Cologne Stadium
A new 46,000 capacity purpose-built football arena for the World Cup and is constructed on the site of the old Mungersdorfer Stadium.
The site first hosted events in 1923 and is the home ground of FC Cologne.

Dortmund Stadium
The Westfalenstadium was originally built for the 1974 FIFA World Cup and is known throughout Germany as the Bundesliga's opera house.
It is the home of Borussia Dortmund and can hold 65,982.

Frankenstadion - Nuremberg
The stadium in Nuremberg is one of three at the World Cup to have a running track, the other two are Berlin and Stuttgart.
The capacity has been increased to 45,500.
The first stadium on the location was called the Municipal Stadium and is the home of FC Nuremberg.

Frankfurt Stadium
Frankfurt Stadium is the new version of the old Waldstadion.
The ground is the home of  Eintracht Frankfurt and can hold 48,132.

Fritz-Walten-Stadion - Kaiserslautern
The stadium in Kaiserslautern was named after the 1954 World Cup-winning captain in 1985.
The Stadium originally opened in 1920 and is home to FC Kaiserslautern. It has a capacity of 43.450.

Gelsenkirchen Stadium
The Gelsenkirchen Stadium was officially opened in August 2001 and hosted the Champions League final in 2004.
The state of the art facility features a removable playing surface, giant video cube, a retractably roof and electronic admission controls.
The home team is Schalke FC and the stadium capacity is 53,804.

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion - Stuttgart
The original Neckar-Stadion was built in 1933 and regular additions and upgrades have been made to get the stadium in Stuttgart to its current incarnation.
VfB Stuttgart play their home games at the venue with a capacity of 53,200.

Hamburg Stadium
Inaugurated on September 2, 2000 with a match between Germany and Greece.
Ground has a capacity of 56,114 for Bundesliga matches for its home team Hamburg SV.

Hanover Stadium
The Niedersachenstadion was originally completed in 1954 and has been the home ground of Hannover 96 since 1959.
The rebuilt version was completed in 2004 with a capacity of 50,000.

Leipzig Zentralstadion
The Leipzig Zentralstadion is a new stadium for the 2006 World Cup and can hold 45,000 fans.
The old Zentralstadion opened in 1956 and had a capacity of 100,000.

Munich Stadium
The Munich Stadium will host the opening match of the World Cup between Germany and Costa Rica on June 10.
The stadium is jointly owned by TSV 1860 Munich and FC Bayern Munich and can hold 66,016 spectators.
It has a unique exterior that glows in a variety of colours.

Olympiastadium - Berlin
The Berlin Olympic Stadium has already seen its share of historic moments and it will have another added when it hosts the World Cup final on July 10.
The arena was originally designed by Werner March and completed in 1936 when it hosted the Olympic Games.
It was given a makeover for the 2006 World Cup and then hosted its first football match between home side Hertha Berlin and Besiktas in August, 2004.
The stadium has hosted the German Cup final since 1985 and has a capacity of 74,220.