Tradition meets football: How the Liliputbahn travels to the Happel Stadium!

Tradition meets football: How the Liliputbahn travels to the Happel Stadium!

The dream of the 2026 World Cup lives on: The “Friends of the Liliputbahn” fan club with chairman Luis Cordero has big plans for the future. The friends from Salzburg have a tradition and the trip to the Happel Stadium with cold drinks is simply part of it. With Christoph Baumgartner as their current favorite player and the support of coach Robert Klauß, the club is optimistic about qualifying for the World Cup. How Krone.at reported that they will even establish close ties to Guadalajara, where Cordero's friend has good contacts.

She is driven by her passion for the game and traveling to historic stadium legends such as the Maracana or Old Trafford. “The World Cup in Qatar taught us that places without history are not important to us forever,” says Cordero, who also vividly revives the memories of his trip to the 2022 final in Lusail. Despite the hurdles that had to be overcome, such as the expensive flights, he managed to catch the flight back to Munich at the very last moment.

Opportunities for Guatemala

Particularly interesting is Cordero's hope that his home country Guatemala will qualify for the World Cup for the first time. “The opportunity is greater than ever,” he reports. In addition, he had the opportunity to take part in the 2026 Olympic Games in Cortina as captain of the Guatemalan national curling team, but this was denied to him due to the non-inclusion of this discipline in the program, as stated in the report Academia.edu was mentioned. Despite these setbacks, the enthusiasm for football remains unbroken.