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Studierende sitzt am Arbeitsplatz und schaut auf den Laptop. © Aliona Kardash​/​TU Dortmund

How WE become world champions

Start: End: Location: Hörsaalgebäude II, Hörsaal 1 und 2, Campus Nord, TU Dortmund
Event type:
  • Brötchen-und-Borussia
Portrait of Metin Tolan © Lutz Kampert​/​TU Dortmund
In the 2026 summer semester, the "Zwischen Brötchen und Borussia" event series will once again bring physics topics to a wide audience. The lectures are aimed at the interested public - adults as well as children and young people - and take place in person. This time, the focus is on the "XXL Football World Cup 2026". Prof. Metin Tolan will kick off the event.

With the start of the World Cup on June 11 in the USA, Canada and Mexico, the focus is on a tournament in XXL format with 48 teams and 104 games. Prof. Metin Tolan's lecture will shed light on the role of physical principles in soccer and why the sport is considered both particularly unfair and fascinating. Topics include the use of video evidence, the physics of kicking techniques and historical match situations. The question of which factors determine who wins the World Cup is also explored. Why will Germany actually be world champions this time?

By attending the event and completing a quiz on the content of the event, pupils can earn a pupil's diploma in the lecture hall. The student diploma is credited as part of the first semester's coursework when studying physics or medical physics at TU Dortmund University.

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