World Cup: 2018 Russia WC Stadiums

[ViD]

I think it’s a good time to introduce you the arenas that will host the upcoming World Cup in Russia.

Moscow - Luzhniki - 81000

June 14
RUSSIA - SAUDI ARABIA

June 17
GERMANY - MEXICO

June 20
PORTUGAL - MOROCCO

June 26
DENMARK - FRANCE

July 1st
Last 16 B1 - A2

July 11th
Semi Final

July 15th
Final

Moscow - Otkrytiye Arena - 45000

June 16th
ARGENTINA - ICELAND

June 19th
POLAND - SENEGAL

June 23rd
BELGIUM - TUNISIA

June 27th
SERBIA - BRAZIL

July 3rd
Last 16 H1 - G2

St Petersburg - St Petersburg Stadium - 68130

June 15th
MOROCCO - IRAN

June 19th
RUSSIA - EGYPT

June 22nd
BRAZIL - COSTA RICA

June 26th
NIGERIA - ARGENTINA

July 3rd
Last 16 F1 - E2

July 10th
Semi Final

July 14th
3rd Place Game

Kaliningrad - Kaliningrad Stadium - 35000

June 16th
CROATIA - NIGERIA

June 22nd
SERBIA - SWITZERLAND

June 25th
SPAIN - MOROCCO

June 28th
ENGLAND - BELGIUM

Kazan - Kazan Arena - 45000

June 16th
FRANCE - AUSTRALIA

June 20th
IRAN - SPAIN

June 24th
POLAND - COLOMBIA

June 27th
SOUTH KOREA - GERMANY

June 30th
Last 16 C1 - D2

July 6th
Quaterfinal

Sochi - Fisht Stadium - 45000

June 15th
PORTUGAL - SPAIN

June 18th
BELGIUM - PANAMA

June 23rd
GERMANY - SWEDEN

June 26th
AUSTRALIA - PERU

June 30th
Last 16 1A - 2B

July 7th
Quaterfinal

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[ViD]

Rostov on Don - Rostov Arena - 45000

June 17th
BRAZIL - SWITZERLAND

June 20th
URUGUAY - SAUDI ARABIA

June 23rd
SOUTH KOREA - MEXICO

June 26th
ICELAND - CROATIA

July 2nd
Last 16 G1 - H2

Volgograd - Pobeda Arena - 45000

June 18th
TUNISIA - ENGLAND

June 22nd
NIGERIA - ICELAND

June 25th
SAUDI ARABIA - EGYPT

June 28th
JAPAN - POLAND

Saransk - Mordovia Arena - 45000

June 16th
PERU - DENMARK

June 19th
COLOMBIA - JAPAN

June 25th
IRAN - PORTUGAL

June 28th
PANAMA - TUNISIA

Nizhny Novgorod - Nizhny Novgorog Stadium - 45000

June 18th
SWEDEN - SOUTH KOREA

June 21st
ARGENTINA - CROATIA

June 24rh
ENGLAND - PANAMA

June 27th
SWITZERLAND - COSTA RICA

July 1st
Last 16 D1 - C2

July 6th
Quarterfinal

Yekaterinburg - Central Stadium - 35000

June 15th
EGYPT - URUGUAY

June 21st
FRANCE - PERU

June 24th
JAPAN - SENEGAL

June 27th
MEXICO - SWEDEN

Samara - Cosmos Arena - 45000

June 17th
COSTA RICA - SERBIA

June 21st
DENMARK - AUSTRALIA

June 25th
URUGUAY - RUSSIA

June 28th
SENEGAL - COLOMBIA

July 2nd
Last 16 E1 -F2

July 7th
Quarterfinal

 

[ViD]

Added all the games schedule for each stadium

 

[Albatros]

Yekaterinburg is a clear favorite:

 

[East Coast Bias]

how many were built for the WC vs existed prior?

Rostov is a dump btw. Maybe in the summer they'll take better care of it than they do in the spring.

 

[Pouchkine]

Basically they are all new stadiums...

 

[ViD]

None of the stadiums is older than 5 years. Kazan and Otrkrytie in Moscow are probably the oldest.

Luzhniki, Fisht and Central were renovated for the WC.

The rest are pretty much brand new.

Samara is the only one that’s still under construction, many arenas still have lots of work for the surrounding area like Rostov.

 

[ViD]

Yekaterinburg is a clear favorite:

That might look ugly but it’s a great decision to have the temporary stands for the WC which will be removed after and the arena will have a capacity of around 25000 which is what the city needs.

 

[Albatros]

Samara is the only one that’s still under construction, many arenas still have lots of work for the surrounding area like Rostov.

Will be interesting to see how the infrastructure outside the stadiums will cope in some cities that have little experience in hosting large international events.

 

[Acallabeth]

View from the infamous temporary stands in YeKB. First match with full attendance in the new stadium:

Samara's Cosmos Arena had its pitch installed today:

 

[ViD]

Arenas in action:

Moscow - Luzhniki

Moscow - Orkrytiye Arena

St Petersburg - St Petersburg Stadium

Kaliningrad - Kalinigrad Arena

Rostov on Don - Rostov Arena

Sochi - Fisht Stadium

Volgograd - Pobeda Arena

Kazan - Kazan Arena

Samara - Kosmos Arena

Nizhny Novgorog - Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Ekaterinburg - Ekaterinburg Arena

Saransk - Mordoviya Arena

 

[Albatros]

Small end stands and huge upper tiers make modern stadiums like these look quite sad and unatmospheric.