Originally posted by BelgianBono:[..]
We had, but Portugal had the EC in 2004 and England in 1996 so if that counts they're already out too...
And Spain and England had the WC before, Russia and Belgium/Holland hadn't
Plus England already has the Olympic games in 2012
True, True.
From Sky Sports:
ENGLAND
What Fifa says: Overall evaluation is Low Risk
Plus points: Transport, stadia, IT, security, marketing, legacy
Negative points: Too few venue-specific training sites or venue-specific team hotels, too few training base camp hotels
RUSSIA
What Fifa says: Overall evaluation is Medium Risk
Plus points: 13 planned new stadia, hotels, legacy
Negative points: Huge transport challenge and major building programme needed
SPAIN & PORTUGAL
What Fifa says: Overall evaluation is Low Risk
Plus points: Stadia, transport, hotels, legacy
Negative points: Lack of clear security plan, co-hosting "a challenge"
BELGIUM & NETHERLANDS
What Fifa says: Overall evaluation is Medium Risk
Plus points: Stadia, legacy
Negative points: Too few hotel rooms, co-hosting "a challenge", lack of government guarantees
