Desc: Russia's Journey: Building the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Directed by Ashleigh Davies. With Stanislav Cherchesov, Yelena Isinbayeva, Aleksandr Pantykin, Nikita Simonian. Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of what it takes to host a World Cup. This film tells Russia's story as it prepares to stage the world's premier sporting event, the FIFA World Cup. Shot during the period of 3.5 years, starting in 2015, filming took place around the host cities and their surroundings almost every month until the beginning of the competition in 2018.