<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stadiums of FIFA World Cup 2018 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stadiums of FIFA World Cup 2018 . </Td> </Tr> <P> Russia proposed the following host cities: Kaliningrad, Kazan, Krasnodar, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov - on - Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, and Yekaterinburg . Most cities are in European Russia, while Sochi and Yekaterinburg are very close to the Europe - Asia border, to reduce travel time for the teams in the huge country . The bid evaluation report stated: "The Russian bid proposes 13 host cities and 16 stadiums, thus exceeding FIFA's minimum requirement . Three of the 16 stadiums would be renovated, and 13 would be newly constructed ." </P> <P> In October 2011, Russia decreased the number of stadiums from 16 to 14 . Construction of the proposed Podolsk stadium in the Moscow region was cancelled by the regional government, and also in the capital, Otkrytiye Arena was competing with Dynamo Stadium over which would be constructed first . </P>

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