World Cup Russia 2018 begins today: What You Should Know
(8 years ago)The 21st edition of the World Football Championship begins on June 14th in Russia. Here's all you need to know about this world championship. The qualifying campaign for the world's largest tournament began with 210 seats involving 872 matches. Today, 32 teams from around the world will be part [...]
The qualifying campaign for the world's largest tournament began with 210 seats involving 872 matches.
Today, 32 teams from around the world will be part of this tournament with the finale to be played on 15 July.
64 matches in 25 days.
Where national meetings will be played
For Russia, it is the first time in hosting a World Cup in football.
64 confrontations will be played in 12 stadiums and 11 cities. The opening game will take place between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhinki Stadium in Moscow. The same country will host the final, which will be held on 15 July, said “Al Jazeera”, broadcast Periscopi.
Below, you may be familiar with the capabilities of the Russian stadiums where duels will develop:
Ekaterinburg (Ekaterinburg Arena) capacity: 35,696
Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Stadium) Capacity: 35,212
Kazan (Cazan Arena) capacity: 44,779
Moscow ( Stadium Luzhniki) capacity: 81,006
Moscow (Spartak Stadium) capacity: 43,298
Nizhny Novgorod (Nigny Novgorod Stadium) capacity: 45,331
Rostov-on-Don (Rostov Arena) capacity: 45,145
St Petersburg (St Petersburg Stadium) capacity: 68,134
Samara (Samara Arena) capacity: 44,807
Saransk (Mordovia Arena) capacity: 44,442
Sochi (French Stadium) Capacity 47700
Volgograd (Volgograd Arena) capacity: 45.568
Who's attending?
Of the 210 countries that began the qualifying round, only 32 have managed to provide the qualifications for Russia:
Who lost?
The four-fold World Champion Italy and the double Dutch winner will be missing in this championship after failing in world qualifications.
Chile, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and the potential candidate for holding the World Cup in 2026, U.S.A., will also be missing.
Uruguay hosted the first edition of the World Cup in 1930. The economists continued to win the tournament, but only once did they receive it.
Brazil has been the most successful team in World Cup history, winning the tournament five times.
Germany is the last champions after defeating Argentina in Brazil four years ago to secure the fourth trophy./Periscopi/