World Cup: Is ready ready to host in 2018?
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World Cup: Is ready ready to host in 2018?

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Story highlights World Cup will be held from 14 June - 15 July, 2018 New stadium being built in Nizhny Novgorod Updating road and rail links is crucial CNN — Football fans will have their work cut out traveling between host cities at the 2018 World Cup. Lars Baron/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Luzhniki Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, semifinal, final Legacy: The 81,006-seater will retain its status as the country's leading football stadium, hosting competitive international matches and friendlies. Handout/Getty Images Europe Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad — Kaliningrad Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stage Legacy: The 35,000-seater stadium will have its capacity reduced by 10,000 and be home to second-tier side FC Baltika Kaliningrad. MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Nizhny Novgorod Stadium World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, quarterfinals Legacy: The stadium was intended to become the permanent home of Russian club FC Volga, replacing the Lokomotiv Stadium after the tournament. MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Samara Arena World Cup schedule: Group stage, last 16, quarterfinals Legacy: The 44,918-capacity stadium will be known as Cosmos Arena, hosting Russian second-tier side FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

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All the FIFA World Cup 2018 venues in Russia

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