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                                      -   2018
                             PRESS CENTER

 KAZAN
 GUIDEBOOK
 SPECIAL ISSUE FOR
 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP
KAZAN GUIDEBOOK SPECIAL ISSUE FOR 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP 2018
about the
                                                                         match     stadium
                                                                                schedule
MATCH
SCHEDULE
                                                                                                    The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 21st World Cup, with
                                                                                                    Russia hosting the final tournament from June 14 to
                                                                                                    July 15, 2018.
FIRST MATCH
in KAZAN

16            13:00
                                                                                                    In Kazan, the matches will be held in Kazan Arena at
                                                                                                    115a Yamasheva Prospekt

  JUNE        local time

                                 16             JUNE
                                                               20     JUNE
                                                                                    27            JUNE
                                                                                                                 30           JUNE
                                                                                                                                            6         July

JUNE 16                    FRANCE | AUSTRALIA
(SATURDAY)                    Kazan Arena
                                 13:00

JUNE 20                                                IRAN | SPAIN
(WEDNESDAY)                                            Kazan Arena
                                                          21:00

JUNE 24                                                                      POLAND | COLOMBIA
(SUNDAY)                                                                        Kazan Arena
                                                                                  21:00

JUNE 27                                                                                       SOUTH KOREA | GERMANY
(WEDNESDAY)                                                                                        Kazan Arena
                                                                                                      17:00

JUNE 30                                                                                                               ROUND OF 16
(SATURDAY)                                                                                                            Kazan Arena
                                                                                                                        17:00

JULY 6                                                                                                                                 QUARTERFINAL
(FRIDAY)                                                                                                                                Kazan Arena
                                                                                                                                           21:00
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directions                                                  about

PUBLIC TRANSIT                                             KAZAN ARENA
VENUE                                              TRAIN   CAPACITY

                                                           45,000
Address: 115А Yamasheva Prospekt. To get
to Kazan Arena, take buses no. 10, 10а, 18,
33, 35, 35а, 36, 44, 45, 46, 49, 55, 60, 62, 76;
trolleybuses no. 2 or 13; or trams no. 5 or 6 to
Kazan Arena or Gavrilova Street.
                                                           Kazan Arena is the first football stadium in Russia built for the 2018 FIFA World
                                                           Cup. It has 45,000 seats.
                                                           The stadium has a 3,700-square-meter HD media facade.
CITY PRESS CENTER                                          With the help of the latest technology and design solutions, the pitch of this
                                                           multipurpose arena can be transformed into a venue for various events.
Address: 52 Peterburgskaya Street.                         In the summer of 2014, the stadium was UEFA certified as a category 4 arena,
                                                           the highest rating.

AIRPORT

There are two ways to get to the airport from
the city center: take bus no. 197 from Kazan
Agro-Industrial Park via Pobedy Prospekt and
Azino District to the Universiade Village; or
take an Aeroexpress train from Kazan-1 railway
station.
The trip takes 30 minutes.

                                                           TOTAL AREA                                UEFA CERTIFIED IN

                                                    TAXI

                                                           3,700 2014
                                                           SQUARE METERS                             AS A TOP-TIER CATEGORY 4 ARENA

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CITY PRESS CENTER

The City Press Center is                  OPERATING HOURS:
located at 52 Peterburgskaya
Street.                                   10:00–22:00 daily from June 13
                                          to July 16, 2018

      ccess to the City Press Center is for accredited journalists only – an
     A                                                                               he press center offers high-speed Wi-Fi, workstations for journalists and self-
                                                                                    T
     accreditation badge or 2018 FIFA World Cup media accreditation is required.    serve food options.

      lease be ready for security at the checkpoint, including a personal search
     P                                                                               If you need to leave your personal belongings for a while, we recommend
     and inspection of personal belongings and equipment, and excuse any              using individual lockers. Keys can be obtained at the information desk.
     inconveniences associated with security procedures that are intended to          Organizers are not responsible for the safety of items stored in lockers.
     protect journalists working in the press center, participants and guests.
                                                                                    All premises at the press center are barrier-free.
      ll necessary assistance and information about the press center’s work is
     A
     available at the information desk located by the entrance.                      he City Press Center has a medical center with qualified personnel on hand
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                                                                                    to provide assistance to visitors at any time. Ambulance crews are available in
      he City Press Center has a news conference and briefing room with
     T                                                                              the immediate vicinity of the press center.
     professional light and sound equipment. It is also equipped for simultaneous
     interpretation.                                                                 Smoking is only allowed in specially designated areas of the press center.

