Russia encountered this problem with the 23,000-capacity Ekaterinburg Arena, only FIFA brought 12,000 extra people, and Russia handled it in a rather unique way.

Ekaterinburg made headlines for the hilarious and terrifying temporary stands outside the stadium, the latest in the city's architectural legacy.

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You may have noticed something strange during Friday’s World Cup match between Uruguay and Egypt at Ekaterinburg Arena in Russia: swaths of empty seats, helpfully visible to television viewers ...

The venue has two temporary stands jutting out of the rest of the structure like wings. And that's not even the oddest part about the stadium.

Ekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia, had an initial capacity of 27,000. For the summer's World Cup, it will welcome 45,000 fans to the venue for each match.

Russia plans to issue 2.6 million tickets to fans traveling to the country to watch the World Cup, according to Russian World Cup organizers. Unfortunately for some spectators in Ekaterinburg, the ...

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The Ekaterinburg Arena is one of the more striking stadiums at Russia 2018 – two temporary stands had to be erected at either end to meet the World Cup’s minimum capacity requirement.

Ekaterinburg Arena means a lot to the Russian people, but FIFA doesn't care about your history. FIFA wants a 35,000-capacity stadium for its World Cup matches, and it doesn't care how they get it ...

FIFA has said it is satisfied that World Cup 2018 venue the Ekaterinburg Arena meets all safety requirements after it was extended to meet capacity requirements. Temporary seating has been built ...