The World Football Championship will be held in Russia next summer. Samara is one of the few cities where the matches will take place. What games will be held in this city, and at what stadium?
Samara is the main city of the Samara region and is located on the banks of the most full-flowing river in Russia - the Volga. They started playing football in the city a long time ago, and the first official match took place back in 1911. The teams from the Yacht Club and the Real School met there. The most famous club in Samara is undoubtedly Krylia Sovetov. They played in the Major League of our championship for many years. The best season for this team was the 2003/2004 season, when they took third place and reached the final of the Russian Cup.
Samara was included in the list of 11 cities where the 2018 World Cup matches will take place. The construction of a new 45,000-seat stadium, which will bear the name "Cosmos Arena" after the tournament, is timed to coincide with this event.
According to the draw, 6 matches will take place in Samara: four games of the group stage and one game of 1/8 and ¼ finals.
Matches in Samara at the 2018 FIFA World Cup:
1. On Sunday 17 June at 15:00 a game between Costa Rica and Serbia will take place. It is impossible to determine a clear favorite in this game. Both teams have good players who can lead their team to victory.
2. On Thursday, June 21 at 18:00, the national teams of Denmark and Australia will meet at the Samara Arena stadium. It was not easy for both teams to make it to this tournament. And which of them is better prepared for the match, he will win.
3. On Monday, June 25, at 17:00, the most important game for our fans will take place: the Russian national team will play with Uruguay. This game will be final for us at the group stage and the teams will have to solve many problems to reach the playoffs.
4. On Thursday, June 28 at 17:00, the teams of Senegal and Colombia will meet. In this match, the chances of winning the South American team look preferable.
5. The winner of Group E and the second team of Group F will play in the 1/8 finals on Monday 2 July at 17:00.
6. In the ¼ final on Saturday, July 7 at 17:00 at the Samara Arena stadium, the last final match in this city will take place.
All fans are eagerly awaiting the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup games in the city of Samara. The minimum ticket price for Russians is from 1240 rubles.
