FIFA World Cup 2018: Stadiums are gearing up for the big event

It is the main stadium for the World Cup 2018.

It was originally built to host the first nationwide summer Spartakiad in 1956. It also hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

The final match of FIFA will be played here on 15th July 2018.

Host City: Moscow
Capacity: 80,000
Home Team: Russia

Saint Petersburg's new, super-modern stadium is built on the site of the Kirov Stadium on Krestovsky Island.

The stadium hosted the opening match and final of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Host City: Saint Petersburg
Capacity: 67,000
Home Team: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

Kaliningrad Stadium was built for Russia 2018 on Oktyabrsky Island, Kaliningrad alongside the Pregolya river.

Host City: Kaliningrad
Capacity: 35,000
Home Team: FC Baltika Kaliningrad

The Volgograd Arena is located on the banks of the Volga river. The Volgograd Arena is a currently under construction.

After Russia 2018, the stadium will be home to FC Rotor, which in the past has finished in the top three in the Russian championship.

Host City: Volgograd
Capacity: 45,000
Home Team: FC Rotor

Fisht Stadium was built for the Winter Olympics in February 2014, and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.

Fisht Stadium was named after Mount Fisht, a peak in the Caucasus range of mountains.

Host City: Sochi
Capacity: 48,000
Home Team: Russia

Kazan Arena was built in preparation for the Summer World University Games in 2013 when it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies.

Host City: Kazan
Capacity: 45,000
Home Team: FC Rubin Kazan

Ekaterinburg Stadium was built in 1953. It has a hint of Soviet neo-Classicism in architectural and decorative features. Home to one of the country's oldest football clubs FC Ural.

Host City: Ekaterinburg
Capacity: 35,000
Home Team: FC Ural

A new stadium, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium is being built in one of the city's most beautiful locations, at the confluence of the Volga and Oka rivers, near the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

Host City: Nizhny Novgorod
Capacity: 45,000
Home Team: Olympiets Nizhny Novgorod

Samara Arena will be built in the Radiotsentr district.

Samara Arena's design concept is dominated by the theme of 'space', as a tribute to the traditions of the region, and its renowned aerospace sector.

Host City: Samara
Capacity: 45,000
Home Team: FC Krylya Sovetov

Rostov Arena is situated on the left bank of the Don River. FC Rostov will play its home games at the stadium.

Host City: Rostov-on-Don
Capacity: 45,000
Home Team: FC Rostov

Spartak Moscow, the "people's team", is one of Russia's most popular football clubs.

Spartak Stadium also houses the Spartak Moscow museum, the official fan club and the club shop.

Host City: Moscow
Capacity: 45,000
Home Team: FC Spartak Moscow

Work on Mordovia Arena began in 2010, the 1000th anniversary of the unification of the Mordovian people with Russia's other ethnic groups.

Host City: Saransk
Capacity: 44,000
Home Team: FC Mordovia