Russia's World Cup stadium in Samara behind schedule


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017

An interior view of Samara Arena stadium under construction is seen in Samara, Russia August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

SAMARA, Russia (Reuters) - Construction work on the World Cup stadium in the Russian city of Samara is about 30 days behind schedule, the company building the venue said on Wednesday, adding it would make up the lost time.

Work on the new 45,000-seat stadium, one of 12 that will host World Cup matches next summer, has been plagued by delays over the past months.

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