Overview

• The 15th German mud football championship wrapped up August 2 on a waterlogged field in Wöllnau, Nordsachsen.
• Lokomotive Wöllnau captured the national title to earn a place at the mud football World Cup in Finland.
• Organizers pumped more than 200,000 liters of well water into a cultivated field to create ankle-deep sludge.
• Eight men’s teams and two women’s teams battled in the quagmire, pushing players’ fitness and stamina to the limit.
• Stephan Guth, event organizer, described the tournament as a challenging yet lighthearted “fun sport.”