Philipp Lahm of Germany hands over tickets to schoolchildren during the daily news conference of the German national soccer team in Erasmia, near Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, June 11, 2010. The Germany team has bought 300 tickets for each of its three World Cup group matches that will be distributed to local schoolchildren. The children from poorer areas in the cities of Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg will be driven by bus to the games, given food at the stadiums and then driven back. Germany are preparing for the upcoming soccer World Cup, where they will play in Group D. (AP/Gero Breloer)