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Olympiastadion

Olympiastadion

Location: Munich, Germany
Inauguration: 26 May 1972

The history of the Olympiastadion in München is inextricably linked with the goal-scoring exploits of Gerd Der Bomber Muller. Who else but Germany's all-time leading goal scorer could have christened the stadium in such sensational style.
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I Was There…

Gerd Muller (1974 FIFA World Cup winner)
The atmosphere for the Final was superb. It would have been superb at another stadium too, but I was at home there, and we had six players from Munich. It felt very different compared to playing in Hamburg, and we had a number of good games there too.

Did You Know?

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  • One of the most famous games at the stadium was painful for Germany - a 5-1 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat against England in 2001.
  • Poland won Olympic Gold at Munich in 1972 and returned to the same stadium to take third place at the FIFA World Cup two years later.
  • With artificial snow, the Olympiastadion became the first venue to host the Tour de Ski cross-country skiing event on 31 December 2006.
  • The start of the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final™ was delayed briefly when somebody noticed the stadium’s corner flags had not been inserted.
  • Franz Beckenbauer fondly described the venue as “an architectural masterpiece even today” but conceded it was “somewhat old-fashioned”.

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