0比2被在半決賽中被意大利隊擊敗後，德國本土奪冠的夢想宣告破滅，賽後，無數的德國球迷涌上街頭和廣場，他們的失望情緒使得原本安靜的德國各個城市開始變得躁動不安，多特蒙德警方稱賽後那裏發生了鬥毆事件，但是還沒有向外界透露相關人員被拘捕的具體消息，而在首都柏林，當地政府估計有大約100萬人將柏林街頭變成了黑，紅，黃的海洋，德國的球迷在那裏大聲地喊道“你們只是送皮薩餅的”來嘲笑意大利隊。
鏈結：http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=ap-wcup-germany-scene&prov=ap&type=lgns
原文：
Germany groans as Italy ends hosts' dream of World Cup glory
By ERICA BULMAN, Associated Press Writer
July 4, 2006
BERLIN (AP) -- Howls of frustration from huge crowds of Germans who crammed the streets and squares while the host team failed to score for two hours Tuesday turned to groans and stunned silence.
Two late Italian goals abruptly ended the World Cup hosts' dream of lifting the trophy in Berlin, sending thousands of fans filing away in silence.
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Police in Dortmund, where the match was played, said some fights broke out in the city after the game but had no information on arrests.
"The situation is getting significantly less calm," police spokesman Michael Bloch said.
Things in Berlin appeared peaceful, however.
About 1 million people, according to a Berlin city government estimate, turned Berlin's "Fan Mile" into a sea of black, red and yellow German flags. They yelled "finale" to the tune of "Volare" and taunted Italy's team by chanting "You're only pizza deliverers!"
The semifinal match dragged into the late evening, and was scoreless going into extra time. Then Italy scored two goals in the final two minutes.
One fan shouted "Now we'll be third!"
But many just shuffled off, some shaking their heads as they tried to take in a defeat that came just as Germany seemed close to a penalty shootout -- a national specialty.
Nearly half an hour after the final whistle, one girl was still lying on the ground next to one of the fan festival's giant screens, sobbing into a German flag as her friends tried to console her.
"I don't have anything against the Italian people -- I have no problem with them. But I'm feeling betrayed because the Germans were the better team in this game," said Ursel Weber, 30, who works at a medical supply company.
"I hope we will get third place and I hope Italy will not be the champion," she added.
"I am not going to sleep tonight, or maybe the next week," said Klaus Braun, another Berlin fan. "I haven't felt this terrible since my parents divorced."
The "Fan Mile," the biggest of the outdoor festivals that has sprung up for the World Cup, was extended before Tuesday's semifinal to accommodate the growing crush of home fans. About 200,000 people watched the game in Dortmund.
Elsewhere, Frankfurt let fans into its World Cup stadium, which already has seen its last match, to watch a live broadcast. Most of the 40,000 tickets had gone by mid-afternoon -- hours before kick-off.
During the tournament, "Berlin, Berlin, we're going to Berlin" became a favorite fan chant as confidence built that Germany would reach Sunday's final in the capital.
作者-于歡-北京第二外國語學院-英語系
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