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It’s the 8th of May and you still have yet to book a hostel for your stay during the World Cup.  Let me just take this chance to say… “what were you thinking?!” 
If you have no friends who you can beg to stay with, camping may be the only chance you have now.
If your game venue is in Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen and Cologne, worldcup-camp.com has several camp sites with good facilities.  Rates are relatively cheap. You can even rent a tent, if you do not have one.
For other venues, you may want to check out World Cup Camping forum for leads.
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W A R N I N G ! ! !  

Last December, I posted an entry on budget accommodations for the World Cup.  Staying with Friends has a big selection of rooms for World Cup fans who do not have much moolah to spend.  Another option worth mentioning would be Host-A-Fan.
I checked these sites, using Frankfurt (where I reside) as a sample.  They truly do have great rooms for great prices.  Really a steal.  However, amidst all these offers are rooms which are located nowhere near the venue.  Some are not even in the city mentioned!  I found several that says “Frankfurt – [insert a small town …read more

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