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The carnival of football – FIFA World Cup 2018 is set to begin on June 14 and for 32 days, 32 teams will take on each other across 12 venues and 11 cities in Russia for the prestigious trophy. While the players are training hard for the extravaganza, the stadiums are all dressed up too. Out of the 12 stadiums set to host the World Cup, Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Saint Petersburg Stadium will be used the most. Each venue will get a minimum of four matches and undoubtedly have stunning designs. Here is the list of stadiums set to host FIFA World Cup 2018:
1. Luzhniki Stadium – Moscow Built in – 1956 Capacity – 81,006 Cost: USD 410 million for rebuild (Source: AP) 
2. Spartak Stadium – Moscow Built in – 2014 Capacity – 43,298 Cost – USD 250 million (Source: AP) 
3. St. Petersburg Stadium – St. Petersburg Built in – 2017 Capacity – 68,134 Cost – USD 735 million (Source: AP) 
4. Fisht Stadium – Sochi Built in – 2013 Capacity – 47,700 Cost – USD 400 million for initial construction, USD 68 million to convert for football (Source: AP) 
5. Kazan Arena – Kazan Built in – 2013 Capacity – 44,779 Cost – USD 250 million (Source: AP) 
6. Samara Arena – Samara Built in – 2018 Capacity – 44,807 Cost – USD 310 million (Source: AP) 
7. Nizhny Novgorod Stadium – Nizhny Novgorod Built in – 2018 Capacity – 45,331 Cost – USD 307 million (Source: AP) 
8. Rostov Arena – Rostov-on-Don Built in -2014 Capacity – 45,145 Cost – USD 330 million (Source: FIFA) 
9. Volgograd Arena – Volgograd Built in – 2018 Capacity – 45,568 Cost – USD 300 million (Source: FIFA) 
10. Ekaterinburg Arena – Yekaterinburg Built in 1957 Capacity – 35,696 Cost – USD 220 million for rebuild (Source: FIFA) 
11. Mordovia Arena – Saransk Built in – 2018 Capacity – 44,442 Cost – USD 295 million (Source: FIFA) 
12. Kaliningrad Stadium – Kaliningrad Built in – 2018 Capacity – 35,212 Cost – USD 300 million (Source: AP)
