Top Hostels in Munich

Planning to do a little crowd surfing at the FIFA World Cup 2006? Soccer is the most-watched sport on the planet, and Munich will be jampacked for The Beautiful Game's supreme title matches. Two years of prelims, 850 qualifying matches, five continents -- it's all been leading to the battlefield of Munich's Allianz Arena._*

Matches start June 9. If you're journeying to Germany for the Cup and don't have a place to hang your backpack yet, make reservations right now.

• Munich's top youth hostels
• Brush up on your soccer-ese with a soccer glossary (links to Cup news, too)

_{*Thanks to Bill Hutchinson, About's Guide to World Soccer.}