Tonight's Brazil-Croatia clash is the first match in the German capital. All day the city has been packed with fans in the Brazilian yellow and Croatian chequered red and white shirts, soaking up the atmosphere ahead of the evening kick-off. I took these snaps on and around the Fan Mile near the Reichstag.
"I am the 12th man", reads the slogan on this street cleaner's T-shirt by the Brandenburg Gate. Behind him is the Adlon Hotel, one of Berlin's swankiest, now having to put up with hordes of sweaty football fans marching across its red carpet on their way to the Fan Mile.
Strict security at the Adidas World of Football - a mini replica of the Olympiastadion with giant viewing screens, erected just in front of the Reichstag. Our mineral water was confiscated and I had to fight to keep my aerosol suntan lotion
Three flag-draped England supporters on the Fan Mile. Overheard asking the first policeman they saw where the beer tent was. They found it shortly afterwards and didn't move much further
Giant football boots outside the new Hauptbahnhof train station - part of an exhibition called Germany - Land of Ideas
Croatian fans with dubious headgear on the Fan Mile
A Brazilian supporter on the Fan Mile
Some suspiciously un-Brazilian looking drummers in front of the Reichstag
South Korean fans celebrate on the Fan Mile after their team's 2-1 win over Togo
We were glad we'd refused an offer by a German teenager to sell us his 3 euro entry ticket for 50 euros when we saw the size of the crowd for Korea-Togo at the Adidas World of Football. They let us in for free in the end
Playing football outside the Adidas World of Football, in front of the Reichstag
