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We invite our readers to get acquainted with the stadiums that will host the Confederations Cup 2017.

Yesterday, 02.03.2017, the commission of the International Football Federation (FIFA) completed its visit to Russia and expressed satisfaction with the preparations for the Confederations Cup 2017.

"We are satisfied with the progress of the preparations for the Confederations Cup, although there is something to work on", said Colin Smith, Director of FIFA Competitions and Events.

So, what did the commission of the international federation see? We present to your attention "fresh" photos of the stadiums that will host the Confederations Cup 2017.

"Opening Arena" (Spartak Stadium)

The home stadium of the Moscow football club "Spartak". It was put into operation in August 2014. The total construction cost is estimated at 14.5 billion rubles. Capacity 45,360 people. The stadium will host matches of the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For the period of international tournaments, it will be referred to as the Spartak Stadium. The stadium has the highest rating from UEFA (4 stars).

St. Petersburg Arena (Zenit Stadium)

One of the most expensive stadiums in the world. The cost of construction is 41.7 billion rubles. The stadium will be leased to the Zenit football club for 100 years at a symbolic cost of 1 ruble per year. The stadium was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Capacity 67,800 people. This stadium will host matches of the Confederations Cup 2017, World Cup 2018, European Championship 2020. The stadium has the highest rating from UEFA (4 stars).

Olympic Stadium Fischt"

The stadium was built for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 22nd Olympic Games. The cost of construction + reconstruction is 43.8 billion rubles (previously the cost was lower due to the dollar exchange rate). Capacity 47,659 people. The stadium will host matches of the Confederations Cup 2017 and the World Cup 2018. The stadium has been rated 4 stars by UEFA.

Kazan Arena (Rubin Stadium)

One of the largest stadiums in Russia. The capacity of spectators is 47,659 people. The stadium is the home arena of the Rubin football club. The stadium hosted the World Summer Games of the Universiade in 2013, the World Aquatics Championship in 2015. This is the only stadium in the world that has set 12 world records in swimming. The stadium will host matches of the 2017 Confederation Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The cost of construction is 14.4 billion rubles. The stadium has been rated by UEFA with the highest rating of 4 stars.

Russia will host the Confederations Cup from June 17 to July 2. The tournament will be held in four cities. In Moscow, the matches of the tournament will be hosted by the Spartak stadium, in St. Petersburg - by the Zenit Arena, in Kazan - by the Kazan Arena, in Sochi - by Fisht.

Zenit Arena is located in the northern capital. This is the largest complex of the tournament. Almost 70 thousand fans will be able to watch the battles. The stadium inside is made in the blue and white colors of the Zenit team, which plays here in the Premier League.

This is one of the most technologically advanced arenas in the world. Retractable roof, roll-out field. The stadium is located in a picturesque place on Krestovsky Island. A bridge has been built in front of the building, which fans admire. The first match of the Confederations Cup will take place on June 17 in St. Petersburg. This will be the opening match of the tournament. The Russian national team will host the New Zealanders. The final game of the competition will also take place here.

Waiting for the Cup matches in Moscow. The red and white Spartak Stadium is home to the country's champions. The stands can accommodate 45,000 spectators. Fans in these places will see three games of the group stage and the match for third place.

The Spartak arena has experience in holding international meetings. From October 2014 to October 2015, four matches of the Euro 2016 qualifying stage were held here. Twice the Russians celebrated the victory, lost once, and once a draw was recorded. The last time the national team played on this lawn was in March 2016 and defeated Lithuania with a score of 3:0.

Kazan Arena has not yet hosted the matches of the main team, but it has earned the right to host the Confederations Cup. It was here that the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2013 Summer Universiade took place. In 2015, the 45,000-seat stadium hosted the World Swimming Championships. In the capital of Tatarstan, 12 world records were set at that time. This is also a record.

Now Rubin is playing at the Kazan Arena. Its fans, as well as guests of the city, will be able to watch three games in the group stage of the tournament and one of the semi-finals. It is in Kazan that the first match of the Cup is the best player in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo. The reigning European champions will face Mexico on June 18.

