Anders Rikter, a communication adviser for the bid, told Soccerex Business Daily the Norwegian government had been required to provide kr 5.7 billion (about $1 billion) on top of the kr 1.6 billion ($277 million) the local federation and its local partners would have invested.
The Swedish Football Association had requested kr 3 billion (about $400 million) from the nation’s government, which along with its Norwegian counterpart would also have to cover security costs.
The bid team had concluded no infrastructure improvement would be necessary in both countries apart from stadia construction or refurbishment. Rikter said around kr 15 million ($2.6 million/€1.7 million) have been spent by the bid between its February launch and now.
European football's governing body UEFA will today confirm the host cities for Euro 2012, a decision put on hold because of the slow progress of building improvements in Ukrainian cities.
