During the first weeks of the tournament, there was concerned discussion about the wide display of the آلمان بایراغی and the German national colours on houses, vehicles and clothing. Numerous national and international observers from media, society and politics considered that this signified not only great support for the German football team, but even a "new patriotism". This continued a development already observed during the فیفا دونیا کاپی ۲۰۰۲. A study by the ماربورق بیلیم‌یوردو suggested a slight rise in national pride. However, sporadic attempts of far right organisations to use the tournament as a platform for their propaganda remained unsuccessful.