“Tomorrow, Morocco will play Iran at the retractable pitch of our stadium, and, according to the forecasts of FIFA experts, [we] expect up to 60,000 spectators,” Albin said.

Albin added that an average of 44,000 spectators had been attending Zenit St. Peterburg's home matches at the 67,000-seater St. Petersburg Stadium last season, with the club breaking attendance records in Russian football.

The arena will host four group stage matches, a Round of 16 game, a semi-final and the third place match during the World Cup.