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FIFA confident Zenit Arena will be ready for 2018

14:40 17/10/2014

FIFA is convinced the New Zenit Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia will be finished and ready in time for the World Cup in 2018.

Speaking after an inspection, the FIFA inspection committee head Christian Unger said that there are no serious problems.

The stadium has a capacity for around 60,000 spectators and is planned to go into service in May 2016

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