The FIFA World Cup begins in Russia. What you need to know about the main sporting event of the summer Who are the main favorites of the tournament?

Greetings to everyone who is interested in where the 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place. I have prepared information that will give almost all the answers to your questions, namely: when will the 2018 FIFA World Cup start, in which cities the matches will be held and other related information.

Football is the sport of many. It is impossible to imagine a person who knows practically nothing about football. Unless it will be some representative of an African tribe from the very depths of the black continent. In our country, a whole subculture is being built (more precisely, has already been built) around football, which is called "near football".

It is not necessary to go in for sports to follow all sports events: no one will be surprised by a man enjoying a sports match between two national teams in the evening after a working day.

Now imagine that this match is taking place in your city. Have you presented? Do you understand what this means for the economy and infrastructure of the host city? And for the economy of the entire country as a whole. Definitely, such a global event, affecting the whole world, will not pass without leaving a trace for Russia, because our country is precisely the manager of the Hunger Games.

Just imagine that 11 cities in Russia will see not just the football players of foreign teams and the people accompanying them (coaches, doctors and others), but also just foreigners who want to support their compatriot athletes and see this significant event with their own eyes.

Where will the matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup take place?

As I said, the number of host cities is 11, but all football battles will take place in 12 stadiums. Cities with sports and municipal infrastructure include:

• Nizhny Novgorod;
• Saransk;
• Moscow;
• St. Petersburg;
• Sochi;
• Ekaterinburg;
• Samara;
• Kazan;
• Volgograd;
• Rostov-on-Don;
• Kaliningrad.

The first city in which the first football battles will take place will, of course, be the capital of our Motherland, Moscow. Very soon, this summer we will be able to see people and show ourselves. May God grant that our team will show itself with dignity: they even help the wall at home. The first stadium is Luzhniki.

I want to say that each of these cities is large (Saransk, perhaps a little smaller). This means that cities will be able to fully accept all guests for their comfortable pastime.

Countries from all over the world will play: Europe, Asia, South, Central and North America, Africa. Unless there won't be guys from Antarctica. That's why he is the world championship. There are 32 participating countries in total, and who do you think will play first? By tradition, the hosts should play first. Therefore, Russia - Saudi Arabia is the first match to open the 2018 world championship.

Actually, there are only 31 visiting teams, plus the host country participating in the FIFA tournament regardless of the qualifying round.

And here we come to, in fact, the start date of the games.

When does the 2018 FIFA World Cup start?

The first match (and we already know that this is Russia and CA) will begin on June 14, 2018 at 18:00 Moscow time. This, by the way, is the only match that day, although the next day 6 teams will already play, that is, as many as 3 football battles! Only have time to switch channels! Or choose in advance which matches to go to. Well, when else will there be an opportunity to visit such a major tournament and see football legends "live" without leaving your own city or country?

The final of the sports confrontation between the countries will take place a month and one day after the opening, that is, on July 15 (it started on 14, ends on 15, only the next month). So far, for obvious reasons, it is not known who will reach the final and win.

Football matches will take place every day, up to the quarter-finals: on the 4th and 5th of July, there will be an impromptu weekend for football players so that they properly prepare and rest before such important world events. The gaze of fans and fans of this sport will be riveted on the football stars almost around the clock.

Perhaps many of our compatriots will be able to get autographs from the celebrities of the world of football! Or maybe even it will be you? By the way, are you going to football or will you watch from TV monitors and computers?

Like the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup (also called "Mundial" from French) takes place every 4 years, although qualifying matches last approximately 3 years after the last championship. It is not difficult to calculate that the previous World Cup was played in 2014 in Brazil. At the moment, Germany is the world champion in football.

Our guests will be visited by such famous personalities as Messi (Argentina national team), Olivier Giroud (France national team), David Silva together with Sergio Ramos and Andres Iniesta (Spain), and, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo with Andre Silva.

Best regards, Vladimir Manerov

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup is a long-awaited sports event that Russians have been waiting for for 8 long years! The World Cup will be held for the first time in Eastern Europe. Therefore, this event can be fully called unique! The final part of the championship will be hosted by 11 cities of the Russian Federation, in which the games will be held between June 14 and July 15. Thus, the sporting event will last a whole month!