The next day big football will come to the Kuban. Germans and Australians will fight in Sochi. Fisht Stadium is located in the Olympic Park, next to the Black Sea, overlooking the Main Caucasian Range. In 2014, the opening and closing ceremonies of the XXII Olympic Winter Games were held here. Now it is a football arena. It is capable of receiving 45,000 spectators in its stands.

The complex opened just with an international match: on March 28 this year in Sochi, Russia played with Belgium. The result for such a meeting turned out to be excellent - 3:3. After the final whistle, the head coach of the guests, Roberto Martinez, called the local lawn the best of those on which his team had played over the past seven years, according to the Kuban 24 TV channel.

See the full schedule of Confederations Cup matches.

Saint Petersburg Arena 2 68000 2017 Kazan Arena 1 45000 2013 Fisht 4 45000 2017

From June 17 to July 2, the long-awaited tournament by football fans - the Confederations Cup - will take place. The tournament has secured the status of rehearsal games for the future Russian World Cup 2018. It will be attended by the strongest teams representing their football confederations, including:

UEFA;
CONMEBOL;
CONCACAF;

Another participating team will be the winner of the World Cup - the German national team and the host country of the World Cup in 2018 - Russia. The games are planned to be held at stadiums that will also host matches of the World Football Championship in Russia. The tournament will be held according to the standard formula - group stage matches, playoff games and final.

The composition of the groups was determined as part of the draw in November 2016. All games will be played at four stadiums in four Russian cities. Spectators at the stadiums of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup have previously experienced the ups and downs of football confrontations.

"Spartak Stadium"

The home stadium of the capital "Spartak" opened in 2014. Club games are held at the stadium, called the "Opening Arena". Among the stadiums hosting the Confederations Cup 2017, it is one of the most beautiful and modern - the arena can accommodate more than 45,000 spectators. During national team matches, the arena will be called "Spartak Stadium". The original design called for a capacity of only 35,000 fans. When the decision was made on which stadiums would host the Confederations Cup, this arena was approved almost immediately.

Among the matches to be hosted by Spartak Stadium are Russia-Portugal, Cameroon-Chile and Chile-Australia. Also on July 2, there will be a fight for third place. In this arena, the Russian team has already held five meetings, including four in the qualifying matches for the European Championship. The stadium often hosts festivals and concerts of pop stars. Among the well-known performers who played concerts here are Depeche Mode, the Leningrad bands and others.

Stadium "Krestovsky"

The main author of the stadium, located on S. Kirov Street in St. Petersburg, was the Japanese specialist Kise Kurokawa. This arena will be associated for many with the hefty costs of its construction. The stadium, which was built over ten years, cost almost 50 billion rubles. When the questions about which stadiums would host the Confederations Cup were decided, the impressive Krestovsky stadium was one of the first proposed by the tournament organizers.

It intends to hold three group stage matches, including meetings between Russia and New Zealand, New Zealand and Portugal, as well as Cameroon and Australia. The opening match on June 17 between Russia and New Zealand plans to attend according to media reports and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. There will also be a closing match - the final of the tournament. The stadium also bears an alternative name - "St. Petersburg Arena". The game of the Russian national team at this stadium will be the debut after laying a new modern lawn.

Fisht Stadium

The arena is compactly located in the resort town of Adler. Its construction was timed to coincide with the XXII Winter Olympics, the right to host which went to Russia. The stadium, opened in 2013, has a capacity of over 47,000 spectators. The word "Fisht" has Adyghe roots - it is "white head". Given that Fisht is the name of a mountain peak, the stadium looks appropriate, resembling a mountain peak and at the same time a shell. The arena was originally planned to look like an Easter egg. The well-known Australian architect acted as the construction manager. The opening and closing ceremonies of regular Olympic Games were held here.

When it was decided which stadiums would host the 2017 Confederations Cup, it was decided that the games of the qualifying stage and one of the semi-finals would be played here. In the qualifying round, viewers in this arena will see the confrontation between Germany and Cameroon, Australia and Germany, as well as Mexico and New Zealand.

