Navigating Russia

Since the day Fifa chose Russia to host the World Cup Putin has been ready.

As Yogi Berra, the famous US baseball player and coach has been quoted as saying. “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.” Or something like that.

Hotels in Russia are hiking prices by up to 18,000 per cent to take advantage of fans at this summer's World Cup, The Independent can reveal – leaving the most likely option for accommodation for one key England game a campsite nine miles.

Several factors are appearing to dampen interest in visiting Russia for the 2018 World Cup, at least for soccer fans in the United States and England.

The draw for the 2018 football World Cup has taken place at the Kremlin.

RT Sport’s World Cup City Guide Vlog continues to cut through the red tape to bring you authentic content from the city’s streets, squares and stadiums, with the latest vlog instalment exploring the Moscow Metro.

Everything you need to know about the 2018 World Cup events, stadiums and tickets. Rules, recommendations and advice.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was award.

The time is upon us yet again!

Are you going crazy about the upcoming World Cup in Russia? We are too and we want to make sure that visas, transportation, accommodation, and other potential landmines don’t ruin your trip. Russia Beyond presents its ultimate guide for footy fans.