{"id":188632,"date":"2026-05-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188632"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:38:43","slug":"dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominique Gathier: Auftauchen, wenn die Welt zuschaut\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Dominique Gathier: Auftauchen, wenn die Welt zuschaut\u00a0\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Puma_Beyond-the-score_-Q1_116.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Auftauchen, wenn die Welt zuschaut\u00a0<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Wie Dominique Gathier, PUMAs VP Teamsport, Fu\u00dfball, Leistung und die Weltmeisterschaft als einen Meilenstein betrachtet<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">27. Mai 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Dominique Gathier: Show up when the world is watching\\u00a0&quot;, \"text\": &quot;In conversation with Dominique Gathier, PUMA\\u2019s VP Teamsport, on World Cup 2026 as a milestone moment \\u2013 where performance, culture and emotion come together as the brand shows up on football\\u2019s biggest stage.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/dominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fdominique-gathier-show-up-when-the-world-is-watching%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >PUMA wird bei der diesj\u00e4hrigen Weltmeisterschaft als Ausr\u00fcster von 11 Mannschaften antreten, so viele wie seit 2006 nicht mehr. Im Vorfeld des Events hat sich CATch UP mit Dominique Gathier zusammengesetzt, um \u00fcber Ehrgeiz, Emotionen und dar\u00fcber zu sprechen, was es bedeutet, aufzutreten, wenn die Welt zuschaut.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >F\u00fcr Dominique, der seit 2006 bei PUMA ist, ist die Vorfreude auf die Weltmeisterschaft un\u00fcbersehbar. \u201cIch bin auf verschiedenen Ebenen extrem aufgeregt\u201d, sagt er. \u201cNat\u00fcrlich als Fu\u00dfballfan, aber auch aus gesch\u00e4ftlicher Sicht. Das wird die gr\u00f6\u00dfte Weltmeisterschaft aller Zeiten.\u201d<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"rowImageSingle spacing\">\n\t<div>\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"full;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Puma_Hauptversammlung-2026_image_008-1_cropped.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >In diesem Jahr sei PUMA bei der Fu\u00dfballweltmeisterschaft so stark vertreten wie seit 20 Jahren nicht mehr, so der Experte. Im Jahr 2006 trugen 12 Nationalmannschaften PUMA, darunter Weltmeister Italien. Beim Turnier 2026 wird PUMA 11 Nationalmannschaften ausstatten. Dazu geh\u00f6ren Portugal, \u00d6sterreich, die Tschechische Republik und die Schweiz in Europa, Marokko, Senegal, \u00c4gypten, die Elfenbeink\u00fcste und Ghana in Afrika sowie Paraguay in S\u00fcdamerika und Neuseeland in Ozeanien.<br><br>Die ganze Welt wird zuschauen, denn dieses Turnier ist die emotionalste B\u00fchne des Fu\u00dfballs. Hier werden Karrieren definiert und Momente geschaffen, die den Fans noch lange nach dem Schlusspfiff in Erinnerung bleiben. Zum ersten Mal werden drei Nationen den Wettbewerb ausrichten, und es wird eine rekordverd\u00e4chtige Gesamtzuschauerzahl von mehr als f\u00fcnf bis sechs Millionen Fans in den Stadien und eine weltweite TV-Zuschauerzahl von bis zu f\u00fcnf bis sechs Milliarden w\u00e4hrend des gesamten Turniers erwartet.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cFu\u00dfball ist vor allem Kultur - das ist es, wo PUMA auftaucht.\u201d<br><strong>- Dominique Gathier<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >PUMA geht an die Weltmeisterschaft mit der Erkenntnis heran, dass sich Fu\u00dfball oft jenseits von Erwartungen und etablierten Hierarchien entwickelt. <em>Die Show stehlen<\/em> reflektiert \u00fcber jene Momente und Menschen, die nicht von L\u00e4rm, sondern von Emotionen und Pr\u00e4senz angetrieben werden, insbesondere in Situationen, die nicht in die \u00fcblichen Erz\u00e4hlungen von Favoriten und Vorhersagen passen.<br><br>\u201cBevor Fu\u00dfball ein globales Spektakel wird, ist er eine lokale Kultur\u201d, sagt er. \u201cUnd genau da kommt PUMA ins Spiel.