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Problems at Nuremberg's World Cup venue
Saturday, 5 November 2005 14:18With just seven months to go until the 2006 World Cup, German organisers are being forced to run a fine toothcomb over the 12 World Cup stadia following a problem at the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg.
Sections of concrete at the ¤56 million Frankenstadion, one of the World Cup venues, cracked during Nuremberg's cup match with Dynamo Dresden on October 25 with plaster flaking off the ceiling due to the vibrations made from fans jumping up and down.
German organisers were already left red-faced after the 2005 Confederations Cup final on June 29 when the roof at Frankfurt's new ¤126 million Waldstadion allowed rain to leak onto the field following a thunderstorm.
The 2006 World Cup kicks off in Munich on June 9 with the final in Berlin on July 9.