However, fans are already asking a number of questions. Who will come to the World Cup? Which stadiums will host the games? Well, domestic fans, of course, are worried about the main topic: what results will the Russian national team show?

Where and when will the FIFA World Cup take place?

This long-awaited event will take place here in Russia. The tournament, as always, will take place in the summer. It is scheduled for June 14 - July 15, 2018. 12 stadiums located in 11 Russian cities were chosen as the venue for the games. Naturally, Moscow became the capital of the football world championship. It is in the Luzhniki arena, which was specially reconstructed for the championship, that the opening match and the final match are scheduled.

Our country had to withstand serious competition in the face of England, as well as joint applications from Spain / Portugal and the Netherlands / Belgium. But in the end the Russian bid won. This happened already in the second round of voting. Russia then received 13 votes, and its closest competitors - 7.

List of cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

There are 11 of them. Almost all of them are located in the European part of the country, and only one - Yekaterinburg - is located in Asia. Here are their names:

• Moscow;
• Kaliningrad;
• St. Petersburg;
• Volgograd;
• Kazan;
• Nizhny Novgorod;
• Samara;
• Saransk;
• Rostov-on-Don;
• Sochi;
• Ekaterinburg.

The original list consisted of 13 metropolitan areas. At various times, the list featured cities such as Voronezh, Krasnodar, Yaroslavl and Podolsk. But in the end, on September 29, 2012, the final composition of the host cities was approved.

FIFA World Cup 2018 stadiums

Games will be organized in 12 arenas. Each sports complex corresponds to a particular city. The only exception is Moscow. In the capital of Russia, the meetings are scheduled at two stadiums at once: Luzhniki and Spartak.

	Luzhniki The oldest sports complex in the country, which hosted the 1988 Olympics. The building's capacity after reconstruction is to exceed 80,000 spectator seats.
	"Krestovsky" Home arena of the St. Petersburg team "Zenith". The complex is designed for 67,800 beds.
	"Kazan Arena" The stadium was built for the Summer Universiade. It accommodates over 45,000 people.
	Yekaterinburg Arena Reconstructed arena for 35 thousand spectators.
	"Spartacus" Home ground of the club of the same name, opened in 2014. It is capable of accommodating over 45,000 fans.
	Samara Arena One of the first stadiums created specifically for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Spectators can count on 45,000 seats.
	"Mordovia Arena" A brand new sports complex built in Saransk. Accommodates over 45 thousand people.
	"Fisht" The arena was at one time built specifically for the Sochi Olympics. After the reconstruction, the stadium will be able to accommodate over 44,000 fans.
	Rostov Arena The main sports facility of Rostov-on-Don. Accommodates 45,000 people.
	Kaliningrad Stadium A brand new stadium, founded in 2015. The arena of the westernmost region of Russia is designed for 35,000 football fans.
	"Nizhny Novgorod Stadium" Another ultra-modern arena with almost 45,000 seats.
	Volgograd Arena A new stadium that meets all modern requirements. The complex is capable of accommodating 45 thousand fans.

Competitors

32 national teams will take part in the tournament. Among them is our squad, which was selected for the championship as hosts. All teams will be divided into 8 groups. The Russian team is predetermined in basket A.

In addition, volunteers at the FIFA World Cup can also be fully called participants in the upcoming event. Several thousand are expected. Many of the volunteers will come from other countries. The volunteer recruitment campaign began on June 1, 2016 in 15 specialized centers in 11 Russian cities. In total, the organizers intend to attract more than 15 thousand assistants for the World Cup. And this is not counting the volunteers who will exhibit the host cities. Only in Moscow the number of volunteers can exceed 10,000! To become a member of the volunteer movement, it is desirable for an applicant to have the following qualities:

• be over 18 years old;
• know English;
• be able to work in a team environment.

Where and how to watch the championship

For some time, a major football tournament will be held in our country. Therefore, it will be an unforgivable mistake for the fans not to attend at least one championship match. Moreover, tickets for the FIFA World Cup can already be booked through a number of Internet portals. However, fans should be prepared for the fact that the cherished tickets will cost them a significant extra charge.