\u201d Dieses Prinzip leitet die Art und Weise, wie die Marke mit dem Spiel au\u00dferhalb des Stadions umgeht.<br><br>\u201cUnser Ziel ist es, PUMAs globale Pr\u00e4senz w\u00e4hrend der Weltmeisterschaft zu st\u00e4rken, indem wir kulturell relevante Aktionen durchf\u00fchren, unsere Nationalmannschaften und Nationalspieler hervorheben und unsere Innovationen und unser Fu\u00dfballerbe weltweit pr\u00e4sentieren\u201d, erkl\u00e4rt Dominique. F\u00fcr ihn ist das Turnier eine seltene Gelegenheit, mit den Fans auf einer emotionalen Ebene in Kontakt zu treten.<br><br>Was PUMA auszeichnet, so Dominique, ist die lange Verbindung zum Fu\u00dfball selbst. \u201cVon Pel\u00e9 und Eus\u00e9bio bis hin zu Maradona, Johan Cruyff und Lothar Matth\u00e4us - PUMA war schon immer Teil der ikonischsten Momente des Fu\u00dfballs\u201d, sagt er. Dieses Erbe wird heute durch Sportler fortgesetzt, die den Fu\u00dfball auf ihre eigene Weise pr\u00e4gen.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cWir sind bereit, die Show zu stehlen.\u201d<br><strong>- Dominique Gathier<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.66581306017926  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Puma_Beyond-the-score_-Q1_124.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Wenn es um Trikots geht, erw\u00e4hnt Dominique Portugal. Als amtierender Sieger der Nations League und einer der Mitfavoriten w\u00fcrde er sie gerne weit im Turnier sehen. Wenn er \u00fcber Spieler spricht, fallen ihm drei Namen ein, die verschiedene Kapitel des Spiels widerspiegeln. Christian Pulisic, der Kapit\u00e4n des Gastgebers, steht f\u00fcr Erfahrung, F\u00fchrungsst\u00e4rke und Verantwortung; der deutsche St\u00fcrmer Kai Havertz und der englische offensive Mittelfeldspieler Morgan Rogers stehen f\u00fcr eine neue Generation von Spielern, die den modernen Fu\u00dfball pr\u00e4gen; und nat\u00fcrlich ist da noch der globale Superstar Neymar Jr., der wieder auf die Weltb\u00fchne zur\u00fcckkehrt. Und auf die Frage nach seinem Traumfinale f\u00fcgt Dominique l\u00e4chelnd hinzu: \u201cIch bin Franzose, also w\u00fcrde es nat\u00fcrlich Portugal gegen Frankreich sein.\u201d<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Hinter allem steht das Engagement von PUMA f\u00fcr sportliche Leistung. Die Marke stattet sowohl ihre Verb\u00e4nde als auch ihre Spieler mit Produkten aus, die sie dabei unterst\u00fctzen, auf h\u00f6chstem Niveau zu spielen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die Fu\u00dfballschuhe FUTURE, ULTRA und KING, die alle Teil des neuen SHOWTIME Packs mit einer neuen, einzigartigen Farbgebung sind.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >\u201cDa die Weltmeisterschaft n\u00e4her r\u00fcckt, ist das Ziel klar: Wir sind bereit, die Show zu stehlen\u201d, so Dominique abschlie\u00dfend.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Im Gespr\u00e4ch mit Dominique Gathier, PUMAs VP Teamsport, \u00fcber die Weltmeisterschaft 2026 als Meilenstein - wo Leistung, Kultur und Emotionen zusammenkommen, wenn die Marke auf der gr\u00f6\u00dften Fu\u00dfballb\u00fchne auftritt.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":2701,"meta-headline":"Show up when the world is watching&nbsp;","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-188632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188632,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2026-05-27 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-05-27 05:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188633,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Puma_Beyond-the-score_-Q1_116.webp\"},\"headline\":\"Show up when the world is watching\\u0026nbsp;\",\"content\":\"How Dominique Gathier, PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s VP Teamsport, views football, performance and World Cup as a milestone moment\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"style\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"PUMA will head into this year\\u0026rsquo;s World Cup as the supplier of 11 teams, the most since 2006. 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