A few days before the start of the World Cup, football fans feel in Russia, specifically in the "Red Square" the most famous of the city of Moscow, where you can enjoy beautiful models that represent each of the venues of the event elite of football. Being this place since 1990 World Heritage of UNESCO.
The World Cup has 12 venues distributed in 11 cities of the European country:
The Russian Capital, Moscow, has two stadiums its main the "Luzhnikí" recently remodeled for this great event with capacity for 80 thousand spectators, it will be the stage of 4 group matches, one of 8, a semifinal and the grand final . In this field it will be the opening game between the host team and its Saudi counterpart.
On the other hand, the other infrastructure is the Spartak Stadium with a capacity of 45 thousand fans, it is the headquarters of the capital of the same name. In the Spartak the albiceleste of Lionel Messi will debut against Iceland on June 16.
The stadium of St. Petersburg that served as headquarters for 4 matches in the Confederations Cup of 2017, this time will be 4 games of the group stage, a meeting of 8th, a semifinal and the game for third place.
Another venue is the Nichni Novgorod, the new home of the FC Olympiets with capacity for 45 thousand fans.
The Kaliningrad Stadium is one of the new works carried out for this tournament with a capacity for 35,000 people, in which four group stage matches will be played.
In the fourth largest city in Russia we find the stadium Ekaterinburg Arena rebuilt for this 2018 in the only games of the group stage will be played.
With a capacity for 44 thousand people, the Mordovia Arena in Saransk will host this World Cup. It began to be built in 2010 and will have 4 group matches.
For its part, the Kazan Arena will have four games of the group stage, one of 8th and one of 4th with 45 thousand seats, among its curiosities we have that the architects used for this work, the Populous company, are also creators of infrastructures such as the Yankee Stadium.
Sochi, the city that received the Olympic Winter Games in 2014, presents the Fisht stadium with a capacity of 48,000 people, and where there will be 4 games of the group stage, one of 8th and one of the 4th of the final. This lawn gathers one of the most colorful and expected matches in the World Cup between Spain and the Selection of Portugal on June 15, in addition to the debut of the current champions Germany against Mexico on the 17th.
4 matches of the first phase will be hosted at the Volgograd Arena stadium, with capacity for 45 thousand fans.
The home of FC Krylya Sovetov, the Samara Arena stadium built since 2014 with a capacity of 45,000 fans, will be the scene of 4 matches of the first part, one of 8th and one of the 4th of the final.
The Rostov Arena where there will be 4 matches of group stage and one of 8th of final, has capacity for 45 thousand fans. Canarinha de Neymar will debut at this stadium on June 17 against Switzerland.