The football arena in St. Petersburg, specially built for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, is the second largest stadium in the World Cup. Fans from all over the world will be able to personally observe the course of seven matches of the main football tournament of the four-year period.
According to the results of the draw for the group stage of the football championship of the planet, the composition of eight quartets was determined, in which 32 teams will play for the right to enter the decisive stage of the 2018 World Cup. This means that it is already known which group stage matches will take place in eleven cities of Russia.
St. Petersburg will host four group stage matches, a round of 16, a semi-final and a bronze medal game at its luxurious stadium. The first game at the Zenit stadium will take place on June 15th. Spectators will be able to watch the first round of the confrontation from Group B. Teams of Iran and Morocco will take to the green lawn.
June 19th will be especially important for Russian fans. On this day, the second meeting of the Russian national team will take place in St. Petersburg. This game will in many ways become decisive for Cherchesov's wards, although not the most important at the world championship. The rivals of the Russians will be the Egyptian team.
As part of the second round in Group E, the arena in St. Petersburg will host the confrontation between the most titled national team in the world and the opening team of the last World Cup. One of the favorites of the tournament, the Brazilians will play with the team from Costa Rica. The game is scheduled for June 22nd.
Perhaps the most interesting sign of the group stage of matches in St. Petersburg will be the confrontation between the national teams of Nigeria and Argentina. This will be the final third round of the Quartet D group stage. The 2018 World Cup Nigeria vs. Argentina will take place on June 26th.
Visually, the schedule of matches of the 2018 World Cup in St. Petersburg can be represented as follows:
On July 3, the penultimate match of the 1/8 finals will take place at the arena in St. Petersburg. The opponents are still unknown, but at this stage of the World Cup there are no uninteresting teams.
Football fans will be able to see the next game in the northern capital in a week. On July 10, the first semifinal match will take place at the arena in St. Petersburg.
The city on the Neva will also host the penultimate match of the tournament. On Saturday, July 14, the losers of the semifinals will meet in a duel for the bronze medals of the football championship of the planet.