The main sales will begin immediately after the Confederations Cup. To officially purchase a ticket, several conditions are required:

1. register on the official FIFA website;
2. fill out a profile and a questionnaire;
3. select the desired match;
4. select the spectator sector and the price category of the ticket;
5. place an order and then receive a personal request code;
6. confirm and pay for the order.

The minimum cost of a ticket for a Russian citizen will not exceed 1280 rubles. At the same time, its owner will be able to use public transport for 18 hours before and after the game for which he purchased a ticket.

Championship results

It's too early to talk about the future winner. But for sure, bookmakers are betting on teams such as the national teams of Germany, France, Argentina and Portugal. For they are all recent prize-winners of major football tournaments. But we, of course, are interested in the domestic squad, which achieved the highest success back in 1966. Then the USSR national team took 4th place at the World Cup in England.

Everyone expects that the new roster of the Russian national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup will make people forget the past mistakes of the national team. On the side of the Russians are native walls, colossal support from the audience and organizational conclusions, which have qualitatively transformed the composition of the national team. How it will be reflected in the game of our players - they will already show the starting games in the group!

In the past, the top-chart of the top 10 national teams looked like this:

• Germany;
• Argentina;
• Netherlands
• Brazil;
• Costa Rica;
• France
• Belgium;
• Colombia;
• Switzerland;
• Greece.

In 2014, the Russian national team could not even leave the group. So let's hope that this time our guys will take a place at the top of the final tournament table!

Afterword

The summer of 2018 will mark exactly 10 years since the last success of the Russian national football team at a major international tournament. Then the “clockwork matryoshka” under the leadership of the “Flying Dutchman”, unexpectedly for everyone, not only left the group, but also reached the semifinals of Euro 2008! At the upcoming World Cup, experienced fans are waiting for a repetition of this Russian miracle. Whether our guys will justify the hopes placed on them is still a big question. But in any case, no matter how the fate of the national team develops, real football fans must not miss this unique sporting event in our history. Therefore, you can and should apply for participation in the FIFA World Cup as a volunteer or just buy tickets for the matches right now!

The FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018

Previously, it was assumed that the tournament will be held from June 8 to July 8, but in the end it was shifted by a week.

World championship matches will be hosted by 12 stadiums in 11 cities of Russia - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Rostov-on-Don and Saransk.

2018 FIFA World Cup Match Schedule

The group stage matches of this round will be held in 11 cities of Russia from 14 to 28 June. Playoff matches: 1/8 - from June 30 to July 3, 1/4 games - July 6 and 7, semi-finals in St. Petersburg (July 10) and Moscow (July 11). Finally, the match for third place will take place on July 14 in St. Petersburg, and the championship final will be held on July 15 in Moscow.

The World Cup will be opened by the national teams of Russia and Saudi Arabia. The final game will take place on July 15, 2018 at 18:00 Moscow time.

2018 FIFA World Cup 1st round group stage calendar

Russia - Saudi Arabia - June 14, 2018 - beginning at 18:00 - arena: Luzhniki;

Schedule of matches of the 2nd round of the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Russia - Egypt - June 19, 2018 - beginning at 21:00 - arena: "St. Petersburg";

Argentina - Croatia - June 21, 2018 - beginning at 21:00 - arena: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium;

2018 FIFA World Cup, buy tickets

2018 FIFA World Cup price, FAN ID

In order to attend the matches, you must have a ticket and a personalized spectator card, which is also a fan's passport. If you only have a ticket, you will not be allowed to enter the match, alas.

A FAN ID is issued free of charge and is valid for all matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This passport and match ticket will allow fans to travel free of charge in the transport of the host cities of the FIFA World Cup on match days.

There is already a single 24-hour hotline for fans on transportation issues. The Rospotrebnadzor administration also has a hotline on hotel services for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup official site

The official website of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is located athttp://ru.fifa.com/

What matches will be held in Moscow at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Moscow, as the largest city in our country, was included in the list of 11 cities in which the 2018 World Cup matches will be held next summer. Which teams will come to play in the capital of our country?

