All 12 Russia 2018 World Cup stadiums - in pictures

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Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Capacity of 80,000. Will host group games, round of 16 games, a semi final, and the World Cup final. Dmitry Serebryakov / AFP

Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg. Capacity of 67,000. Will host group games, round of 16 games, a semi final, and the third place playoff. Anton Vaganov / Reuters

Fisht Stadium in Sochi. Capacity of 48,000. Will host group games, round of 16 games, and a quarter final. Vitaly Timkiv / AFP

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. Capacity of 45,000. Will host group games, round of 16 games, and a quarter final. Mikhail Solunin / AP Photo

Samara Arena in Samara. Capacity of 45,000. Will host group games, round of 16 games, and a quarter final. Yuri Strelets / AP Photo

Kazan Arena in Kazan. Capacity of 45,000. Will host group games, round of 16 games, and a quarter final. Sergei Grits / AP Photo

Spartak Stadium in Moscow. Capacity of 45,000. Will host group games, and round of 16 games. Dmitry Serebryakov / AFP

Rostov Arena in Rostov On Don. Capacity of 45,000. Will host group games, and round of 16 games. AP Photo

Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad. Capacity of 35,000. Will host group games. Nikolai Kharchenko / AP Photo

Ekaterinburg Arena in Ekaterinburg. Capacity of 35,000. Will host group games. Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters

Volgograd Arena in Volgograd. Capacity of 45,000. Will host group games. Dmitriy Rogulin / AP Photo

Mordovia Arena in Saransk. Capacity of 44,000. Will host group games. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters

With the countdown to the 2018 World Cup just over a month away, here are the venues in Russia that will be used to host matches at the June 14 - July 15 tournament.

The 80,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow will host the opening match of the tournament between hosts Russia and Asian powerhouse Saudi Arabia on June 14. It will also host other group games, last-16 matches as well as one semi-final and the World Cup final on July 15.

Others include the Saint Petersburg Stadium, home to Russian club Zenit, which holds 67,000 and will be the venue for the other semi-final, the third-place play-off as well as group matches and last-16 games. The Ekaterinburg Arena in Ekaterinburg, east of the Ural Mountains and the country's fourth largest city, is the smallest stadium venue at the World Cup with a capacity of 35,000.

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