Stadium "Kazan Arena"

This stadium has received the fourth category of quality from UEFA, which is the highest. The stadium's capacity is 45,000 spectators. The stadium is considered universal - the Universiade, the World Swimming Championship, home games of the Rubin football club, and other sports, cultural and entertainment events were held here. "Kazan Arena" has become a stadium providing access to wireless Internet. When determining which stadiums will host the Confederations Cup, this arena was one of the first to be approved. The architectural project was developed by a company that took part in the creation of Wembley and Emirates stadiums.

The Russian national team will also play at this stadium against Mexico. The first game of the Confederation Cup at the arena will be held between the national teams of Portugal and Mexico on June 18. Spectators will see the confrontation between Germany and Chile at the Kazan Arena, as well as the first semi-final match of the tournament. The government of Kazan ordered to provide free travel in the city transport to persons who will have tickets for the game.

Eight teams will traditionally take part in the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia. These are the winners of six continental championships, the world champion and the national team of the host country. At the moment, four participants in the tournament are known - the Russian team, the world champions from Germany, the winner of the 2015 Asian Cup, the Australian team and the recent champions of South America from Chile.

Four more participants will be determined in the next year and a half. On July 26, the CONCACAF Gold Cup draw will end in the United States. The teams of Mexico and Jamaica will play in the final of the tournament. To determine the participant of the 2017 Confederations Cup according to the regulations, the winner of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup will play an additional match with the Americans, who won this trophy two years ago.

The winner of the voucher from Europe will be determined on July 10, 2016, when the final of the European Championship will be played in France. If the teams of Germany or Russia, who have already received the right to play in the Confederations Cup, win, the finalist of the European Championship will play in Russia in 2017.

Finally, in November 2016, the winner of the Ocean Nations Cup will be determined, and in January 2017, the champion of Africa, who will also receive tickets to the 2017 Confederations Cup.

The tournament will be held from June 17 to July 2 in four Russian cities - Kazan, Sochi, Moscow (at the Otkritie-Arena stadium) and St. Petersburg. At the group stage, each team will play three matches.

The new "Zenith Arena" of St. Petersburg will become the main stadium of the tournament, the opening match and the final will be held there, the semi-finals will be held in Sochi and Kazan, and the match for third place will be held in Moscow.

The draw for the group round of the Confederation Cup will take place at the end of 2016 in Kazan.

Football championships in all major European leagues will soon come to an end, and the final matches of the Champions League and Europa League will also be played. But you won’t be bored without football for long, because on June 17 it starts.

This time the tournament will be held in Russia, as this country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In addition to Russia, the winners of the last continental cups (Germany, Portugal, New Zealand, Chile, Cameroon, Mexico, Australia) will take part in the Confederations Cup.

Confederations Cup 2017 matches will be played at four stadiums: Otkritie Arena (Moscow), St. Petersburg Arena (St. Petersburg), Kazan Arena (Kazan), Fisht (Sochi). Now some information about each arena.

Confederations Cup stadiums

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

The stadium was built to host the 2016 Olympic Games. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 22nd Olympics. The capacity of the Fisht Arena is 47,659 people, and its cost to the Russian authorities was 43.8 billion rubles. UEFA has rated the stadium 4 stars.

"Opening Arena" (Spartak Stadium), Moscow

The construction of the stadium was completed in 2014, and 14.5 billion rubles were spent on its construction. Now the local Spartak plays its home matches at the Otkritie Arena stadium. UEFA has rated the stadium 4 stars.

Kazan Arena (Rubin Stadium), Kazan

The stadium in Kazan is one of the largest in Russia. At the same time, it can accommodate 47,659 spectators. Now Rubin Kazan plays its home matches at the stadium. The Kazan Arena also hosted the World Summer Universiade Games in 2013, and the World Aquatics Championship in 2015. UEFA has rated the stadium 4 stars.

St. Petersburg Arena (Zenit Stadium), St. Petersburg

The construction cost of the St. Petersburg Arena amounted to 41.7 billion rubles, which made the stadium one of the most expensive in the world. The stadium was designed by the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. The arena in St. Petersburg can accommodate 65,800 people. The stadium will be rented by the Zenit football club, and the annual rent will be 1 ruble. Like all previous stadiums that will host the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup, it has a score of 4 points from UEFA.