Thanks for the info. Didn’t they also get the summer olympics as well? This does not bode well for them on the international scene. They want to join the big boys but obviously they’re not ready for prime time yet.
Yes, they were awarded those in 2009. I think they'll be as big a disaster as the World Cup is shaping up to be. And there isn't much anyone can do about it now. Even if they wanted to yank the Olympics, two years isn't enough time to prep an alternate site.