The game is the curriculum.
Kickoff doesn't simply use soccer as a theme for otherwise conventional language lessons. The world of soccer determines what learners read, hear, talk about, and discover. The language grows out of the game.
More than a language course.
Kickoff Deutsch brings learning Germaninto the world ofSOCCER.
Lessons become Spieltage.
Courses become Saisons.
Learners become Teammates.
01OUR IDEA
THE GAME
IS THE CURRICULUM.
Kickoff doesn't simply use soccer as a theme for otherwise conventional language lessons. The world of soccer determines what learners read, hear, talk about, and discover. The language grows out of the game.
Discover our approach ↗02YOUR NEXT MOVE
02 / ÜBER KICKOFF
More than a language course.
OUR MISSION
Kickoff Deutsch brings learning German into the world of soccer.
Lessons become Spieltage.
Courses become Saisons.
Learners become teammates.
Courses become Saisons.
Learners become teammates.
01THE IDEA
Why soccer?
Why German?
Soccer is already part of everyday life for millions of young people in the United States. Germany has one of the world’s most distinctive soccer cultures. Kickoff Deutsch brings the two together — turning an existing passion into a reason to learn, speak, and stay with German.
02BELONGING
Because soccer teaches something language learning needs: belonging
The learning of a language is easier to sustain when learners feel part of something. Soccer already creates teams, rituals, shared stories, emotions, and conversation. Kickoff brings that sense of belonging into language learning.
03WHAT MAKES KICKOFF DIFFERENT?
Learning has a rhythm.
Kickoff is built around Spieltage and Saisons rather than isolated lessons. Review, anticipation, repetition and progression create a rhythm that gives learning continuity.
The goal is bigger than proficiency.
Kickoff wants learners not only to know more German, but to use it with other people and to have a reason to keep coming back to it.
03 / SPIELTAGE
Spieltag by Spieltag.
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Kickoff Deutsch brings learning German into a rhythm that feels like a season.
Choose your Spieltag
Dein nächster Anpfiff
Two complete interactive Spieltage are ready to explore.
A Spieltag is more than a lesson.
It has a beginning, a middle and an end, from Kickoff to Final Whistle.
The topics come from the world of soccer.
The activities lead learners into reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Explore the Spieltage and find all the assignments, worksheets, and materials you will need.
Soccer provides the context and German is the game.
01SPIELTAG 1 / DIE WM 2026
SPIELTAG 01
Die WM 2026
Thema: Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2026
Grammatik: Die Zahlen (0–6)
Spielmodus: ⚽ Solo ⚽⚽ Mitspieler ⚽⚽⚽ Team
01/ 20
01 / WARM-UP
⚽ Vor dem Spiel
Welcome to Kickoff Deutsch!
You don’t need to know German. We’ll help you get started.
⭐ Für jede richtige Antwort erhältst du 3 Punkte.
VAR
After checking all five answers, use VAR to see which were correct.
02 / KICKOFF
⚽ Anpfiff
Willkommen bei Kickoff Deutsch!
Fußballwissen ist nicht nötig.
Neugier genügt!
Fußballwissen ist nicht nötig.
Neugier genügt!
Höre zu und sprich nach.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Schreibe das richtige Wort unter jede Zahl.
zwei – sechs – drei – null – fünf – eins – vier
⭐ Für jede richtige Antwort erhältst du 1 Punkt.
0 – null 1 – eins 2 – zwei 3 – drei 4 – vier 5 – fünf 6 – sechs
03 / FIRST HALF
⚽ Erste Halbzeit
Wie enden die Spiele? Tippe die Ergebnisse.
| SPIEL | DEIN TIPP | DAS ERGEBNIS |
|---|---|---|
| Kanada – Marokko | : | : |
| Paraguay – Frankreich | : | : |
| Brasilien – Norwegen | : | : |
| Mexiko – England | : | : |
| Portugal – Spanien | : | : |
| USA – Belgien | : | : |
| Argentinien – Ägypten | : | : |
| Schweiz – Kolumbien | : | : |
HALF TIME
🚪 In der Kabine
🥤 Trink einen Schluck Wasser.
Bereit für die zweite Halbzeit?
04 / SECOND HALF
⚽ Zweite Halbzeit
🎧 Radio WM 2026
Du hörst jetzt die Ergebnisse.
✏️ Trage die Ergebnisse oben in die dritte Spalte („Das Ergebnis") ein.
05 / YOUR RESULTS
🏆 Mein Ergebnis
Vergleiche deine Tipps mit den Ergebnissen.
✓ Richtiger Sieger = 2 Punkte⭐ Exaktes Ergebnis = 5 Punkte
| Punkte | Titel |
|---|---|
| 0–10 | Nationale Klasse |
| 11–20 | Internationale Klasse |
| 21–30 | All-Star |
| 31–40 | Weltmeister |
06 / TEAM
👥 Team
🏅 Wer ist heute Klassenmeister?
07 / EXTRA TIME
⏱ Nachspielzeit
Welchen Satz verstehst du?
🤝 Spiel fair!
