STADIUM CHECKS UNDER WAY · PREDICTION GAME FOR EURO 2028

Every match
a hit
for the forest 🌳🦜

Since 2014 FUSSBALLENGEL has been combining football with a good cause, today as a damnit e.V. project. On the road to EURO 2028 it's all about sustainability: I'm already following the national team to its matches and checking in Stadium Checks how sustainable stadiums and clubs are. At the EURO in Great Britain and Ireland the prediction game begins: every prediction protects a piece of real rainforest in the damnit-Forest in Peru. But you can already protect forest today.

🌳 Protect forest now See the stadium checks
Already now · until EURO 2028
FUSSBALLENGEL-Emblem, seit 2014

Live at the games, travelling sustainably

My goal: to be there live at the EURO on the island in 2028. Until then I'm following the German national team to its matches – with my eyes wide open.

At every match I attend I do a FUSSBALLENGEL Stadium Check and look at five things: energy, mobility, reusable cups, food and waste. The rating is up to five trees. 🌳

For me, getting there is part of the football experience too. So I travel by train, electric car, bike or carpool whenever I can. Whenever that's not enough, I give extra support to the damnit-Forest.

And when a trip is too far, there's the Couch Check: cycling to the pub, watching with friends, regional drinks and mostly vegan food. All impressions are on Instagram.

Experience football. Travel more sustainably. And join FUSSBALLENGEL on the road to EURO 2028. 🌳

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On the road for football. On the road for the forest.

The shirt travels with me to the national team's matches and shows what FUSSBALLENGEL stands for: experiencing football while acting sustainably.

🏟️ How sustainable is football really?

The FUSSBALLENGEL Stadium Check

At every match I attend, I take a closer look at:

⚡ Energy 🚆 Mobility 🥤 Reuse 🌱 Food ♻️ Waste

Up to five trees show how sustainable a stadium really is on match day.

🌱 Also on our radar: the pitch itself – artificial turf, hybrid turf and microplastics. Read more →

🌳 How we count trees

For every Fussballengel stadium check I look at five things. What counts is what I experience as a fan on matchday, backed up by publicly documented facts.

⚡Energy – proven 100% green power plus own solar, heat or storage technology at the stadium
🚆Mobility – public transport included in the ticket and rail, tram or metro within walking distance
🥤Reuse – all drinks in deposit cups that are washed and reused
🌱Food – vegetarian and vegan options labelled and easy to find at almost every stand
♻️Waste – waste separation that fans can actually see in the stadium
🌟Extra Mile – Bonus without points: lasting, documented commitment by the club, stadium or association to the environment or the community beyond running the stadium, for example its own forest or local social projects. Does not count towards the trees.

✓ met = 1 point · ◐ partly = ½ point · ✕ not met = 0 points. Points are added up, half points are rounded up. Every stadium starts with one tree. From the second point on, each point adds another tree. The fifth tree is only awarded if all five categories are met.

🌳0 to 1 point
🌳🌳1.5 to 2 points
🌳🌳🌳2.5 to 3 points
🌳🌳🌳🌳3.5 to 4.5 points
🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳5 points – only if all five categories are fully met
⚠️Suspected greenwashing: big words, but not verifiable on-site

Fussballengel system 1.0 · defined after the first three checks and applied retroactively, all tree ratings were confirmed.

🏟️ The latest Stadium Checks

Three stadiums. Five criteria. One honest result.

