Off the wire
• Uganda' s U-23 prepare for Olympic qualifier tie against Egypt  • FIFA secretary general expects to leave with Blatter  • 1st LD Writethru: China strongly protests Japan allowing Lee Teng-hui's entry  • FTSE 100 drops by 1.13 pct on Euro zone, US data  • UN awards first Nelson Mandela Prize  • Obama's Kenya visit fails to "excite" Nairobi bourse  • LME base metals drops mostly on Friday  • World's first malaria vaccine close to final approval  • U.S. stocks extend losses amid mixed earnings  • French stock market index down 0.58 pct on Friday  
You are here: 　 Home

Schedules for 2018 FIFA World Cup unveiled

Xinhua, July 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

The match schedules for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was unveiled by FIFA here on Friday, one day ahead of the qualification draws for the competition.

The 2018 World Cup will be held at 12 stadiums across 11 host cities in Russia.

Luzhniki stadium in Moscow will host the opening game, where hosts Russia will be one side, along with a semi-final and the final. Saint Petersburg will host the other semi-final.

Schedules for the 2017 Confederations Cup was also unveiled on Friday.

Saint Petersburg will host the Confederations Cup final on July 2, 2017. Endi