FIFA.com is bringing its series on the stadiums hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia”, where the best players in the world will be competing for the title of world champions, to a close. Today we present the Saint Petersburg Stadium, which has already passed a major test as the flagship arena of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017. 

Saint Petersburg Stadium is hosting seven matches at Russia 2018, including knockout matches in the Round of 16, semi-final and the play-off for third place, Morocco kick off their campaign here against IR Iran on 15 June. 

During the World Cup, the venue will be able to seat up to 67,000 spectators. 

The new stadium was built on the site of the old Kirov Stadium on Krestovsky Island, which has a statue of the former city mayor facing the stadium entrance. The old arena was one of the biggest football stadiums in the Soviet Union and could hold up to 110,000 spectators. The construction of the stadium has also boosted the transport infrastructure in the area, as earlier this year the Novokrestovsky Metro Station was built to service the venue. Last year, a bridge was also built to connect the island to the south bank of the Primorsky district. 

The stadium was opened in 2017 and, later that year, it hosted the FIFA Confederations Cup, including the Opening Match and Final, when Joachim Low's Germany overcame Chile. The biggest club in Saint Petersburg, Zenit, play their domestic and European fixtures here, while the venue also stages international matches, such as Russia's 3-3 friendly draw with Spain in November 2017 and the 3-1 defeat by France in March of this year. 

Fonte: https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/saint-petersburg-stadium-all-you-need-to-know (adaptado) 

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