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TheFIFA World Cup Russia 2018 is the 21stFIFA World Cup, a quadrennial
internationalfootballtournament contested by themen's national teamsof the member associations ofFIFA. It is currently ongoing inRussiastarting from 14 June and will end
with the final match on 15 July 2018.Russia wasawarded the hosting rightson 2 December 2010.
This is the first World Cup to be
held inEastern Europe,and the eleventh time that it has
been held in Europe. For the first time the tournament takes place on two
continents – Europe and Asia. All but one of the stadium venues are inEuropean Russiain order to keep travel time
manageable. At an estimated cost of over
$14.2 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever.This is also the first
World Cup wherevideo assistant
referees(VARs) have been
utilised.
The final tournament involves 32
national teams,
which include 31 teams determined throughqualifying
competitionsand the
automatically qualifiedhost
team. Of the 32 teams, 20 made back-to-back appearances following the last
tournament in2014, including
defending championsGermany, while bothIcelandandPanamamade their first appearances at a FIFA
World Cup. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11
cities. Thefinalwill take place on 15 July at theLuzhniki StadiuminMoscow.
The defending champions, Germany, were knocked out in the group stage. It was the first time since the1938that
a German side did not advance from the first stage of a World Cup tournament,[and
the fourth time in the last five World Cups that the holders had been
eliminated in the opening stage of the tournament afterFrancein2002,Italyin2010andSpainin2014.
A total of twelve stadiums in eleven Russian cities have been built and
renovated for the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Kaliningrad:
Kaliningrad Stadium.
The first piles were driven into the ground in September 2015.
Kazan: Kazan Arena. The stadium was built for the 2013
Summer Universiade.
Moscow: Luzhniki
Stadium. The
largest stadium in the country was closed for renovation in 2013.
Moscow: Spartak
Stadium. The
stadium is a home arena to its namesakeFC
Spartak Moscow.
Nizhny
Novgorod: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. The construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
commenced in 2015. The project was completed in December 2017.
Rostov-on-Don:
Rostov Arena. The stadium is located on the left bank of the Don River. The stadium
construction was completed on 22 December 2017.
Saint
Petersburg: Saint Petersburg Stadium. The construction of the stadium
commenced in 2007. The project was officially completed on 29 December 2016. The
stadium has hosted games of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and will serve as
a venue forUEFA Euro 2020.
Samara:
Samara Arena. The construction officially started on 21 July 2014. The project was completed on 21 April 2018.
Saransk:
Mordovia Arena. The stadium in Saransk was scheduled to be commissioned in 2012 in time
for the opening of the all-Russian Spartakiad, but the plan was revised. The
opening was rescheduled to 2017. The arena hosted its first match on 21 April
2018.
Sochi: Fisht Stadium. The stadium hosted
the opening and closing ceremonies of the2014
Winter Olympics. Afterwards, it was renovated in preparation for the 2017 FIFA
Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup.
Volgograd: Volgograd
Arena.
The main arena of Volgograd was built on the demolishedCentral Stadiumsite, at the foot of the Mamayev
Kurgan memorial complex. The stadium was commissioned on 3 April 2018.
Yekaterinburg:
Ekaterinburg Arena. The Central Stadium of Yekaterinburg has been renovated for the FIFA
World Cup. The arena's stands have a capacity of 35,000 spectators. The
renovation project was completed in December 2017.