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Central Stadium (Yekaterinburg)
Location: Yekaterinburg, Russia
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Construction cost: $223 million
Capacity: 35,696
Built in 1957, Central Stadium will be the second oldest stadium to feature in this edition of World Cup, just after Luzhiki Stadium in the capital city of Moscow.
Situated in the city of Yekaterinburg, this will be the only stadium to be situated in the Asian part of Russia.
12,000 temporary seating arrangements of the stadium has been increased to 35,696 for the World Cup 2018, which will be removed after the World Cup, reducing its capacity back to 23,000.
The stadium has hosted thousands of sports and entertainment events including the 1959 World All-round Speed Skating Championship and numerous Spartakiad of peoples of the USSR.
4 Group Stage matches will be played at this stadium during the World Cup.
Volgograd Arena
Location: Volgograd, Russia
Construction cost: $288 million
Capacity: 45,568
The Volgograd Arena is located on the banks of the Volga river and can hold up to 45,568 fans at a time.
Volgograd is still under construction and officials are confident that it will get completed well before the World Cup.
4 Group Stage matches will be played at the Volgograd Stadium, including England's opening match against Tunisia.
Its capacity will reportedly be decreased to 35,000 and will serve as the new home ground of Russian Premier League club FC Rotor Volgograd, after the World Cup.
Cosmos Arena
Location: Samara, Russia
Construction cost: $320 million
Capacity: 44,918
Cosmos Arena has a capacity of 44,918 is in the final stages of its construction and will be the new home of Russian Premier League side FC Krylia Sovetov Samaras.
This stadium has given the responsibility to conduct 6 matches (4 group stages, 1 round of 16 match, and one of the quarter-finals).
With the design inspired by the Aerospace, Russian Government has nearly spent $320 million on the construction of this New-Age stadium.
To make it easier for the supporters to locate the stadium, FIFA has given this stadium a new name, the Samara Arena, which is also the name of the city in which this stadium is located.
