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general view shows the Otkrytie Arena stadium in Moscow, Russia, in this July
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Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium
will host both the opening match and final of the 2018 World Cup after the
match schedule was confirmed by FIFA on Friday. Kazan,
Nizhny Novgorod, Sochi, Samara will be the quarter-final venues while St
Petersburg and Moscow will stage the semi-finals. Russia,
allocated as team A1, will play in the opening match on June 14. The final will
be held on July 15.
The 2017 Confederations
Cup, an eight-team tournament featuring the champions of each continent plus
the hosts and world champions, will be held from June 17 to July 2, FIFA said.
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