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The 'Commerzbank-Arena' (also historically known as 'Waldstadion') is a 52,300 seat football stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. It is the home of Eintracht Frankfurt of the Bundesliga. Waldstadion was first opened in 1925 and during World War II it was used for political events of the Nazi Party.
The stadium has been named "Commerzbank-Arena" since July 2005. But most people, especially the fans of Eintracht Frankfurt, still call it "Waldstadion". During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was called "FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt" (in English, "FIFA World Cup Stadium Frankfurt"). Large modifications were made for the tournament with the stadium being nearly completely rebuilt and modernized. Now it is one of Germany's biggest stadiums and there have already been some important events in last year, such as the finale of the Confederations Cup.
One modification involved suspending a large four-sided structure over the stadium with large screens on each side for the crowds to see. On sunny days this creates a large shadow on the pitch, making it more difficult to watch matches via television because the cameras have to adjust between the light dark areas of the pitch. During the Korea Republic vs Togo match the roof was closed over the stadium, despite the weather being dry and sunny, presumably to shade the whole pitch and avoid the effects of the shadow. This decision was criticised by some because it meant the stadium became very hot and humid on an already hot and humid day.

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2006 FIFA World Cup

Other events

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2006 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. However, due to sponsorship contracts, the stadium was called ''FIFA World Cup Stadium Frankfurt'' during the World Cup.
The following games were played at the stadium during the World Cup of 2006:

Date	Time(CET)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Spectators
2006-06-10	15.00	England	1-0	Paraguay	Group B	48,000
2006-06-13	15.00	South Korea	2-1	Togo	Group G	48,000
2006-06-17	15.00	Portugal	2-0	Iran	Group D	48,000
2006-06-21	21.00	Netherlands	0-0	Argentina	Group C	48,000
2006-07-01	21.00	Brazil	0-1	France	Quarterfinals	48,000

Other events

Following musicians played shows at the Waldstadion:

★ Genesis

★ Herbert Grönemeyer

★ Michael Jackson

★ Madonna

★ Marius Müller-Westernhagen

★ Prince

★ Rolling Stones

★ Bruce Springsteen

★ Supertramp

★ Tina Turner

★ U2
The ground will stage at least three home fixtures of SV Wehen in their 2.Bundesliga 2007-08 campaign due to the delayed start of modifications at the intended ground Stadion an der Berliner Straße.
CommerzBank-Arena was host to three NFL Europe World Bowls. It hosted its third and last World Bowl on June 23, 2007, when the Frankfurt Galaxy lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils in World Bowl XV.

External links

★ Official site (in German and English)

★ WorldStadiums.com entry