The
Krestovsky Stadium is the home ground of
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Photographed here in 2016, when construction was nearing completion, it is situated on
Krestovsky Island in the Russian city of
Saint Petersburg. It was opened in 2017 as a venue for the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, and hosted the final, in which Germany beat Chile
1–0. It was one of the venues for the
2018 FIFA World Cup the following year. Among other features, it has a retractable roof, and is equipped with a video-surveillance and identification system, as well as security-alarm, fire-alarm and robotic fire-extinguishing systems. The stadium's seating capacity is 67,800.
Photograph credit: Andrew Shiva