Great atmosphere at the second match

Party mood along the Fan Mile and in the Fan Zones in Klagenfurt, and Mayor Scheucher is happy that the people from Klagenfurt have finally come back to their city! "The spell is broken; people are now convinced that their city is totally safe, and they are finally joining in the great celebration of football in Klagenfurt!"

The second match day in Klagenfurt is eagerly awaited. Tomorrow, Germany will play Croatia; the match will begin at 6:00 pm at the Wörthersee stadium. Everything is predicted to run smoothly. "The first match day showed that our city is perfectly prepared", Mayor Scheucher said, who was also very pleased about the positive statements about Klagenfurt's stadium by German team player Michael Ballack. Tomorrow's match will be attended by UEFA President Michel Platini, the former Minister President of Bavaria, Edmund Stoiber, and the Croatian politicians Ivo Sander and Stipe Mesic.

Governor Jörg Haider is pleased that "preparations for tomorrow's second EURO match between Germany and Croatia are going fine." 50 airplanes are expected to touch down at Klagenfurt airport today. Five special trains, 65 buses from Germany and buses from Croatia are expected. The trains from Croatia will stop in Pörtschach, too, so that fans can visit the Croatian fan camp in Pörtschach. Haider also reported that the Carinthian traffic concept is highly appreciated.

Before the kick-off, the German rock band "Sportfreunde Stiller" will give a concert in the Fan Zone on the Exhibition Grounds at 15:45. The concert will be transmitted live on the screen in the Neuer Platz Fan Zone.

The Commander of the Regional Police announced that no noteworthy or criminal EURO offences had been committed since Monday. Yesterday, a team of 30 members of the Croatian police arrived in Klagenfurt. Cooperation with the Slovene police and the border authorities is running smoothly.

As far as fan numbers are concerned, he said that 10,000 Germans and 5,600 Croatians are expected to visit the stadium. All in all, 15,000 German fans and eight to ten thousand Croatian fans are expected to pour into the city.

Public Safety Director Slamanig condemned the fear-mongering in the media. "It is bad to create fear among people. The mood in Klagenfurt is not fearful! It is great, people are in a party mood", he said quite plainly.