The village of Weggis on Lake Lucerne scored big by hosting Brazil's football team for two weeks of training before the World Cup kickoff in Germany. The locals have gone football mad, along with thousands of other Swiss, who are flocking to Weggis to catch a glimpse of Ronaldinho and Co in action. (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo) swissinfo.ch
Not everyone has gone overboard swissinfo.ch
A few villagers are wondering what all the fuss is about swissinfo.ch
Celebrities often cite the anonymity of life in Switzerland as a reason for coming here swissinfo.ch
In case you don't get to see the team in the flesh swissinfo.ch
Only the sea is missing swissinfo.ch
Fans of the Swiss team are distinctly thin on the ground swissinfo.ch
Not everyone is watching the football swissinfo.ch
The ticketless take to the hills swissinfo.ch
Luckily he has a small camera swissinfo.ch
Rumour has it that there are more journalists than football fans in Weggis swissinfo.ch
Standing room only swissinfo.ch
Some still can't believe their eyes swissinfo.ch
A Swiss village plays host to Ronaldinho and Co.
This content was published on May 26, 2006 - 17:03
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