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St. Petersburg, "Krestovsky" Stadium
In St. Petersburg, most of the action will take place - this city's stadium will host four FIFA Confederations Cup matches. The "Krestovsky" Stadium, which can accommodate over 68,000 spectators and is home to the football club "Zenit", will host the grand final of the tournament. The stadium, built this year, cost its owners up to $1.4 billion USD.
The first matches of the tournament will take place at this stadium, where the Russian team will face New Zealand. On June 22, the Cameroon team will also face Australia here, on June 24, Portugal will face New Zealand, and on July 2, in St. Petersburg, the two strongest teams in the tournament will compete for the trophy.
Sochi, "Fisht Olympic" Stadium
Built for the 2013 Winter Olympics, the stadium in Sochi can accommodate almost 48,000 spectators. This Russian resort city on the Black Sea will also host four matches. The state-owned stadium became the new home for the men's national football team, and its construction cost $779 million USD.
Football in Sochi will kick off on June 19, when Australia will face Germany. Then, two days later, Mexico will clash with New Zealand, on June 25, Germany will face Cameroon, and on June 29, the "Fisht Olympic" Stadium will host the semi-final match.
Kazan, "Kazan Arena"
Built in 2013, the stadium in Kazan, where the "Rubin" football club plays, cost its owners $450 million USD. With a capacity of slightly over 45,000 spectators, the Kazan Arena hosted football matches during the 2013 Summer Universiade. Football players who visit Kazan will have the opportunity to see the longest river in Europe - the Volga.
The opening match at this stadium will be played on June 18 between the national teams of Portugal and Mexico, later on June 22, an exciting match between the national teams of Germany and Chile will take place, and on June 24, Mexico and Russia will finish the group stage matches at this stadium. On June 28, the Kazan Football Arena will host the first semi-final match.
Moscow, "Otkrytiye" Stadium
The capital city of Russia, Moscow, will also not be left without football - four FIFA Confederations Cup matches will take place here. Costing less than other stadiums (at $430 million USD), the stadium can accommodate slightly fewer spectators than the Kazan Arena. In this stadium, which was opened in September 2014, the capital's football club "Spartak" plays their home matches.
In the capital, football will start on June 18 - Cameroon will face the South American champions, the Chilean football team. On June 21, the host Russia will clash with Portugal, on June 25, Chile will finish the group stage matches with Australia, and on July 2, the match for third place will be held here.