Moscow is doubly lucky. Two stadiums of the capital will host the World Cup matches at once: the renovated Luzhniki Stadium and the brand new Spartak stadium.

Moscow football has a rich history. The city has several professional clubs (Dynamo, Spartak, CSKA, Lokomotiv, Torpedo and others), which were formed at the beginning of the 20th century. They still delight their fans with a good game.

In total, 12 games of the FIFA World Cup will take place in Moscow: 7 matches will be played at Luzhniki and 5 matches at Spartak.

All matches of the World Cup - 2018 in Moscow

1. In the opening match on Thursday, June 14 at 18:00 at the Luzhniki stadium, the Russian national team will play against Saudi Arabia. Of course, the draw favored our team, and in the first game the Russians will not face the most formidable rival.

2. On Saturday 16 June at 16:00 teams from Argentina and Iceland will enter the Spartak stadium. Moscow fans will have a chance to see one of the highest paid players in the world, Lionel Messi.

3. June 17, Sunday at 18:00 at the Luzhniki stadium will play Germany and Mexico. Joachim Loew's wards will come to the tournament not only as Champions, but also as winners of the 2017 Confederations Cup.

4. On Tuesday June 19 at 15:00 at the Spartak stadium a match between the national teams of Poland and Senegal will take place. Both teams may well present a surprise at this tournament.

5. On Wednesday June 20 at 15:00 the teams of Portugal and Morocco will play in Luzhniki. The Portuguese are the favorite in this match and should win without any problems.

6. On Saturday 23 June at 15:00 the Spartak stadium will host the Belgium - Tunisia game. The Belgians are among the main favorites of the entire tournament in general and this match in particular.

7. On Tuesday June 26 at 17:00 the national teams of Denmark and France will play at the Luzhniki stadium. Paul Pogba and company will play the final group stage match.

8. On Wednesday June 27 at 21:00 the national teams of Serbia and Brazil will play at the Spartak stadium. This is one of the central matches of the group stage and the attention of fans will be riveted on the most expensive player in the world, Neymaru.

9. On July 1, in the 1/8 finals at the Luzhniki stadium at 17:00, the winner of Group B and the team that took the second place in the group where the Russian national team plays will play.

10. On July 3, the winner of Group H and the second medalist of Group G will play in the 1/8 finals at the Spartak stadium at 21:00.

11. On July 11, Wednesday at 21:00 at the Luzhniki stadium, one of the two semifinals will take place.

12. On Sunday, July 15, at 18:00, the main match of the entire tournament - the final - will also take place at the Luzhniki stadium. It is this game that will close the program of the 21st FIFA World Cup among national teams.

On December 5, the second stage of ticket sales for the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches started. Fans should hurry up and purchase their desired ticket for one of the matches. Well, the program of the games in Moscow will become the richest among the programs of all 11 cities.

Which matches of the 2018 World Cup will be held in Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod deservedly entered the list of 11 cities where the 2018 World Cup matches will take place. Which teams will come to this city for matches?

Nizhny Novgorod is the main city of the Nizhny Novgorod region. It is located on the banks of several rivers at once: the Volga and Oka. Moreover, the construction of the new stadium took place on the embankment, just in the place of the Oka River in the Volga, and it was named "Nizhny Novgorod Stadium".

The first mention of a football team in this city dates back to 1910. Then, in Nizhny Novgorod, the famous Lokomotiv club was formed, which made a lot of noise, playing in the Higher Division of the Russian Championship. Now the team has ceased to exist and the city has no representative in the Premier League. But it seems that after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the authorities will think a little and create a good team.

At the 2018 World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, 6 matches will take place, and all of them will be quite spectacular and interesting.

World Cup matches - 2018 football in Nizhny Novgorod

1. The first match here will take place on Monday 18 June at 15:00 between the teams of Sweden and South Korea. The Swedes were able to keep the Dutch and Italians out of the tournament, and the South Koreans, as always, are the "dark horse" of the tournament.

2. On Thursday 21 June at 21:00 the city will host a super match Argentina - Croatia. Both teams will fight for the first place in their group, which means that the game should turn out to be special and entertaining.

