Iran Pot 3 vs Distance KM travel

[DJPedram]

Hi all,
I am trying to identify what is KM travel for Iran if they fall in any of the below groups?

Group A

Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

KM: 3,950KM
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/gq2CTTkaEJt


Group B

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad

KM: 1,997KM
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/4YMbw6CTELB2

Group C

Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

KM: 4,127KM - Longest travel
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/Ts9Z4GsdjYy

Group D

Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

KM: 2,994KM
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/W67UJXpax9M2

Group E

Cosmos Arena, Samara
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

KM: 2,949KM
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/SFDZLdhdJU72

Group F

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

KM: 2,702KM
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/JYAcRavmghx

Group G

Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Mordovia Arena, Saransk

KM: 1,646KM
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/WdT2TRKjboN2

Group H

Mordovia Arena, Saransk
Kazan Arena, Kazan
Cosmos Arena, Samara

KM: 754KM - Shortest travel
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/fsaijsiMqnw

[mahestan]

Thanks for doing the leg work on this.

[Nokhodi]

The best group for tourists would be Group B. You'd get to see Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

[Javeed]

Great analysis - thank you for this! Very important for those trying to plan travel.

[saeed_noro]

you did this, but I did this before too, and we compared to other draws, the position of the group will be drawn too. only group headers will be position B1,C1,...,H1.

also we did not need a new thread for this. enough threads open, please merge this thread.

[Persian-Pride87]

Wow so few groups have matches in St Petersburgh or Moscow. That really sucks! Those are the only 2 cities I want to see.

[naderb94]

Wow so few groups have matches in St Petersburgh or Moscow. That really sucks! Those are the only 2 cities I want to see.

They have those set mainly for knockout stage.
The travel shouldn't matter much for TM since it's almost 4-5 days in between games.

[ehsan singapore]

lets get group H

[teammelli91]

Group H please.

I’m not even going to the World Cup. But I want our boys to be comfortable and at ease.

[elnino99]

If I understand correctly, just being in pot 3 doesn't mean that we'll be that A3/B3/C3 etc in our group.

Other than top seeds, usually the other teams will have their number (2/3/4) drawn as well. At least that was the case in 2006,2010, and 2014.

[saeed_noro]

If I understand correctly, just being in pot 3 doesn't mean that we'll be that A3/B3/C3 etc in our group.

Other than top seeds, usually the other teams will have their number (2/3/4) drawn as well. At least that was the case in 2006,2010, and 2014.

they don't read, they just make scenario and discuss...

who can Read, is clearly in advantage..

[DJPedram]

If I understand correctly, just being in pot 3 doesn't mean that we'll be that A3/B3/C3 etc in our group.

Other than top seeds, usually the other teams will have their number (2/3/4) drawn as well. At least that was the case in 2006,2010, and 2014.

You are correct, I was totally wrong.

[DR Strangemoosh]

I've already been to Moscow and St Petersburg and so wouldn't mind the other pots to see what's going on

[elnino99]

I've already been to Moscow and St Petersburg and so wouldn't mind the other pots to see what's going on

Same. I really want us to get a game at Sochi....beach town by the coast! very much modernized because they hosted the Winter Olympics a few years ago as well. I've also heard great things about Kazan and especially Yekatenberg from a friend who's been. Just ran a basic search on Stalingrad...a lot prettier than I thought!

Shame we can't get a Russia vs. Germany match in Stalingrad

In terms of quality of cities, Rostov is perhaps the shittiest.

[teammelli91]

I hope Saudi Arabia get drawn in Group C.