All matches & dates at the DFB →

Do, 24.09.2026 · 20:45 📍 On-site
🇳🇱 Niederlande 1 : 1 Deutschland 🇩🇪 (A) · Amsterdam
⚽ 0:1 Nmecha (32.) · 1:1 Gakpo (90.+2)
👥 51,437 spectators · 📺 RTL
🌳🌳🌳 A role model for green power, room for improvement on cups, waste and food. Read the report → · 🌟 Extra Mile
So, 27.09.2026 · 20:45 📍 On-site
🇩🇪 Deutschland 0 : 1 Griechenland 🇬🇷 (H) · Augsburg
⚽ 0:1 Kourbelis (74.)
👥 28,945 spectators · 📺 ARD
🌳🌳🌳🌳 Club forest, combined ticket, waste separation and veggie options. Read the report → · 🌟 Extra Mile
Do, 01.10.2026 · 20:45 📍 On-site
🇩🇪 Deutschland 2 : 0 Serbien 🇷🇸 (H) · München
⚽ 1:0 Bischof (39.) · 2:0 Wirtz (61.)
👥 68,121 spectators · 📺 ZDF
🌳🌳🌳🌳 LED facade, reusable cups, vegan option. Minus: transit not included, no visible waste separation. Read the report → · 🌟 Extra Mile
So, 04.10.2026 · 20:45 📺 From home
🇬🇷 Griechenland 0 : 0 Deutschland 🇩🇪 (A) · Thessaloniki
No goals
👥 sold out, around 28,000 spectators, including 1,400 German fans · 📺 RTL
🛋️ Couch check instead of a flight, around 2,500 km saved: cycled to the local pub in Aachen city centre, watched with friends, alcohol-free beer brewed in Aachen, vegan food beforehand. On the pitch there was only one good half – in the end it finished goalless.
Fr, 13.11.2026 · 20:45 📺 From home
🇷🇸 Serbien – : – Deutschland 🇩🇪 (A) · Belgrad
👥 Behind closed doors · 📺 RTL
🚫 UEFA has punished Serbia for racist and discriminatory incidents at the matches against Greece and the Netherlands: no spectators, including German fans. For me it will be a remote check from the couch.
Mo, 16.11.2026 · 20:45 📍 On-site
🇩🇪 Deutschland – : – Niederlande 🇳🇱 (H) · Berlin
📺 ARD
Sustainability note to follow after the match

📖 Read the full on-site reports →

🌍 Sustainability in football →

🇬🇧 On the road to EURO 2028

The journey continues: until EURO 2028 I'll follow the German national team, do Stadium Checks and travel as sustainably as I can.

Wherever possible I'll be there live – by campervan, carpool, train or bus.

📖 All dates & detailed information

🚗 Travel together: how to find a ride share →

📸 FUSSBALLENGEL on Instagram

Even closer. More football. More sustainability.

On Instagram I take you along to the German national team's matches and show what happens on the road and in the stadium.

Follow @fussballengel.trifft and join FUSSBALLENGEL on the road to EURO 2028.

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Beneficiary: damnit e.V.

Protect the climate. Trade fair.

"Damn it! Make fair trade sexy again!"

We want to stand up against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and protect intact primary forest. These beautiful areas are full of life and hugely important for our climate. That's why we're proud to contribute our part with the damnit-Forest in the Wilderness International protected area on the Tambopata River in Peru.

With €5, 5 m² of rainforest can be permanently protected from deforestation, while also funding local research, environmental education and agroforestry projects — credible, traceable and transparent.

🧾 damnit e.V. is a recognised charitable organisation — your donation is tax-deductible in Germany. A donation receipt is available on request by email at kontakt@fussballengel.net.

Project details

  • Location: Madre de Dios, Peru (on the Tambopata River)
  • Partner: Wilderness International ↗
  • Impact: €5 = 5 m² of permanently protected rainforest, plus funding for local research, environmental education and agroforestry projects
  • Reserve: possible in steps of 5 or with a freely chosen amount
  • Special feature: The area is precisely mapped and can be located via geo-coordinates.

More about the damnit-Forest → damnit-ev.de/act/damnit-forest

Until kick-off 2028

Don't wait. Protect forest now.

The prediction game only starts in summer 2028 — but you don't have to wait that long to make a difference. Protect rainforest area in the damnit-Forest today, independent of the game.

