Organization Committee

OC President: Franz Beckenbauer
German soccer legend "The Kaiser"- who won the World Cup both as a player and a coach in 1974 and 1990 respectively - is the head of the oc and had the leading role in pulling the event to Germany. He is responible for the major organisational Projects and for the represantation of the host. In this role he visited all 31 nation that will take part at 2006 World Cup.

OC Vice Presidents:
Dr. Theo Zwanziger:
Responsible for Ticketing, Accomodation, Security, Cities & Venues et al.
Horst R. Schmidt:
Responsible for Marketing, Media Facilities, Accreditation et al.
Wolfgang Niersbach:
Responsible for Finance, Legal, Personnel et al.