3. On Sunday 24 June at 15:00 at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium the teams of England and Panama will play. The latter are the debutants of the tournament, and it will be interesting to see how they play against the founders of football.

4. On Wednesday June 27 at 21:00 the national teams of Switzerland and Costa Rica will arrive in the city. Both teams are about the same level and will fight to reach the playoff zone.

5. On July 1, Sunday at 21:00 in Nizhny Novgorod, the 1/8 finals will be played between the winner of group D and the second prize-winner of group C.

These are the matches that will take place in Nizhny Novgorod. Fans need to take care of themselves and buy tickets for these games right now.

What matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Rostov-on-Don?

Football fans from Rostov-on-Don have already witnessed matches of the highest level. The local Rostov hosted the teams of Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and PSV in the UEFA Champions League. In 2018, Rostovites will witness an even larger international tournament - the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

According to the calendar of the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, Rostov-on-Don will host five World Cup matches, four of which will be held in the group stage and one in the playoff series.

One of the main contenders for gold medals will play in the opening match of the football championship at the new arena in Rostov. Five-time world champions brazilians in their first game in Group E, they will face the national team Switzerland... This meeting is scheduled for June 17th.

Rostovites and numerous guests of the city will be able to see the face-to-face confrontation of the rivals of the Russian national team in Group A. Within the second round from this quartet 20th June Uruguay will play with Saudi Arabia.

June 23rd Rostov-on-Don will host football players from Mexico and South Korea. The confrontation between the two teams will have a significant impact on the chances of reaching the playoffs from the group. This game is scheduled for the second round of Group F.

Two years ago, the Icelandic national team pleasantly surprised the entire football world. This team successfully performed at UEFA EURO 2016, reaching the quarter-finals stage. It should be assumed that the leadership of the Icelandic Football Federation will set high goals for the players for the upcoming world championship. However, the level of rivals at the 2018 World Cup will be slightly higher. So, in his final match in the group stage Icelanders to play with the team Croatia(group D). The game will take place in Rostov-on-Don June 26th.

The last match in Rostov will be held within the framework of 1/8 finals of the 2018 World Cup... The winner of Group G will compete for the right to advance to the next stage with the second team of Quartet N. This meeting will take place 2nd July.

So, I finally waited for the start of the Greco-Roman wrestling fights at the 2018 World Championships in Hungary. And disappointed. Four wrestlers have already competed.
Vasily Topoev(up to 55 kg) in the first meeting won against the Bulgarian Nedyalko Petrov, but in the 1/8 finals he lost to the Georgian Nugzari Tsurtsumia.
Abuyazid Mantsigov(up to 72 kg) at the start of the competition defeated the Belarusian Pavel Lyakh, but lost to the German Frank Stabler in the 1/8 finals.
Topoev and Mantsigov will receive the right to continue fighting for the bronze medals of the tournament if Tsurtsumiya and Stabler reach the finals.
Imil Sharafetdinov(up to 82 kg) lost to Armenian Maksim Manukyan in the qualifying stage meeting and later, after the defeat of his opponent in the quarterfinals, he lost hope of fighting for the bronze medal.

The only one so far made it to the final in weight up to 63 kilograms Stepan Maranyan.

Let me remind you of the composition of the Russian national team in the classics:

Up to 55 kg. Vasily Topoev.

Up to 60 kg. Sergey Emelin is the 2018 European champion.

Up to 63 kg. Stepan Maryanyan - winner of the 2015 Jewish Games, 2017 World Cup medalist.

Up to 67 kg. Artyom Surkov is a three-time European champion (2015, 2017, 2018, twice a medalist of the world championships (2015, 2017).

Up to 72 kg. Abuyazid Mantsigov is the winner of the 2017 European Championship.

Up to 77 kg. Alexander Chekhirkin is the 2014 European champion.

Up to 82 kg. Imil Sharafetdinov - winner of the 2010 World Cup.

Up to 87 kg. Bekkhan Ozdoev is the winner of the 2018 European Championship.

Up to 97 kg. Musa Yevloyev is the winner of the 2017 World Cup.

Up to 130 kg. Sergey Semenov is a medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games.

I marked in bold those who would no longer be able to claim the highest standard medals.