Russia Will Host FIFA World Cup 2018. Current Infrastructure for the FIFA World Cup 2018 is quite poor in Russia but Russia is going to do reconstruction of old stadiums and build new football arenas in Moscow, Yaroslavl, Sochi, Kazan, Rostov on Don, St.Petersburg, Moscow. Pictured: image of FC SHINNIK football arena in Yaroslavl that is to be reconstructed BY 2018 as for Russian authorities.