The 2018 World Cup is coming in two days and fans from all over the world are getting ready for exciting matches taking places in Russia. Among the 12 stadiums used as venues for games, Signify has lit up 10 of them including Luzhniki (Moscow), Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg), Fisht (Sochi), Ekaterinburg Arena (Yekaterinburg), as well as soccer stadiums in Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd and Samara.

At the stadium in Ekaterinburg, Signify used LED pitch lighting, presenting high quality of light for players and live audience while working perfectly with 4K TV transmission to create vivid view for fans in front of TVs. The lighting can also be synchronized with music to perform magnificent effects during the games.

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Signify also used LED light to decorate stadium façades. Luzhniki stadium in Moscow was installed with a 39,000 square meters LED media roof and will display light shows for creating a spectacular atmosphere during the big event.

“We have more than 80 years of experience in lighting sports events and are recognized as the world leader in sports illumination. Through these installations, fans and television viewers around the world will enjoy their favorite game while soccer players on the field will get the optimum visibility,” said Sergey Karpov, Head of sport lighting from Signify Russia.