Located in Samara
Opened in 2018
44,918 capacity
Home of FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
Samara Arena features many space-themed elements, a nod to the local region’s history in the aerospace industry. It will host Costa Rica v Serbia, Denmark v Australia, Uruguay v Russia, and Senegal v Colombia in the group stage, a round of 16 match, and a quarter final match.
Located in Moscow
Opened in 1956
81,000 capacity
Luizhniki Stadium has hosted the Summer Olympics, the Champions League Final, and now, the World Cup Final. Renovations made for this summer include removing the athletics track to move the stands closer to the pitch, preserving its historical facade, and adding additional seating. In addition to the Final, Luzhniki Stadium will host a semi final match, a round of 16 match, and Russia v Saudi Arabia, Germany v Mexico, Portugal v Morocco, and Denmark v France in the group stage.
Located in Nizhny Novgorod
Opened in 2018
44,899 capacity
Home of FC Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium is newly-built for the World Cup and features a semi-transparent facade that gives the arena an airiness. It will be the site for Argentina v Croatia, Switzerland v Costa Rica, England v Panama, and Sweden v South Korea in the group stage, along with a Round of 16 and quarter final match.
Located in Kazan
Opened in 2013
45,379 capacity
Home of Rubin Kazan
Kazan Arena boasts a massive LED facade that is the largest on a football stadium in Europe. It will be the host venue for France v Australia, Iran v Spain, Poland v Colombia, and South Korea v Germany in the group stage, plus a round of 16 match and a quarter final match.
Located in Sochi
Openedin 2014
41,220 capacity
Fisht Stadium was built in 2014 for the Sochi Winter Olympics and Paralympics and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. It will host one quarter final match, a round of 16 match, and Germany v Sweden, Portugal v Spain, Australia v Peru, and Belgium v Panama in the group stage.
Located in Volgograd
Opened in 2018
45,568 capacity
Home of FC Rotor Volgograd
Volgograd Arena is located on the banks of the Volga River in Volgograd, a city home to over one million people. It will host Saudi Arabia v Egypt, Nigeria v Iceland, Japan v Poland, and Tunisia v England in the group stage.
Located in Kaliningrad
Opened in 2018
35,212 capacity
Home of FC Baltika Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad Stadium is located on Oktyabrsky Island and was newly built for the World Cup. It is situated just 45 km from the Polish border and is the furthest-west World Cup venue. It will host Croatia v Nigeria, Serbia v Switzerland, England v Belgium, and Spain v Morocco in the group stage.
England | Promotion hopes and relegation fears. West Brom’s relegation is all but certain, despite a resurgence under caretaker manager Darren Moore. If they fail to beat Spurs on Saturday, relegation will be official. Joining them will likely be Stoke City as a loss against Crystal Palace on Saturday would mathematically send them down to the Championship. That would realistically leave West Ham, Huddersfield, Swansea, and Southampton fighting to avoid the final relegation spot.
In the race for the final Champions League spots, Chelsea almost certainly need to beat Liverpool on Sunday to keep their hopes alive. A loss against Liverpool and a Spurs win would confirm they miss out – with the final top four being Man City, Man United, Liverpool and Spurs.
We’ll know one more future EPL team on Sunday, as the final regular season matches in the Championship kickoff simultaneously at 12:30 CET. A win for Cardiff City against Reading would see them capture the second automatic promotion spot after Wolves. However, a loss or draw, with a Fulham victory against Birmingham City would see Fulham grab the automatic promotion spot and send Cardiff City into the four team promotion playoffs. Promotion to the EPL is estimated to be worth at least £200m.
Spain | El Clásico closes out the weekend. Barcelona have already wrapped up the title, but they’re still chasing the first undefeated season in La Liga history. Real Madrid will relish a chance to end that dream on Sunday.
Germany | Dortmund look to book Champions League spot. Borussia Dortmund never came close to putting in a title challenge this year (they’re 26 points behind Bayern), but a win on Saturday against Mainz would confirm their spot in the Champions League and allow them to begin focusing on next season.
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Located in Ekaterinburg
Opened in 1953
35,696 capacity
Home of FC Ural
Ekaterinburg is Russia’s fourth most populous city and the eastern-most host city for the World Cup. Its namesake arena will host Egypt v Uruguay, France v Peru, Japan v Senegal, and Mexico v Sweden in the group stage.
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