does not dominate
chit-chat. Four tall stands, red flip-down seats, and towers on each corner of
the ground are the result of two and a half years of building work. Funded by
the council and city of Cologne. Enough said. At least they once knew how to
build cathedrals.
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