The German parliament need to understand how Germany has acquired the World Cup 2006 – the Ekho Moskvy radio station

This is connected with the publication of the election of the host country of the championship could take unfair. Zeit newspaper claimed that South Africa was considered the favorite, but at the last moment changed the balance in favor of Germany. Largely thanks to the support of Saudi Arabia and a number of Asian countries. The publication notes that just a week before the vote, the then German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder agreed to supply Riyadh weapons and a number of companies have promised to invest Thailand and South Korea.