Hamburg welcomes US team ahead of World Cup

(7 Jun 2006) 1. Tilt down of Hamburg town hall. 2. Exterior of town hall with police 3. US flag being carried 4. Wide of bus arriving 5. Coach Frank Arena getting off the bus 6. More players getting off the bus 7. Close-up security man 8. Captain Claudio Reyna getting off the bus 9. Press inside the town hall 10. Wide of choir singing 11. Mid of players listening to the choir 12. Mid of choir listening 13. Close up of photo camera showing pictures of the welcoming ceremony 14. Players filming and taking pictures 15. Wide pan from press to Mayor of Hamburg, Ole von Beust 16. Close-up of Mayor 17. Pan on US football team 18. Bruce Arena and Claudio Reyna giving a US team T-shirt to Ole Von Beust 19. Close-up of T-shirt with Mayor's name on it 20. Exterior of town hall with US team on town hall balcony 21. Close up of players on balcony 22. Crowd with flag looking on STORYLINE: The US football World Cup team was officially welcomed by the town of Hamburg on Wednesday. With the local Hamburger choir singing in English, the football players were greeted by the mayor of the city, Ole von Beust. Frank Arena, the team's captain, presented a US team a T-shirt with the Mayor's name on it. The fifth-ranked United States opens against the No. 2 Czech Republic on Monday, then plays No. 13 Italy on June 17 and No. 48 Ghana on June 22. About 17,000 total tickets were sold for the American games by the U.S. Soccer Federation, a figure that doesn't include sponsor tickets or those bought directly from German organisers on the Internet. The US estimates more Americans will travel to this tournament than all previous World Cups combined, excluding the 1994 games in the United States. Keyword-world cup 2006 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...