Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup Venues

FIFA World Cup Venues - Volgograd Stadium

The Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Volgograd, Russia. The stadium was inaugurated in 1962, has a capacity for 32,120 spectators, for the Soccer World Cup 2018 the stadium will have a capacity of 65,000 spectators and serves mainly for the practice of football. In the stadium it disputes its parties like local Rotor Volgograd.

The stadium was inaugurated in 1962 and was called the Fidel Castro Stadium.1 In 1988, an important athletics tournament was organized at the Volgograd Central Stadium, the Znamensky Memorial.

In 2002 the stadium hosted the Euro 2004 qualifying match. Russia faced and beat the Albanian national team 4-1. The stadium has been visited by some of the best European clubs in which Rotor competed Such as Manchester United, Nantes, Girondins Bordeaux or Lazio.1