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Luzhniki Stadium
Location: Khamovniki District, Moscow, Russia
Construction cost: $427 million
Capacity: 81,000
Luzhniki Stadium is situated in the capital city of Moscow and will also host the final match of the World Cup. It is mainly used as the home ground of the Russia National football team and can hold up to 81,000 spectators at a time.
7 matches will be played in this stadium, including the final, semi-final and 1 round of 16 match.
Luzhniki Stadium is regarded as one of the largest stadiums in Eastern Europe and is one of the few stadiums in the world to conduct the finals of both, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Opened in 1956, the stadium has gone through a lot of renovation work recently, yet it will remain as the oldest stadium to feature in this edition of the World Cup.
This stadium was also featured as the main stadium for the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1957 Ice Hockey Championship, the 1998 World Youth Games and many other popular sporting events.
Popular artists like Micheal Jackson, Madonna, Metallica, have all had concerts in this stadium.
Kaliningrad Stadium
Location: Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad, Russia
Construction cost: $314 million
Capacity: 35,212
Kaliningrad Stadium has a capacity of 35,212, is the smallest stadium for the tournament and will be hosting 4 matches, all during group stages.
The stadium is still in the final stages of construction, and its first test match is set to be played in March.
Located only 45 kilometres away from the Russian-Poland border, this is the closest stadium to the European Union and the Schengen Area, among all the stadiums.
After the World Cup, the capacity of the Stadium will be decreased to around 25,000 and will become the new home ground of FC Baltika Kaliningrad.
