Moscow, as the largest city in our country, was included in the list of 11 cities in which the 2018 World Cup matches will be held next summer. Which teams will come to play in the capital of our country?
Moscow is doubly lucky. Two stadiums of the capital will host World Cup matches at once: the renovated Luzhniki Stadium and the brand new Spartak stadium.
Moscow football has a rich history. The city has several professional clubs (Dynamo, Spartak, CSKA, Lokomotiv, Torpedo and others), which were formed at the beginning of the 20th century. They still delight their fans with a good game.
In total, 12 games of the FIFA World Cup will take place in Moscow: 7 matches will be played at Luzhniki and 5 matches at Spartak.
All matches of the World Cup - 2018 in Moscow
1. In the opening match on Thursday, June 14 at 18:00 at the Luzhniki stadium, the Russian national team will play against Saudi Arabia. Of course, the draw favored our team, and in the first game the Russians will not face the most formidable rival.
2. On Saturday 16 June at 16:00 on the field of the stadium "Spartak" will enter the teams of Argentina and Iceland. Moscow fans will have a chance to see one of the highest paid players in the world, Lionel Messi.
3. On June 17, Sunday at 18:00 at the Luzhniki stadium, Germany and Mexico will play. Joachim Lev's wards will come to the tournament not only as Champions, but also as winners of the 2017 Confederations Cup.
4. On Tuesday June 19 at 15:00 at the Spartak stadium a match between the national teams of Poland and Senegal will take place. Both teams may well present a surprise at this tournament.
5. On Wednesday 20 June at 15:00 the teams of Portugal and Morocco will play at Luzhniki. The Portuguese are the favorite in this match and should win without any problems.
6. On Saturday 23 June at 15:00 the Spartak stadium will host the Belgium - Tunisia game. The Belgians are among the main favorites of the entire tournament in general and this match in particular.
7. On Tuesday June 26 at 17:00 at the Luzhniki stadium the national teams of Denmark and France will play. Paul Pogba and company will play the final group stage match.
8. On Wednesday June 27 at 21:00 the national teams of Serbia and Brazil will play at the Spartak stadium. This is one of the central matches of the group stage and the attention of fans will be riveted on the most expensive player in the world, Neymaru.
9. On July 1, in the 1/8 finals at the Luzhniki stadium at 17:00, the winner of Group B and the team that took the second place in the group where the Russian national team plays will play.
10. On July 3, the winner of Group H and the second medalist of Group G will play in the 1/8 finals at the Spartak stadium at 21:00.
11. On Wednesday 11 July at 21:00 one of the two semi-finals will take place at the Luzhniki stadium.
12. On 15 July, Sunday at 18:00, the main match of the entire tournament - the final - will also take place at the Luzhniki stadium. It is this game that will close the program of the 21st FIFA World Cup among national teams.
On December 5, the second stage of ticket sales for the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches started. Fans should hurry up and purchase their desired ticket for one of the matches. Well, the program of the games in Moscow will become the richest among the programs of all 11 cities.
