Good morning, and welcome to the 2006 World Cup.

After a week of always overcast and sometimes chilly weather, it's a gorgeous day all over Germany, where sunshine has temperatures from 20 to 28 across the country. (What's that in farenhite? From about 70 to 85? I'll check.)

The fans are entering the stadium and I'm busy at work in the media center, where more than two thousand journalists are hard at work as the 2002 World Cup final plays on the center's various screens as a backdrop.