BERLIN: Germany is braced for the influx of not only three million football fans to next year's World Cup but also thousands of illegal sex workers from East Europe.
Fears have been voiced by women's groups, church leaders and trade unionists that up to 40,000 women from eastern Europe could be smuggled into Germany to work as prostitutes during the tournament that takes place in 12 cities in June and July.
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