This orange and white bowl will find itself downgraded once the World Cup carnival rolls out of town. Four games is all it has been granted with Denmark vs Peru perhaps not the glamour tie they wanted to start it all off.
Saransk is the main city in the Mordovia region and is some 626km south-east of Moscow. It seems to also be the hub for industry, with mechanical engineering, metalwork and chemical plants among the main employers.
After the tournament, local third division side Mordovia Saransk take up residency, with the capacity set to be lowered from 44,000 to 25,000, more suited to a team of their status.
The free space will go to other sports including indoor volleyball, basketball and tennis.