A time to make friends
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Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm . Slogans vary from the written and the...
of the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, which was held from June 9 to July 9, 2006 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Invented by Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n artist André Heller
André Heller
Franz André Heller is an Austrian artist, author, singer and actor.- Biography :Heller was born in Vienna into a wealthy Jewish family of sweets manufacturers . His almost daily visits to the Café Hawelka were in his opinion a key element in the development of his literary orientation...
, the slogan was presented on November 19, 2002 in the FIFA Stadium Gelsenkirchen
Veltins-Arena
Veltins-Arena is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened in 2001, as the new home ground for German Bundesliga club Schalke 04....
. It was to express the Germans' hospitality especially during the World Cup.
It was quoted frequently (outside Germany as well) and predominantly in a well-meaning manner. It reflected the atmosphere during the World Cup quite appropriately.
Translation
- German: Die Welt zu Gast bei Freunden (word by word: The world as a guest with friends)
- English: A time to make friends
- French: Le rendez-vous de l'amitié
- Spanish: El mundo entre amigos
- Italian: Il momento di fare gli amici
- Greek: Ένας χρόνος να γίνουν οι φίλοι
- Portuguese: Tempo de fazer amigos
- Indonesia: Waktunya mencari teman