Русия: FIFA одобри стадион Арена в Казан

Christian Unger, the head of FIFA's venue inspection committee, visited the facilities of the Kazan Arena Stadium, Thursday, to check on the infrastructure for the FIFA's World Cup 2018. During his visit to check operational readiness, Unger expressed his satisfaction with what he saw, including the fact that the infrastructure around the stadium is already complete. Nevertheless, there are some works still ongoing inside the stadium in order bring it to FIFA's standards. The 2018 FIFA World Cup it is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities across Russia, with the final being expected to take place in Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.