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World Cup Ads Missing the Goal

With the World Cup only a month away, a horde of German companies are trying to tap the soccer spectacle with some form of sports-related advertising. But even ad execs admit the campaigns are often more annoying than effective.
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German national soccer team player Gerald Asamoah prepares to eat a soccer ball sausage.

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Yoghurt offering kicking bliss.

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German hardware store chain Obi tries to score.

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A "football cake" that makes a play of the German word "Tor," which means goal and "Torte," which means cake. "Toore" is akin to "gooal."

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