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websites
about the stadium
important

MEDIA ACCREDITATION
For media accreditation, please visit
footballcitymediacenter.ru

Accreditation badges are valid at all City Press
Centers in the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World
Cup.
Accreditation opened on November 1, 2017.
Accreditation closed on May 31, 2018.

If you have any questions concerning accreditation,
please call
   +7 (495) 645–64–34

or email:
   media@footballcitymediacenter.ru

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                                                                                   the World Cup and the City Press Centers, or media representatives with a pass

FIFA FAN FEST                                                                      to the team’s camp. To obtain accreditation, you need to come to the FIFA Fan
                                                                                   Fest Accreditation Center at 4 Sibgata Khakima Street, Kazan, sign a document
                                                                                   confirming that you accept the rules for fans attending the 2018 FIFA Fan Fest
                                                                                   in Russia and get an Accreditation Certificate that gives access to Fan Fest
                                                                                   venues in all 11 host cities.
If you want to watch a 2018 FIFA World Cup           CAPACITY
match but can’t make it to the stadium, head
down to the FIFA Fan Fest, the official fan zone
of the tournament.                                   25,000
The venues open 2–3 hours before the start of
the first match and close an hour after the end      SCHEDULE
of the last match, on all days when matches are      Open all match days
played.
                                                     HOURS
                                                                                   WEBSITES
In Kazan, the FIFA Fan Fest will take place at       2–3 hours before the start
the Kazan Family Center on the right bank of the     of the first match until an
                                                                                   WWW.FIFA.COM/WORLDCUP/DESTINATION/CITIES/CITY=73217/INDEX.
Kazanka River.                                       hour after the end of the
                                                                                   HTML
                                                     last match
                                                                                   Kazan on the FIFA website
How to get there:
                                                     ADDRESS                       WWW.KZN.RU/?LANG=EN
30 minutes on foot from the Kazan Kremlin via
                                                     Kazan Family Center           Kazan Government official website
Dekabristov Street; 10 minutes on foot from the
                                                     (4 Sigbata Khakima
Kozya Sloboda metro station, or by bus from
                                                     Street)                       WELCOME2018.COM/EN/FAN_GUIDE/GORODA- ORGANIZATORY/KAZAN/
Kozya Sloboda, or trolleybus no. 2 that stops near
                                                                                   Kazan on welcome2018.com
the Kazan Kremlin.

FIFA Fan Fest Venue: Kazan Family Center
Address: 4 Sibgata Khakima Street
Capacity: 25,000

2018 FIFA Fan Fest Accreditation Center:
4 Sibgata Khakima Street (temporary pavilion
opposite the main entrance to the venue).
Entrance for the media: on Sibgata Khakima
Street.

Access to the FIFA Fan Fest media zones in
Russia is provided to journalists accredited for

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CULTURAL LANDMARKS                                                                   BAUMANA STREET

                                                                                     Address: Baumana Street, Kazan
KAZAN KREMLIN
                                                                                     Nearest metro station: Ploshchad Tukaya
Address: the Kremlin, Kazan                                                          Baumana Street begins near the Kazan Kremlin and ends on Tuqay Square.
Nearest metro station: Kremlyovskaya                                                 Often called Kazan’s Arbat, it is Kazan’s central pedestrian street. Bolshaya
                                                                                     Prolomnaya is the street’s old name. There are metro stations located at both
The Kazan Kremlin is located above the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka           ends of the street: Ploshchad Tukaya and Kremlyovskaya.
rivers. Before the white-stone walls were built in the second half of the 16th       The historical appearance of the street is highlighted by the 19–20th century
century, the Kremlin was surrounded by massive oak walls. The Kremlin itself         low-rise buildings. The bell tower of the Epiphany Cathedral, John the Baptist
consists of several architectural landmarks, such as Soyembika Tower, the            Monastery, Kachalov Academic Russian Bolshoi Drama Theater and the National
Governor Palace (today the residence of the President of Tatarstan), public          Bank of Tatarstan are located here. The distinctive Arabian clock at the very
offices, a military school, several archeological sites where a building of the      beginning of the street is a popular meeting place for local residents.
Khan’s court once stood, the Khan’s mosque, and the tombs of 15–17th century         Along the street there are fountains with figurines of doves, frogs and Su Anasy,
Kazan Khans now displayed at the museum. The Qolsarif Mosque and the                 a water spirit from Tatar fairytales. Visitors often take pictures next to the
orthodox Annunciation Cathedral are situated next to each other, symbolizing         replica of Catherine the Great’s carriage, in which the empress visited Kazan in
the two religions’ peaceful coexistence. In 2000, the Kazan Kremlin was              1767, as well as the monuments to the Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin
designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.                                             and the iconic Kazan cat. The Zero Milestone on Baumana Street tells the
                                                                                     distance to Moscow, New York City, Mexico City, the North Pole, and several other
                                                                                     points on the globe.
STARO-TATARSKAYA SLOBODA

