If you can pick and choose, where's the best place to sit (or stand) in the ground?

Dieter: North or South Stand.

Where should you definitely not sit?

Dieter: You'll get a good view from anywhere.

Apart from the official 'Fan Park', where's a good place to watch the game on a big screen with a good atmosphere, if you don't get any tickets?

Dieter: At the moment, we only know of the 'Fan Fest'.

What's the best way to get from the city centre to the ground on public transport?

Dieter: There are free park-and-ride buses to the ground from the car parks of numerous out-of-town stores.  All you need is your match ticket.

If you meet opposition fans in a pub, what's the best thing to say if you want to make friends?

Dieter: "Ich fühle mich wie "zu Gast bei Freunden" (I feel like I'm a guest amongst friends)

If you meet opposition fans in a pub, what should you definitely not say, if you want it to be a good evening?

Dieter: "Heil Hitler!"

Where's the best place to park near the ground?

Dieter: You'll be lucky!  See 'park and ride', above.

What is the typical thing to  drink in the region?

Dieter: Usually wine and beer.

What is the typical thing to eat in the region?

Dieter: Pfälzer Saumagen (so that'll be 'sow's stomach' again! Ed.)

Which four teams do you think will reach the semi-finals?

Dieter: Brazil, Germany, England, Holland

Who do you think will win the World Cup?

Dieter: Germany

How far do you think Germany will get?

Dieter: We're going to win!

If Germany don't win, who would you prefer to see win the World Cup?

Dieter: Any of them, after all they're all 'zu Gast bei Freunden'!