2018 sees the Fifa World Cup and all its glory descend on Russia. Not only Fifa and its hundreds of representatives, but thousands upon thousands of football fans will be making their way to the controversial host country.
The group stages begin with tradition and the host nation takes on Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on the 14th June 2018. This stadium will also be the location of the final on Sunday 15th July when England will put 5 past.. maybe not!
World Cup Locations
The host cities below and their stadia will welcome tourists from all over the world for the group and knock-out stages. 13 of the stadiums have been built specifically for the World Cup, while the other 3 have been completely refurbished.
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
- Ekaterinburg
- Kazan
- Samara
- Volgograd
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Saransk
- Rostov-on-Don
- Kaliningrad
- Sochi
If you are travelling to the World Cup then you have probably sorted your flight out by now, but have you considered hiring a car to make travelling easier once you are on the ground? Rental cars in Russia can prove to be the most economical way of moving from city to city before your return to Moscow.