Address: Kayuma Nasyri Street, Kazan
                                                                                     KAZAN FAMILY CENTER
The history of Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda (Old Tatar District) in Kazan begins after
the future capital of Tatarstan was seized by Ivan the Terrible in 1552, and all     Address: 4 Sibgata Khakima, Kazan
Muslim Tatars were forced to relocate outside the upper part of the city. In the
16th century, the Bulak canal and Lake Nizhny Kaban served as the border. This       Kazan Family Center is a marriage registration hall and a symbol of the new
is where the new city district began: people built madrasas, mosques, prosperous     Kazan located on the right embankment in the Novo-Savinovsky District.
traders’ homes and maidans (squares). Today Sloboda is a place where visitors can    Sometimes the building is called simply “the bowl.” It was designed by Dashi
learn about Tatar traditions and culture buy authentic Tatar shoes (ichigi) made     Namdakov, a sculptor from Buryatia. The design was informed by the image of
with a leather mosaic technique, a kalyapush (women’s headwear) or tubeteika,        a kazan, a traditional Asian cooking pot, over blazing flames. The center opened
sample dairy and meat products and take in the traditional local architecture.       on July 5, 2013. On that day, 27 young coupes registered for marriage licenses.
Small painted wooden houses have been carefully preserved by Kazan’s history         The center’s main attraction is an observation point (32 meters) on the roof
and its residents.                                                                   where visitors can enjoy views of the opposite bank and the river.

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AROUND THE WORLD OBSERVATION WHEEL
                                                                                  PLACES OF WORSHIP
Address: 1 Fatikha Amirkhana Street, Kazan
                                                                                  QOLSARIF MOSQUE                       13 Kremlin
                                                                                                                        Metro station:
Open all year round. Each of the 36 cars is dedicated to a great city of the                                            Kremlyovskaya
world, such as Paris, London, Rome or Moscow, which all together represent
world unity. The 65-meter-high observation wheel forms part of the Kazan
Riviera, a unique recreation area for local residents and tourists.               ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL    21 Musy Dzhalilya Street

CHAK-CHAK MUSEUM                                                                  KAZAN KREMLIN ANNUNCIATON CATHEDRAL   2 Kremlin

Address: 18a Parizhskoi Kommuny Street, Kazan

The Chak-Chak Museum is situated in Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda, in the trader
                                                                                  MARCANI MOSQUE                        17 Kayuma Nasyri Street
Vafa Bigayev’s house, which is an architectural landmark of the early 19th
century.
The museum recreates the everyday life of a prosperous Tatar household of
the late 19th – early 20th century using authentic photos with interiors of the
houses built in and around Kazan as well as preserved decorations, clothes and    ST. NICHOLAS’ CATHEDRAL               5 Baumana Street
implements of that period.
The museum has a shop where visitors can sample and buy chak-chak (a Tatar
sweet), baursak (puffy bread) and one other 19th-century dish recreated from
an old recipe.                                                                    ST. CATHERINE’S LUTHERAN CHURCH       26 Karl Marx Street Metro
                                                                                                                        station:
                                                                                                                        Kremlyovskaya

                                                                                  CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE EXALTATION     73 Ostrovskogo Street
                                                                                  OF THE HOLY CROSS                     Metro station:
                                                                                                                        Ploshchad Tukaya

                                                                                  KHABAD-LYUBAVICH SINAGOGUE            15 Profsoyuznaya Street
                                                                                                                        Metro station:
                                                                                                                        Ploshchad Tukaya,
                                                                                                                        Kremlyovskaya

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2018 FIFA WORLD CUP                    21ST
                                       FIFA World Cup
                                                                    14 /06–15/07
                                                                     in Russia

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                                       arenas
                                                                    11
                                                                     cities

                                       The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 21st World Cup, with Russia hosting the
                                       final tournament from June 14 to July 15, 2018. On December 2, 2010, Russia
                                       received final approval as the host country of 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Swiss
                                       city of Zurich. Russia already had a significant advantage in the second stage of
                                       the voting, gaining more than 50 percent of the vote.

                                       Russia is hosting the World Cup for the first time ever. Not only that, it is also
                                       the first time the tournament is held in Eastern Europe. The World Cup is taking
                                       place at 12 stadiums in 11 Russian cities.

