Fritz-Walter-Stadion (German pronunciation: [fʁɪt͡sˈvaltɐˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ^ⓘ) is the home stadium of 1. FC Kaiserslautern and is located in the city of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It was one of the stadia used in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It is named after Fritz Walter (1920–2002), who played for the Kaiserslautern club throughout his career and was captain of the Germany national football team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup in the "Miracle of Bern". The stadium was built on the Betzenberg hill, hence its nickname "Betze" (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛt͡sə] ^ⓘ), and was opened in 1920.

In preparation for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the stadium underwent a 76,5 million Euro renovation beginning in 2002 that added a media center and a new floodlight system. The capacity was also increased from 38,500, of which 18,600 were standing, to 49,850, of which 16,363 are standing.

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The following games were played at the stadium:

More information Date, Time (CET) ...

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Spectators
12 June 2006	15:00	Australia	3–1	Japan	Group F	46,000
17 June 2006	21:00	Italy	1–1	United States	Group E	46,000
20 June 2006	21:00	Paraguay	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Group B	46,000
23 June 2006	16:00	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Spain	Group H	46,000
26 June 2006	17:00	Italy	1–0	Australia	Round of 16	46,000

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• The 1. FCK logo, the logo of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and the Betzenberg Devil on the side of the north stand
• View of the stadium from the north-east
• The Fritz-Walter-Stadion in the year 2000
• The west stand, home of the most fervent FCK supporters, in 2000.
• The north stand (main stand)
• The east stand from the outside
• Aerial view of the stadium
• View towards the south-west corner

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