Analysis

Stephen Evans BBC News, Berlin

"Campo Bahia, as the German football authorities are calling it, has all the comforts of a seaside holiday village.

"It is still under construction amid the palms on the sand-dunes of north eastern Brazil but the basic structures are there: a circle of white buildings for accommodation around a pool, a press centre plus a training pitch for the national side. It is well located for an airport to give short flights to Germany's initial fixtures.

"According to the German association, the work is being organised by a German entrepreneur who said the facilities would be "optimal" for the team. There's been a lot of controversy about whether facilities will be adequate for the World Cup. In November, a crane collapsed at one stadium still being built.

"The Germans are leaving nothing to chance. They've been to Brazil, decided what they need and are now building it themselves."