                                            HOST CITIES

                                            Moscow
                                            Kaliningrad
                                            St. Petersburg
                                            Volgograd
                                            KAZAN
                                            Nizhny Novgorod
                                            Samara
                                            Saransk
                                            Rostov-on-Don
                                            Sochi
                                            Ekaterinburg

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CITY AND REGION FACTS                  1005
                                       founded
                                                                    1,231,878
                                                                     population

                                       The Republic of Tatarstan (Tatarstan or Tataria) is part of the Volga Federal District
                                       and the Volga Economic District.
                                       Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, is a large port city on the left bank of the Volga River
                                       where it meets the Kazanka River. The city officially brands itself as Russia’s third
                                       capital. In 2005, it celebrated its 1000th anniversary.

                                       Kazan is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse cities in the country, where
                                       Islam, Orthodox Christianity, Judaism and Catholicism coexist and enrich each other.

                                       Tatar cuisine unites traditions of Khazars, Volga Bulgars, Mongols and peoples from
                                       Central Asia. Beef, lamb, and horse dishes are among the specialties. Chak-chak, a
                                       traditional wedding desert made from fried dough and honey, has become another
                                       Tatarstan landmark.

                                       CURRENCY EXCHANGE
                                       Dollars and euros can be exchanged at any bank. With other currencies, you need
                                       to inquire at the particular bank. Feel free to use the services of Sberbank, a state
                                       bank with a large network of branch offices.

                                       ELECTRICAL OUTLETS
                                            STANDARDS               TYPE C, F
                                                                     VOLTAGE 220 В
                                                                     FREQUENCY 50 HZ

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS                           MOSCOW PHONE NUMBERS OF EMBASSIES AND REPRESENTATIVE
                                            OFFICES OF COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE FIFA WORLD CUP

                                            ARGENTINA                                  +7-495-502-1020
                                            AUSTRALIA                                  +7-495-956-6070
UNIVERSAL                   112 (mobile)    BELGIUM                                    +7-495-780-0331
EMERGENCY NUMBER                            BRAZIL                                     +7-495-363-0366
                                            COLOMBIA                                   +7-499-248-3073
                                            COSTA RICA                                 +7-495-415-4014
FIRE                        01 (landline)   CROATIA                                    +7-495-637-4033
                            101 (mobile)    DENMARK                                    +7-495-642-6800
                                            EGYPT                                      +7-499-246-0234
                                            FRANCE                                     +7-495-937-1500
                                            GERMANY                                    +7-495-937-9500
POLICE                      02 (landline)
                                            ICELAND                                    +7-495-956-7604
                            102 (mobile)
                                            IRAN                                       +7-495-917-7282
                                            JAPAN                                      +7-495-229-2550
AMBULANCE                   03 (landline)   LITHUANIA                                  +7-495-785-8605
                            103 (mobile)    MEXICO                                     +7-495-637-2148
                                            MOROCCO                                    +7-495-691-1762
                                            NIGERIA                                    +7-495-690-3785
                                            PANAMA                                     +7-495-956-0729
                                            POLAND                                     +7-495-231-1500
                                            PORTUGAL                                   +7-499-703-4986
                                            SAUDI ARABIA                               +7-499-245-2310
                                            SENEGAL                                    +7-499-230-2102
                                            SERBIA                                     +7-495-988-6645
                                            SOUTH KOREA                                +7-495-783-2777
                                            SPAIN                                      +7-495-690-3002
                                            SWEDEN                                     +7-495-937-9200
                                            SWITZERLAND                                +7-495-641-3889
                                            TUNISIA                                     8-495-691-2858
                                            UNITED KINGDOM                             +7-495-956-7200
                                            URUGUAY                                    +7-499-230-7765

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TELEPHONE CODES OF
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
ARGENTINA                              54
AUSTRALIA                              61
BELGIUM                                32
BRAZIL                                 55
COLOMBIA                               57
COSTA RICA                             506
CROATIA                                385
DENMARK                                45
EGYPT                                  20
ENGLAND                                44
FRANCE                                 33
GERMANY                                49
ICELAND                                354
IRAN                                   98
JAPAN                                  81
MEXICO                                 52
MOROCCO                                212
NIGERIA                                234
PANAMA                                 507
PERU                                   51
POLAND                                 48
PORTUGAL                               351
RUSSIA                                 7
SAUDI ARABIA                           966
SENEGAL                                221
SERBIA                                 381
SOUTH KOREA                            82
SPAIN                                  34
SWEDEN                                 46
SWITZERLAND                            41
TUNISIA                                216
URUGUAY                                598

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