Want to see the German National Team at Wake Forest's Spry Stadium? Here's how to do it
The German National Soccer Team, which will be training for the World Cup at Wake Forest's Spry Stadium this summer, isn't providing a lot of access for soccer fans to see it, but there will be a chance on June 8.
On that Monday from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the German team will have an open training session and its free to the public. However, fans need to get tickets in advance and must sign up.
After the training sessions, coaches and players will be available for autographs.
Spry Stadium, one of the best college soccer stadiums in the country, holds around 3,000 and that will be the limit for fans to come watch the popular German team.
"I think it's one of the hottest free tickets for a sporting event in Winston-Salem history," said Bobby Muuss, the men's soccer coach at Wake Forest. "I don't think the community realizes what this event will be, even though it's a training session. To have a team have that caliber here and training for what is the biggest sporting event in the world is outstanding."
The German team will play in Chicago against the U.S. team in a friendly on June 6, then will be at Spry Stadium on June 8. This training session will be the only time the team will train in front of the public during its stay in Winston-Salem.
The German team is using Graylyn Estate as its team base camp during their historic stay as they play matches in the World Cup.
The historic 55-acre Graylyn setting will offer privacy and comfort for the team and it's close to the training facilities. The team also will use some of Wake Forest's other on-campus facilities.
"This is just a great opportunity to have one of the best soccer communities here in Winston-Salem to get to see some of the best players in the world and we will get to see them up close and not on TV," Muuss said.
Muuss and Tony da Luz, the Wake Forest women's soccer, along with a representative from the German team, will provide opening remarks on June 8. Following the hour-long session, players will be available for photos and autographs. Concessions and merchandise will be available throughout the evening.
The popular hill overlooking the stadium off Polo Road will not be available for the training session. During Wake Forest games, that part of the stadium is open to the public for free.
"The hill will be closed off and there will be tighter security for obvious reasons," Muuss said. "But we are looking forward to it because this puts Spry Stadium and Wake Forest out there on a national level.
"I don't think there will be an empty seat at Spry for this."
Germany selected Wake Forest due to its thriving college environment, athletics facilities and reputation as one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.
Germany is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the sport, having won FIFA World Cup titles in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014. The team is led by Coach Julian Nagelsmann, widely regarded as one of the most innovative coaches in international soccer.
When it was announced in January that the German team was training at Wake Forest, Nagelsmann said: "The cooperation with Wake Forest University is unique. We already find many things available on site and don't have to bring everything from Germany. That makes logistics much easier. We have outstanding conditions here, both on the pitch and beyond."
UNC Greensboro also hosting
UNC Greensboro will be playing host to the Norwegian national team and its team officials. It's Norway's first World Cup since 1998.
According to estimates from the 2022 World Cup, five billion people watched the final match between Argentina and France.
UNCG's $3.6 million Soccer Stadium, opened in 1991, features Bermuda-style grass, TV-friendly lighting, a modern scoreboard with a message center, and seating for 3,540 fans
In 2025, during FIFA's inaugural Club World Cup, UNCG served as a training facility for Brazil's SE Palmeiras club.
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