This Thursday, the UEFA Executive decides who will hosting the European football championship in 2024. Germany or Turkey? We have researched important areas. Result: 4:1 for Germany.
Organisation of major football events
In terms of experience, Germany is clearly ahead. Whether at the FIFA world cups in 1974 and 2006, the European Championships in 1988 or the women’s football world Cup 2011, organizational deficiencies, was never actually sued. Many refer to Germany as “the organization of the champion of the world”. Turkey has significantly less experience as a host of major football events. So far, the world championship U20-Junior is only in the book. As a flagship event was not good, the audience numbers were disappointing.
Advantage Of Germany: 1:0.
The Stages
The DFB has named the ten stadiums as possible locations: Berlin, Leipzig, Hamburg, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Köln, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf. The UEFA inspector confirmed that all ten of the arenas a “good level”. All function are fully working and were used regularly for football games.
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The EM-locations 2024Berlin – Olympic Stadium
Berlin’s Olympic stadium is something like the German Wembley. Here, the DFB held since 1985 Cup finals. In 2006, on the occasion of the Olympic games 1936-built stadium for world Cup Endspielort. Most likely this will be in July 2024. A German national team has played here but never made it to the final. Neither in 1936 nor in 2006.
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The EM-locations 2024Berlin is Constantly in motion
Germany’s capital is considered to be one of the fastest changing cities in the world. Since the fall of the Berlin wall, the Four-million-metropolis has changed her face. New, modern buildings were pulled up, old pieces of jewelry, re-pimped. In the year 2016, a total of 12 million visitors to the formerly divided city visited.
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The EM-locations 2024Munich – Allianz Arena
Like a just-landed Ufo, the Munich-based Arena. The foil cushions on the exterior façade can be illuminated in the colors Red, Blue, or White, and produce in the dark is an impressive image. Here is the opening game Germany played in the 2006 world Cup against Costa Rica. The stadium is now in sole possession of the FC Bayern München AG.
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The EM-locations 2024Munich – With A Mediterranean Flair
Charming, the city of Munich, which performs surveys on the quality of life, and to the satisfaction of its residents always. The landmark of the city including the Frauenkirche and the New town hall on Marienplatz (photo). Munich’s heart beats in fine weather, on one of the many squares with their outdoor cafes. Then the English garden and the Isar invite you to linger.
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The EM-locations 2024Dortmund – Signal Iduna Park
Every two weeks, the Dortmund Fans to impress in the Bundesliga, with their yellow wall. Also in the case of countries if not play around 80,000 “only” 65.581 spectators are allowed, is the backdrop in the former Westfalen stadium is impressive. At the 2006 world Cup in Dortmund was the site of the game. Here it was Germany’s late 1:0 against Poland and the bitter semi-final against Italy.
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The EM-locations 2024Leipzig – Red Bull Arena
Also, Leipzig, 1900 birthplace of the DFB and the home of the first German champion in 1903. The new stadium, with its nearly 43,000 seats, the Bundesliga and the Champions League-RB some time ago, has bought, is in the heritage-protected boiler of the former Leiziger Central stadium. The Central stadium had 100,000 seats.
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The EM-locations 2024Leipzig – trade fair city in transition
Leipzig was in the GDR times, an economic metropolis. Since the turn of the century the city has changed, her once grey face. Every year, invites you to honor Johann Sebastian Bach for the Bach festival. Nationally known, the Gewandhaus orchestra and the Thomaner choir. With the Monday demonstrations in and around the Nikolai Church, the peaceful Revolution that led to the end of the GDR began in 1989.
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The EM-locations 2024Cologne – Rhein Energie Stadium
On the foundations of the old Müngersdorfer stadium, the new Cologne Arena, whose four cornerstones at night, well lights was created for the world Cup in 2006. The home of the FC red, steep, and mostly well attended. The Arena can hold 46.195 viewers. It is located in the beautiful Cologne’s green belt and in the immediate neighbourhood of the German sport University, as well as the DFB-coach Academy.
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The EM-locations 2024Cologne – joy of life between the Dom and the Rhine
Cologne, it is said, is optically not a beautiful city – rather it is the warm people that make the metropolis on the Rhine. The Duomo, the Gothic Cathedral, directly on the banks of the Rhine, is the most photographed building in Germany. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists come to Cologne to celebrate with the Locals the carnival in Cologne.
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The EM-locations 2024Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Schalke Arena
In the North of Gelsenkirchen, Schalke Arena, rises on a hill. The home of the FC Schalke offers 54.740 spectators. In case of rain or bad weather, the roof of the Arena can be closed. During the world Cup 2006, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, was the venue. The Arena also hosts concerts and for years the World Team Challenge Biathlon held in addition to playing football.
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The EM-locations 2024Hamburg – Volkspark Stadium
After it wore in the meantime, several sponsors name, is the Arena of the HSV now and again the people’s Park stadium. The new stadium, with its 51.500 seats was created by a clever conversion of the old people’s Park stadium, had a career. Two grandstands were torn down, the playing field is rotated 90 degrees and the old side stands and henceforth used as ranks to the head sides of the stadium.