Secure payment via Donorbox, powered by PayPal — €5 protects 5 m² of rainforest in the damnit-Forest.

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Progress
EURO 2028 · Great Britain & Ireland

In concrete terms: every prediction donates a fixed amount to the damnit-Forest – and so protects rainforest. The protected forest area 🌳 is visible to every player.

Sketch: goal with net, football, jersey, trophy, red and yellow card

How it works

Predict

Pick the tournament winner

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Donate

Fixed amount per prediction, straight to the damnit-Forest

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Protected forest grows

Area in the damnit-Forest gets protected

Why this host is different

EURO 2028 offers a special opportunity: the venues in Great Britain and Ireland can also be reached from Germany without flying – by train and ferry. At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2026 World Cup in North America, most fans had no way around a long-haul flight — with all the CO2 that involves. After the home EURO 2024, EURO 2028 is once again a major tournament you can experience without having to fly – this time abroad.

Map of the nine EURO 2028 host venues in Great Britain and Ireland
🧮 Compare CO2 Quarks · WDR 🚆 Train vs. flight Deutsche Bahn ✈️ Offset your flight atmosfair

Flying anyway? Then instead of an external offset, support our own damnit-Forest — protect forest now →

Looking back

❤️ Since 2014

FUSSBALLENGEL didn't start with EURO 2028. What began in 2014 as a father-daughter project has been combining football with commitment to others ever since.

From Brazil to Great Britain.

5 charity prediction games — with a different host and cause each time, but the same drive. Two tournaments had to pause; in 2028 a new ring grows. 📰 View press coverage →

5.650 € donated since 2014 — across all tournaments

FUSSBALLENGEL originally started as a pure father-daughter project. Father Thorsten, completely football-mad, and daughter Janna, involved in various charity projects for years. In 2014 the two joined forces — the birth of FUSSBALLENGEL.

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World Cup 2014 · Brazil

Prediction for Brazil

Hosted by Globale Nachbarschaft e.V., benefiting the "Gente Valente" daycare centre in Sobradinho. Donated prizes were raffled among all donors.

€10/predictionTotal donated €1,600 Globale Nachbarschaft e.V. ↗ Press ↗
Winner
Germany
16
EURO 2016 · France

Prediction for Aachener Engel e.V.

Benefiting Aachener Engel e.V. Donated prizes from Mediamarkt, the Football Museum and Amazon were raffled.

€5/predictionTotal donated €2,000 Aachener Engel e.V. ↗ Press ↗
Winner
Portugal
18
World Cup 2018 · Russia

Predict it Fair

The birth of damnit e.V. as host and beneficiary: the newest star in Hamburg's fair-trade sky. Through campaigns, workshops and cool projects we try to make fair trade appealing to lots of young people. "Damn it! Make fair trade sexy again!" — damnit e.V.'s motto ever since.

€5/predictionTotal donated €1,150 damnit e.V. ↗
Winner
France
20
EURO 2020/21

Cancelled

The prediction game for EURO 2020 had to be cancelled due to Covid.

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Winner
Italy
22
World Cup 2022 · Qatar

Prediction for Justice

In partnership with "i am light": every prediction funds a solar lamp sponsorship. A deliberate response to the human rights situation in Qatar.

€9/predictionTotal donated €300 i am light
Winner
Argentina
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EURO 2024 · Germany

Prediction with Heart

Benefiting the children's and youth hospice service of the Aachen region.

€10/predictionTotal donated €600 Aachen Hospice Service ↗
Winner
Spain
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World Cup 2026 · USA/Mexico/Canada

Paused

No prediction game for the 2026 World Cup.

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Winner
Spain
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EURO 2028 · Great Britain & Ireland

Prediction for the Forest 🌳

10th anniversary of damnit e.V. as host and beneficiary. Theme: sustainability.

in preparation damnit e.V. ↗
? Winner
TBD
Protect forest now