08 / FINAL WHISTLE
📺 Schlusspfiff
⭐ WIE VIELE STERNE HAST DU VERDIENT? ⭐
____________________
👕 Karriere
Karrierestufe und Trikot werden angezeigt.
➡ Nächster Spieltag
VORRUNDE · SPIELTAG 02
Hallo! Wie geht’s?
Europa gegen Südamerika. Learn to ask how someone feels, react to match scores and complete the information gap together.
● Solo●● Mitspieler / DOPPELPASS●●● Team40 Punkte
Falls der eingebettete Spieltag im Browser nicht lädt:Spieltag 2 direkt öffnen ↗
Spieltag 2 uses browser voice synthesis for its audio buttons. Partner A and Partner B should use separate screens or a printout during DOPPELPASS.
04 / SAISONS
Your Saison.
Your Journey.
20 SPIELTAGE
Each Spieltag moves your German forward, 10–15 minutes at a time.
ONE SAISON
20Spieltage
Every Spieltag moves your German forward, 10–15 minutes at a time.
Short enough to fit into your day.
Regular enough to make a difference.
01AN ENTIRE SOCCER WORLD
One season =
an entire soccer world
You start at the World Cup, travel through Europe, arrive in Germany and find yourself in a Bundesliga city before your first season is over.
01World Cup
02Europe
03Germany
04Bundesliga city
02KEEP MOVING UP
Your German
keeps moving up
Each new season builds on the last, from your first words in German to increasingly confident, independent communication.
A1→A2→B1→B2
05 / TICKETS
Three tickets. One game.
STEHPLATZ / TRIBÜNE / VIP
Choose your way into Kickoff Deutsch. The text and offerings below reflect the existing site, with Peter’s updates.
01CHOOSE YOUR PLACE
TICKET / 01
Stehplatz
Saison-PreisPreis folgt
Your place in the game.
Jump into Kickoff Deutsch and learn German through the world of soccer, one Spieltag at a time.
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES
- Full access to your Kickoff season
- 20 soccer-powered Spieltage
- Audio, challenges and interactive activities
- Learn whenever and wherever you want
- Play at your own pace
- Track your progress throughout the season
BEST FOR
Players who want the full Kickoff experience and enjoy learning independently.
Get in touch ↗TICKET / 02SPEAK & LEARN
Tribüne
Saison-PreisPreis folgt
German is better when you use it.
Get everything in Stehplatz, then take your German into real conversation with a Kickoff Community Coach who shares your passion for soccer.
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES
- Everything in Stehplatz
- Two live Community Coach sessions per season
- 30 minutes of real German conversation per session
- Talk about soccer instead of working through scripted dialogues
- Put what you’ve learned in your Spieltage into practice
- Build confidence speaking German with a real person
TICKET / 03
VIP
Saison-PreisPreis folgt
Make it personal.
VIP adds something that an app can’t give you: continuity. Your Community Coach gets to know you, your German and what you want to achieve.
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES
- Everything in Stehplatz and Tribüne
- Six live Community Coach sessions per season
- 30 minutes per session
- Priority booking
- Greater continuity with your Community Coach
- Personal support toward your individual German goal
- Optional support toward an official German language exam
BEST FOR
Players who want regular conversation, personal guidance and someone alongside them as their German develops.
Get in touch ↗Design prototype — payments not active. The final fees have not been set. The proposed placement is directly on each ticket card, so visitors can compare STEHPLATZ, TRIBÜNE and VIP before checkout.
06 / COMMUNITY COACHES
Meet your Community Coaches.
MEET THE TEAM
Kickoff Community Coaches are the people who help take your German into real conversation.
They're not here to lecture you or test you on grammar. They're here to talk, listen, encourage you and help you become more confident using the German you're learning.
01MORE THAN A TUTOR
More than a tutor
A Kickoff Community Coach is part conversation partner, part mentor, part teammate. Our coaches may be university students, future German teachers, German enthusiasts but they are all soccer fans. What matters most isn't knowing every grammar rule. It's being curious, encouraging, reliable.
02SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
You already have
something to talk about
Soccer! You and your Community Coach don't have to spend the first ten minutes wondering what to talk about. The topics are your club, your favorite player, last weekend's game, the Bundesliga.Your German may still be limited but your opinions about soccer probably aren't.The Community Coach helps you find the German to say what you already want to say.
07 / VEREINSHEIM
The Spieltag ends. The team stays.
THE CLUBHOUSE
WELCOME TO THE VEREINSHEIM
More than
a lesson.
The Vereinsheim is where the Kickoff community comes together - learners, Community Coaches, teachers and soccer fans connected by German and the game.
Talk about soccer.Practice your German.Ask questions.Share what you've learned.Meet people who are on the same journey.
Kickoff isn't just about learning German. It's about having a team to learn it with.
08 / KONTAKT
Let’s talk soccer & German.
GET IN TOUCH
Questions, ideas, or want to get involved? We would love to hear from you.
EMAIL USinfo@kickoffdeutsch.com ↗