So Russia has won the bid to host the World Cup 2018. Although out of the 16 stadiums included in the bid to host this major event, nine of them still need to be built! Some have overrun their completion date and others have no completion day to speak of.
14 Russian cities are to host the World Cup football matches and they are divided into clusters in the north, south, centre, around the Volga river and Yekaterinburg, which gets it’s own cluster for being the only city beyond the Ural.
It’s always exciting to catch an early glimpse of plans on this scale, and here is what Russia has in store. Football fans (don’t get jittery guys, we’re talking about soccer fans too), you better be sitting down!
Stadium Kaliningrad: The city is a Russian seaport near Poland. Although the stadium has been designed in a unique “star-like” shape, construction has not begun and no completion date has been established. It will be located on an island formed using the Pregolya river and it will overlook the city centre and the harbour. It has a capacity of 44,015.
Moscow Region Stadium: Set in a natural landscape and close to two metro stations, the stadium has separate athlete roads and three athlete roads for use during the World Cup. A completion date has not been set and it is unclear how the stadium will be used following the World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 44,257.
Rostov-on-Don Stadium: It is planned to be integrated into an already large recreational park on the left bank of the Don River. The stadium will have a capacity of 43,702.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium: Although the stadium looks to occupy a stunning location on the Volga river in the city of Nizhy Novgorod, construction is yet to begin and no completion date has been set. It is intended to have a capacity of 44,899.If you want to book cheap accommodation or a hostel Moscow is an ideal place to base yourself for the soccer World Cup. And whether you have tickets to a match or not, visitors can head to the Fan Fest Zones and big screens in Red Square in Moscow or Palace Square if you are staying at a hostel in St Petersburg.
All photos courtesy of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup(TM) Bid Committee
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