Originally Posted by
Kaz
World Cup Venues
Kaliningrad Stadium 31,484 for 2018 World Cup
Central Stadium 35,000 for 2018 World Cup
Mordovia Arena 40,441 for 2018 World Cup
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium 41,042 for 2018 World Cup
Volgograd Arena 40,479 for 2018 World Cup
Rostov Arena 40,709 for 2018 World Cup
Kazan Arena 41,338 for 2018 World Cup
Cosmos Arena 40,882 for 2018 World Cup
Fisht Olympic Stadium 43,480 for 2018 World Cup
Otkritie Arena 41,465 for 2018 World Cup
Only two of Russia's Venues are over 45k in seating.
Khalifa International Stadium 40,000 for 2022 World Cup
Qatar Foundation Stadium 40,000 for 2022 World Cup
Ras Abu Aboud Stadium 40,000 for 2022 World Cup
Al Thumama Stadium 40,000 for 2022 World Cup
Al Wakrah Stadium 40,000 for 2022 World Cup
Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium 44,740 for 2022 World Cup
Only two of Qatar's Venues will be over 45k in seating.
I honestly don't think FIFA would care if we just said screw it we'll raise it to 36k only. There are so many large stadiums in the Bid FIFA is seeing dollar signs already they won't worry about the Venue size of BMO or the smaller Mexican Stadiums. If what you were concerned about were valid than I'm sure Russia wouldn't be allowed to be using 2 stadiums under 40k