Die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft als Lernzumutung. Aus dem pädagogischen Tagebuch

This article reflects how preparation time for the 2006 World Cup in Germany was packed with daunting learning tasks and learning expectation and education metaphors. A distinction is made between two levels: first of all, with respect to the population at large, the expectation of being a model host inculcating the ideals of friendliness towards foreign nationals and a service mentality. Daunting learning and educational tasks associated with the narrower field of the national football team, in particular between the national team manager and the German Football Association, are explored.