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Mundial 2018
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Saint Petersburg: Zenit Arena’s permanent roof complete
Weighing 18,000 tons it’s one of the most impressive roof structures ever. Not yet finished, the main structure is now ready and awaits resting on 8 masts sticking out of the stadium.
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FIFA: 2018 and 2022 host selection corrupted?
This was the most controversial selection in history, so no wonder many media outlets connected the Russia and Qatar selection to today’s arrests. But is that correct? Not entirely.
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Russia: Groundbreaking in Kaliningrad this summer?
It’s officially the most delayed stadium of the 2018 World Cup. Groundbreaking is expected around August-September. Although it should still be finished ahead of FIFA’s deadline.
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New design: Poor relative of other 2018 stadiums
Compared to nearly all other stadiums of the 2018 World Cup, the Kaliningrad one is by far the most modest. Is that a bad choice? Not necessarily, it seems like the most sensible one for sure.
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Rostov: Beautiful and expensive? No, only expensive
In a cost-cutting effort the 2018 World Cup stadium in Rostov was stripped of anything that made its previous vision impressive. The humbled venue is still only 15% cheaper than expected.
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Russia 2018: Stadiums 30-40% more expensive
Russian sports minister confirmed stadiums may again prove more expensive than expected. Each of the ongoing projects may cost 30-40% more, coming after previous 50-100% increase.
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Russia: The fight to keep stadium budget from inflating
Russian prime minister ordered to replace imported components with domestic products where possible. This should help with keeping budgets from overruns.
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Moscow: Luzhniki to turn into one giant screen
The existing roof may have been preserved during construction, but it will soon gain a new use. 39,000 square meters of dynamic illuminations will allow people across Moscow to see the game.
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Moscow: Spartak stadium accessible by boat?
It’s settled: a marina will be built beside Otkritie Arena, allowing fans to travel by boat straight from the Red Square or from the Luzhniki national stadium.
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Russia: Last minute concept change for Kaliningrad
There’s so little time left, that building what was originally planned is literally impossible. So now a much simpler and downscaled design is being prepared. Yet still, the Kaliningrad stadium will be extremely expensive.
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Russia 2018: Rostov cannot be delayed any more
The delivery date for Rostov’s new stadium is already at critical deadline of December 2017. It won’t be ready until half a year before the World Cup. And may need a roof redesign…
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Moscow: Luzhniki ahead of schedule, prepared for earlier delivery
1,500 people are working day and night to speed up works at Russia’s national stadium. It was the contractor’s choice in the wake of Russia’s economic instability.
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Russia: Plans for Kuban postponed until 2018
Though Krasnodar isn’t a World Cup city, it was still to receive a world class stadium. But currently the plan is on hold, at least for 3 years.
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Russia 2018: Works in Saransk need to speed up
Since they’ve been halted in 2013, almost nothing new has happened on the site of future World Cup stadium. Authorities have no doubts: progress needs to be faster.
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Russia 2018: „Our stadiums aren’t more expensive”. But they are…
General director of Sports In, company running 7 projects for the 2018 World Cup, argues Russian stadia aren’t more expensive than in other countries. But he presented the public with manipulated data to make his case.
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Russia: 20 billion for Rostov, 16.5 for Saransk
Russian currency is plummeting, but so far stadium prices haven’t inflated further than before the crisis. Most recent information gives RUB 20.2 billion for Rostov and 16.5 billion for Saransk.
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Moscow: „Luzhniki among the world’s cheapest”
Now that’s a bold statement for a stadium expected to cost $700 million. But deputy mayor of Moscow assures there’s hardly any cheaper stadium of this kind.
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World Cup 2018: Bombs and shells fund at Volgograd construction site
Before Rotor Arena is built, remains of the old stadium need to be removed. And it’s no surprise the site was problematic due to WWII remains. 10 missiles were found during demolition.
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Russia: Kaliningrad to be removed from the 2018 World Cup?
Sports minister Vitaly Mutko threatened to remove Kaliningrad from World Cup host list, if the city doesn’t immediately resolve its stadium problem. Is this threat realistic?
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New design: Is this the 2018 WC cheapest stadium?
It’s supposed to seat 35,000 people during the tournament and over 10,000 less in legacy mode. It’s also expected to be cheap… at least in comparison to other Russian venues.