According to the report, there was a lack of sufficient expertise and resources to handle a major international championship.
Our conclusion is that internal financial management and internal control failed. This gave an unrealistic picture of the actual situation, says Audit Director Per Olav Nilsen.
The finance department, in practice, consisted of a finance manager and a hired accounting consultant, while several employees had too many tasks, according to the report.
The World Cup organization aimed for a surplus of 20 million Norwegian kroner before the championship, but the outcome was instead a deficit of just over 44 million Norwegian kroner.
