Editing Yekaterinburg (section)

==== 2018 FIFA World Cup ====
[[File:Japan-Senegal in Yekaterinburg (FIFA World Cup 2018) 15.jpg|thumb|Crowd of fans in Yekaterinburg during the 2018 World Cup]]
Yekaterinburg hosted four matches of the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]<ref name=":15">{{cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412082134/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2014|access-date=23 May 2018|website=fifa.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> Yekaterinburg is one of the 11 Russian cities that hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played on the upgraded [[Central Stadium (Yekaterinburg)|Yekaterinburg Arena]].<ref name=":9" />

For the World Cup 2018, from 7 October 2015 to 29 December 2017, the Central Stadium was upgraded to bring it into compliance with FIFA requirements for the World Cup and was renamed Yekaterinburg Arena. The architectural concept of the new stadium is built on a combination of historical walls and the built-in core of the modern arena. During the reconstruction of the sports facility, which is a monument of history and culture, the facades are carefully preserved, and the arena itself is equipped with the latest technical achievements of the sports industry. Temporary stands extending outside the stadium's original perimeter were erected to comply with the FIFA requirement of seating for 35,000 spectators. They can hold a total of 12,000 spectators, but the seating will be removed after the World Cup, decreasing the seating capacity back to 23,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=sport|first=Guardian|date=4 October 2017|title=Outer space: the Russia World Cup stadium with a novel seating extension|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/04/russia-world-cup-stadium-ekaterinburg-arena-seating-built-outside-venue-fifa|access-date=23 May 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Construction: Tsentralnyj Stadion Yekaterinburg – StadiumDB.com|url=http://stadiumdb.com/constructions/rus/tsentralnyi_stadion_ekaterinburg|access-date=23 May 2018|website=stadiumdb.com|language=en}}</ref>

The [[FIFA Fan Fest]] in Yekaterinburg is located in the Mayakovsky Central Park of Entertainment and Culture. Located just outside the city centre in a popular and well-known amusement park, it will have a capacity to hold 17,000 people.<ref>{{Cite news|last=FIFA.com|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - News - FIFA Fan Fest venues announced for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia|language=en-GB|work=fifa.com|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/fifa-fan-fest-venues-announced-for-2018-fifa-world-cup-russia-2782938|access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

[[Koltsovo Airport]] was also reconstructed and had a second runway built. In addition, work was done to prepare another passenger terminal, modernize the technical infrastructure, and launch the business aviation hangar. The airport's capacity in preparation for the World Cup has increased to two thousand people per hour. The street and road network was also upgraded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Azmukhanov|first=Alexander|date=3 May 2018|title=The three most expensive projects of the region for the World Cup|url=https://www.oblgazeta.ru/economics/38063/|access-date=22 May 2018|website=Oblastnaya Gazeta}}</ref>