The construction of relevant stadiums and facilities and preparations for bioenvironmental, social and urban infrastructure development are all underway in an orderly manner.
In the chaos, there has been a special outpouring of concern for the thousands of children who may have been orphaned.Jamila Trindle reports from Jiuzhou stadium in Mianyang, Sichuan Province.
Wembley Head Groundsman Steve Welch says that the pitch at the new stadium is shaping up just as he expected, with artificial lighting set to aid the development of the grass over the coming weeks.