Volgograd is the next city where the matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup will take place. Which teams will come to this city to participate in the games?
Volgograd is the capital of the Volgograd region. That is, another city, located on the banks of the mighty Volga River, in which several matches of this prestigious tournament will be played.
And although many fans will be outraged that there is not even a team from the Russian Premier League in the city, football in Volgograd has a long history. The first mentions of football players date back to the 80s of the 19th century, when workers at the Nobel oil depot began to get involved in this then new sport.
History also includes the match on May 2, 1943, which took place on the ruins of Stalingrad, immediately after the end of the famous battle.
And of course, the 90s of the XX century are especially marked in the football history of this city. Then the threat of all the authoritative clubs in our country was "Rotor". This team has repeatedly won the Russian Football Championship, and its main star Oleg Veretennikov has been the main scorer in the history of our modern football for many years.
A new stadium "Volgograd Arena" with a capacity of 45,000 spectators has been built specially for the 2018 World Cup in Volgograd.
Volgograd will host 4 matches of the group stage of the World Championship:
1. On 18 June at 21:00 on Monday, the national teams of Tunisia and England will enter the field of the Volgograd Arena stadium. This match will be the debut at this tournament for both teams and the game should turn out to be very interesting.
2. On Friday 22 June at 18:00 the national teams of Nigeria and Iceland will play. The Icelanders have become the main sensation of all European football in the last couple of qualifying rounds, and the Nigerians are a very strong team. Therefore, it is almost impossible to predict the winner in this match.
3. On Monday June 25 at 17:00 a game will be played between the national teams of Saudi Arabia and Egypt. These teams are rivals in the group of the Russian national team. Therefore, the match will be closely watched by Russian fans.
4. In the final match in this city on Thursday 28 June at 17:00 the teams of Japan and Poland will enter the field. In this game, the chances of victory for the Poles look preferable. They have a more stellar and cohesive team, although Asians are dark horses.
All fans of the Volgograd region must attend at least one match of the 2018 World Cup and watch the stars of world football live.
