Ukraine Embrace East Germany

Most of the World Cup teams have chosen to base their camps in West Germany. But not Ukraine. We’ll be staying in the East German city of Potsdam. According to this site:

Potsdam, city in northeastern Germany, capital of the state of Brandenburg after the German unification in 1990 (formerly the capital of Potsdam District, East Germany). Potsdam is located on the Havel River, near Berlin. Among the manufactures are locomotives, textiles, and pharmaceuticals; motion pictures are produced in the suburb of Babelsberg. Industrial air pollution is a problem in Potsdam.

Hopefully none of Ukraine’s players have asthma problems. Air pollution can really bring out terrible asthma.