AWD Arena - Hannover
Population: 525,000
Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium Hanover
Project: Reconstruction
Investment: €64m
Gross Capacity: 44,652
Total Seating Capacity: 39,297 (*)
Purchasable Ticket Capacity (**)
Group stage: 34,311
Round of sixteen: 33,965
Hanover stadium can be found just to the north of the centre of Germany, surrounded by beautiful woodland this picturesque stadium adds ellegance to the area. Home of Hanover 96 and will host a number of matches for the World cup 2006. The stadium can seat 39,297 spectators and has a gross capacity of over 44 thousand. The first World cup game to be played on Hanover's turf will be between Italy and Ghana (match 9). Other games to be played here include Mexico V Angola (match 23), Costa Rica V Poland (match 34), Switzerland V Korea Republic (match 46) and game 56, teams in the last 16.