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The EM-locations 2024Hamburg – port city in the North
“Who in the secluded night, up and down the Reeperbahn, is a poor wretch”, sang the famous Hans Albers. Hamburg’s “sinful mile” has lost much of its old charm, but magnetic still a tourist. Also because of the Alster, the port and the musical guests are coming to Hamburg. The Skyline is dominated now after a long construction period, completed in the Elbphilharmonie.
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The EM-locations 2024Frankfurt – Commerzbank Arena
Logically, there is also Frankfurt, with its 48,000-seat Arena, again one of the game locations. The banking metropolis on the Main is the headquarters of the German football Association (DFB). Not far from the Arena is to be built on the site of the former Racecourse, soon, the new FA Headquarters.
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The EM-locations 2024Dusseldorf – Esprit Arena
At the time of application as a world Cup venue Düsseldorf was despite the modern Arena in 2006, still empty. This time the Rhine countries. The massive stadium, which reminds from the outside more like an oversized furniture store, offers 51.500 spectators. And if some seats remain vacant, the more bad. Through its colorful Design, the stands also vacant.
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The EM-locations 2024Duesseldorf, Germany – art and architecture
During the düsseldorf Fortuna is currently back in the 2. League plays, is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, culturally, in the top of the League on the road. With many well-known museums that exhibit works by well-known artists, the internationally important trade fair and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Architecturally, the newly designed media to inspire the harbour and the Parliament buildings.
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The EM-locations 2024Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz-Arena
The Name of the stadium with his 54.812 shows that who provides in and around Stuttgart for jobs. The state capital of Baden-württemberg is Germany’s car-metropolis. Mercedes and Porsche come from Stuttgart. Athletic the stadium is the home of the VfB. In 2006, the German team celebrated the completion of the summer fairy tale of the victory in the match for third place against Portugal.
Turkey sends ten stages in the race: two in Istanbul, one Arena in Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Izmit, Konya and Trabzon. Only seven of these venues, the UEFA certifies that you are now fully operational. Especially the Ataturk Olympic stadium in Istanbul, to be rebuilt for the European championship in a pure football stadium, the UEFA. The extent of the necessary Work in the mountains given the time frame, “risk”, the auditor of the European Association, not only for the EURO 2024, but also for the final of the Champions League 2020 to be played. As a further disadvantage for Turkey, the German stadiums have larger capacities, and thus the higher the revenue potential. Seven arenas in Turkey take less viewers than the smallest stadium, with the DFB promotes Düsseldorf with 46.264 visitors.
Advantage Of Germany: 2:0.
Mood
In both countries football is the national sport number one. The Turkey is for your hot-blooded Fans of famous, as well as the UEFA describes the country as “a passionate soccer Nation”, the state President, standing fully behind the candidature of the EURO 2024.
Among Turkish football fans emotions are often high
But also in Germany, an EM – like at the world Cup in 2006, could be a fairy tale, the “summer” – a true football euphoria trigger. According to a representative survey by the opinion research Institute FORSA, the DFB published, in favour of 74 per cent of Germans over 16 years European Championships in Germany, among the people interested in football, there are even 89 percent.
Draw: It’s still 2:0 for Germany.
Infrastructure
Here, too, the German candidacy scores quite clearly. The location in the heart of Europe is for Fans arriving from the European countries, more favorable than those of the Turkey in the Southeast of the continent. Also the distances between the venues in Germany are compared with those in Turkey is significantly shorter, the stadiums can be reached by road or train. The planned Turkish venue Trabzon, in the far North-East of the country on the Black sea, is not connected at all to the Turkish rail network, nor Antalya. In the Turkish application, it is, until 2024 17 billion euros should be invested in Expanding the road and rail network. The UEFA is due to the current currency crisis, the Turkish Lira skeptical: “The latest economic developments in the country can put the public investment under pressure.”
Advantage Of Germany: 3:0.
Finance
Without a doubt, it goes to the UEFA, but also making the championship as much cash as possible. Since it is the Association of a thorn in the eye, that “the German authorities have eliminated the tax exemption” and pay tax on “winnings” would be. In contrast to the Turkish application, the UEFA would have to also pay rent for the stadiums. So UEFA doesn’t seem to trust the financial Commitments of Turkey. By the government to head of state, Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised tax guarantees were not “fully” compliant with “the applicable laws and obligations under applicable international law”, – stated in the audit report. Still …
Advantage Turkey: only 3:1 for Germany.
Human rights
A photo of the beat waves: Özil (l.) with Erdogan
In spite of the discussion in Germany, the racism allegations, the retired national player Mesut Özil – the accusations against Turkey weighing much more difficult. The situation of human rights under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to say the least, problematic: The press and freedom of expression is restricted, thousands of members of the opposition sit without a trial behind bars. Even the UEFA is otherwise rather reserved for political Statements in their audit report: “The Lack of an action plan in the field of human rights is a cause for concern.” The DFB is certificated to do everything in order to prevent possible human rights violations during the tournament.
Advantage Of Germany: Final Score 4:1.