Spread over 1,800 miles from the exclave of Kaliningrad on the coast of the Baltic Sea to Ekaterinburg, at the base of the Ural mountains, 12 stadiums across Russia will host the 64 matches that comprise the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The largest venue is also one of the newest – with the 81,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium only reopened in 2018 on the site of the old ground in Moscow. Here is a closer look at these stadiums:
LUZHNIKI STADIUM
City: Moscow
Capacity: 81,006
Matches:
14 June – Russia vs Saudi Arabia – Group A
17 June – Germany vs Mexico – Group F
20 June – Portugal vs Morocco – Group B
26 June – Denmark vs France – Group C
1 July – 1B vs 2A – Round of 16
11 July – Semi Final 2
15 July – Final
SPARTAK STADIUM
City: Moscow
Capacity: 43,298
Matches:
16 June – Argentina vs Iceland – Group D
19 June – Poland vs Senegal – Group H
23 June – Belgium vs Tunisia – Group B
26 June – Serbia vs Brazil – Group C
3 July – 1H vs 2G – Round of 16
ST. PETERSBURG STADIUM
City: St. Petersburg
Capacity: 68,134
Matches:
15 June – Morocco vs Iran – Group B
19 June – Russia vs Egypt – Group A
22 June – Brazil vs Costa Rica – Group E
26 June – Nigeria vs Argentina – Group D
3 July – 1F vs 2E – Round of 16
10 July – First Semi Final
14 July – Third Place Match
FISHT STADIUM
City: Sochi
Capacity: 47,700
Matches:
15 June – Portugal vs Spain – Group B
18 June – Belgium vs Panama – Group G
23 June – Germany vs Sweden – Group F
26 June – Australia vs Peru – Group C
30 June – 1A vs 2B – Round of 16
7 July – 4th Quarter Final
KAZAN ARENA
City: Kazan
Capacity: 44,779
Matches:
16 June – France vs Australia – Group C
20 June – Iran vs Spain – Group B
24 June – Poland vs Colombia – Group H
27 June – Korea Republic vs Germany – Group F
30 June – 1C vs 2D – Round of 16
6 July – First Quarter Final
SAMARA ARENA
City: Samara
Capacity: 44,807
Matches:
17 June – Costa Rica vs Serbia – Group E
21 June – Denmark vs Australia – Group C
25 June – Uruguay vs Russia – Group A
28 June – Senegal vs Colombia – Group H
2 July – 1E vs 2F – Round of 16
7 July – 3rd Quarter Final
NIZHNY NOVGOROD STADIUM
City: Nizhny Novgorod
Capacity: 45,331
Matches:
18 June – Sweden vs Korea Republic – Group F
21 June – Argentina vs Croatia – Group D
24 June – England vs Panama – Group G
27 June – Switzerland vs Costa Rica – Group E
1 July – 1D vs 2C – Round of 16
6 July – First Quarter Final
ROSTOV ARENA
City: Rostov-on-Don
Capacity: 45,145
Matches:
17 June – Brazil vs Switzerland – Group E
20 June – Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia – Group A
23 June – Korea Republic vs Mexico – Group F
26 June – Iceland vs Croatia – Group D
2 July – 1G vs 2H – Round of 16
VOLGOGRAD ARENA
City: Volgograd
Capacity: 45,568
Matches:
18 June – Tunisia vs England – Group G
22 June – Nigeria vs Iceland – Group D
25 June – Saudi Arabia vs Egypt – Group A
28 June – Japan vs Poland – Group H
EKATERINBURG ARENA
City: Yekaterinburg
Capacity: 35,696
Matches:
15 June – Egypt vs Uruguay – Group A
21 June – France vs Peru – Group C
24 June – Japan vs Senegal – Group H
27 June – Mexico vs Sweden – Group F
MORDOVIA ARENA
City: Saransk
Capacity: 44,442
Matches:
16 June – Peru vs Denmark – Group C
19 June – Colombia vs Japan – Group H
25 June – Iran vs Portugal – Group B
28 June – Panama vs Tunisia – Group G
KALININGRAD STADIUM
City: Kaliningrad
Capacity: 35,212
Matches:
16 June – Croatia vs Nigeria – Group D
22 June – Serbia vs Switzerland – Group E
25 June – Spain vs Morocco – Group B
28 June – England vs Belgium – Group G
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