2018 World Cup venues

The draw for the 2018 World Cup finals takes place on Friday, with the 31 nations who had to fight through qualifying set to find out when and where they will play. Here Press Association Sport looks at the Russian cities and stadiums which will play host to the matches next summer. Ekaterinburg (Ekaterinburg Arena) The most easterly city hosting matches, situated at the foot of the Ural mountains, and the city where members of the royal family were executed following the October 1917 revolution. The stadium is home to FC Ural, and was initially built in 1953. Capacity: 35,696* Matches: Four group games. Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Stadium) The most westerly city to host games. Situated on the Baltic coast, it remains an important Russian seaport. The stadium has been built for the finals, but will be home to FC Baltika Kaliningrad afterwards. Capacity: 35,212* Matches: Four group games. Kazan (Kazan Arena) Kazan is the capital of the republic of Tatarstan and is home to 1.2 million people. The stadium was built for the World University Games in 2013 and is home to local club Rubin Kazan. It was designed by the same firm of architects behind Wembley Stadium and the Emirates...