final!

Our last extra-question:

how will Germany play vs. Spain tonight? Please write the exact result - just leave a comment until one hour before kick-off.

The final fan-question (see photo-above, taken at the World Cup 2006): these 2 supporters were watching another German penalty-shooting win . Question: against whom did Germany play that game?

Answer this and older fan-questions by tonight and have a chance to win a photo-book or photo-print!

Good luck,

Martin

EURO 2008 quiz: semi-final!

We are coming close to the final. To reach that, you should answer this extra-question:

Extra-question 6: how will the game Russia vs. Spain end?

Write the exact result not later than Thursday, 8pm CET, by comment - and please do not forget to leave your (User-)name.

Furthermore, here's another fan-question (see photo above of a fan at the World Cup 2006): did she support

a. Angola, b. Ghana or c. Togo?

Easy, isn't it? Just write in your comment.
Older fan-questions - see earlier posts below - you can still answer until June 29. They may give you many points needed to win prizes. What to win? My photo-book “Roll Over, Lenin!” and 3 photographic edition-prints. So, hurry up, or follow the Turkish “last-minute” strategy.

Good luck,

Martin

EURO quarterfinal Italy vs Spain

how will the game end (exact result)? Send your answer (comment) by 8 pm CET on June 22 and have a chance to win my photo-book or an edition print.

Good luck,

Martin

One more hour to go...

...before the EURO 2008 game Italy vs France starts.

Guess the result right now - simply leave a comment - and win a photo-book or print.

Good luck!

Martin

"In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol; it was the worst 20 minutes of my life." (George Best)

Adnen from Tunisia watches the World Cup 2006 game of his team at Heiligengeistfeld Public Viewing in Hamburg. His team lost 1:4. Today's fan-question is easy - you should write me against whom Tunisia lost that game:

a. France, b.Germany, c. Saudi-Arabia? Easy, isn't it?

And today’s extra-questions on the EURO 2008 is:

Extra-Question 4: how will the June 17 game between France vs Italy end?! The exact result please! Leave a comment with your answers until Tuesday, June 17, 8pm CET.

Just got into this blog now?!? Don't worry - by answering all fan-questions (see also earlier posts with photos below - you can answer them until June 29!) and upcoming extra-questions (on EURO 2008) you still have a chance to win!

So stay tuned for the next questions!

Good luck!

Martin

"I do go to football sometimes but I don't know the offside rule or free-kicks - or side kicks - or whatever they're called." (Victoria Beckham)

One fan from Poland – she followed her team during the 2006 World Cup. I photographed her before (left) and after the game. Today’s fan-question:

How did her team play - a. win, b. draw or c. loose?

And to connect to the current EURO 2008, today’s extra-question (to be answered by June 13, 8pm CET):

Extra-question 3: what will be the result of the Austria vs. Poland game ??

Good luck!

Martin

game tactics

Here some tactical instructions on the game:

Rule 1: the extra-questions you better answer right away – they have a very short deadline. Game delays will be punished immediately here! And watch out for future extra-questions – I'll post 1 or 2 of them weekly until June 27.

Rule 2: check out each fan-portrait carefully and answer the attached questions. The fan-questions have to be answered latest by June 29, 17.00pm (CET), either in single comments or by one complete post. Until end of EURO 2008 I will put about 10 more fan-portraits online, so stay tuned.

Rule 3: how to get into the game? Either by subscribing with email (all new posts coming directly into your mailbox) or by marking a RSS-Feed. Or simply by showing up daily to the training session here. Wrte your answers through click on "post a comment".

Game analysis:

Until now we had 3 fan-portraits – check out carefully the questions coming with them!

- Shaun, USA (click here!)
- Cecile and Vanessa, France (click here!)
- an unidentified fan at the Hamburg public-viewing (click here!)

The current extra-questions you find here (click).

What to win? My photo-book “Roll Over, Lenin!” and 3 signed photographs from my photo-archive.

Good luck!

Martin

"The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem." (Gary Lineker)

Here's another fan from the World Cup 2006, photographed on the public viewing area Heiligengeistfeld in Hamburg: before (left) and after the game. The outcome of the match should be quite clear, shouldn’t it? However, our exercises are becoming a bit harder now! You should answer me:

A: which team does the young lady support (hint: the flag!)?
B: against which Arab country did her team play in this game (group phase World Cup 2006)
C: what was the exact result?

Answer right now or later – but do not forget to send all answers in by June 29, 8pm (CET), to be eligible for the lottery.

Good luck!

Martin

"Football is much harder if you don't have the ball." (Sven-Goran Eriksson)

To beef up our little quiz, I’ll post 1 or 2 extra-questions per week, from now until the final day of EURO 2008. Please note the deadlines for them!

Here we go with today’s extra-questions (to be answered until 5pm, CET on June 7, 2008):

1. which team will win the EURO 2008?
2. how will the game Portugal vs. Turkey end (exact result)?

Besides, do not forget to check out my regular fan-portrait-questions (currently: fan portrait 1, fan portrait 2, fan portrait 3). More to come weekly until June 27. Collect one point for each correct answer and win a photo-book (1. price) or photo-print (2. to 4 price). These fan-questions can be answered one-by-one or en block in a single comment. Write answers to fan-questions now or later – but latest until June 29, 2008, 5pm (CET).

Good luck!

Martin von den Driesch

how did the US-Boys play?

Thanks, Mike.

But you are wrong - the US-Boys didn't loose that game. Actually, they scored quite a respectable result, especially considering their opponent of that game. Shaun could look a bit more optimistic. Please try again! Hint: check out the day of the week I provided.

And: what's about our 2 French fans - which result made them looking rather sad??

Martin

Mike said...

Hi Martin,

nice pics! Guess it's quite clear here - the US-Boys lost. Or didn't they?! :) BTW, can we win anything here? :)

Mike

May 31, 2008 2:55 PM

EURO 2008 fever heating up. But remember the World Cup 2006?

Let's continue with our little football quiz. Here two French supporters - I met them in June 2006 at the public-viewing in Cologne, watching the World Cup game of their "Le Bleus" team. We see them before (left) and after the game. The - short - question to you is: how did their team play? The longer question (in case you have some time to google): against which team was the French team playing, and how exactly ended the game? Hint: it was a beautiful Tuesday evening in June 2006.
Stay tuned - until the end of the EURO 2008 we'll place here 1 or 2 fan-portraits weekly. And among all participants we'll make a draw for a photo-book and print. Results to be announced on July 29 - the final day of EURO 2008.

Good luck,

Martin von den Driesch

Football Fever: face up!

With the EURO 2008 less than 3 weeks away, I thought time is finally ripe for placing some of my "football fans face up" images online. They are part of a long-term project, focusing on football supporters, public viewing and the rather new phenomenon of showing your emotions at a public place other than your team's stadium. Gosh, was that a wonderful football summer back in 2006! In the next few weeks there will be a dozen of portraits, always taken before/ after the game. Here's an invitation: why don't you try to guess the outcome of the game: big win? disappointing draw? or hefty loss? Here we see Shaun from the USA, before (left) and after the game . He's certainly not close to do the "V"-sign. But how did the US boys play? Write the general outcome (w/d/l), the exact result, or even the opponent you think they played against. Hint: it was a sunny Saturday in June 2006.

Next supporter to meet "face up" you will find here by end of the week. Also coming soon: first part of an interview we did recently with German team manager Jogi Loew.

Martin von den Driesch