🏛 Luzhniki

Russia's largest stadium, surrounded by a sports complex and the Moskva River embankment.

The stadium was built in a record 450 days and opened on 31 July 1956 with a match between the RSFSR and China national teams.
At first it held about 101,000 spectators on wooden benches.
Until 1992 the arena was called the Lenin Central Stadium; the monument to Lenin by Matvey Manizer has stood at the entrance since 1960.
The 1980 Olympic Games opened here on 19 July, and at the closing ceremony the image of the Olympic Bear Misha appeared in the stands.
On 21 May 2008 the first Champions League final in Russia was played here, Manchester United against Chelsea.
After the 2017 reconstruction the stadium holds 81,000 spectators, more than any other in Russia; it was the main arena of the 2018 World Cup.

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