Cyprus v Russia, 04 September 2021
| Score | 2-0 to Russia |
| Referee | Alejandro Hernandez |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group H |
| Venue | GS Pancypria Stadium, Nicosia |
| Attendance | 1,645 |
View Cyprus v Russia head to head
Kick-off: 7.00pm local
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Cyprus
Manager: Nikolaos Kostenoglou
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Neophytos Michail
Defender
Andreas Karo
Defender/Midfielder
Nicholas Ioannou
Defender/Midfielder
Nikolas Panayiotou
Defender/Midfielder
Paris Psaltis
Midfielder
Kostakis Artymatas
(captain)
Midfielder
Grigoris Kastanos
Midfielder
Fanos Katelaris
Midfielder
Fotios Papoulis
Midfielder/Forward
Loizos Loizou
Midfielder/Forward
Ioannis Pittas
Substitutions:
| Andreas Avraam for Nikolas Panayiotou | 61 |
| Marinos Tzionis for Ioannis Pittas | 61 |
| Marios Elia for Fotios Papoulis | 72 |
| Chambos Kyriakou for Kostakis Artymatas | 72 |
| Panyiotis Zachariou for Paris Psaltis | 77 |
Cards:
| Kostakis Artymatas | 45 | Y |
| Fanos Katelaris | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Demetris Demetriou
Goalkeeper
Costas Panagi
Defender
Marios Antoniades
Defender/Midfielder
Alexandros Gogić
Midfielder
Andreas Avraam
Midfielder
Mihalis Ioannou
Midfielder
Chambos Kyriakou
Midfielder/Forward
Dimitris Christofi
Midfielder/Forward
Marinos Tzionis
Forward
Marios Elia
Forward
Onisiforos Roushias
Forward
Panyiotis Zachariou
2
Russia
Manager: Valerii Karpin
Goals:
| Aleksandr Erokhin | 6 |
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| Rifat Zhemaletdinov | 55 |
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Starting lineup:
Guilherme
Goalkeeper
Igor Diveev
Defender
Georgi Dzhikiya
Defender
Vyacheslav Karavaev
Defender
Ilya Samoshnikov
Defender/Midfielder
Dmitry Barinov
Midfielder
(captain)
Denis Cheryshev
Midfielder
Aleksandr Erokhin
Midfielder
Aleksandr Golovin
Midfielder
Aleksei Miranchuk
Midfielder/Forward
Fedor Smolov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Rifat Zhemaletdinov for Denis Cheryshev | 46 |
| Zelimkhan Bakaev for Aleksei Miranchuk | 64 |
| Daler Kuzyaev for Aleksandr Golovin | 67 |
| Konstantin Tyukavin for Fedor Smolov | 75 |
Cards:
| Fedor Smolov | 60 | Y |
| Aleksandr Erokhin | 74 | Y |
| Rifat Zhemaletdinov | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yury Dyupin
Goalkeeper
Andrey Lunev
Defender/Midfielder
Daler Kuzyaev
Defender/Midfielder
Maksim Osipenko
Midfielder
Zelimkhan Bakaev
Midfielder
Maksim Mukhin
Midfielder
Arsen Zakharyan
Midfielder
Roman Zobnin
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksei Sutormin
Midfielder/Forward
Konstantin Tyukavin
Midfielder/Forward
Rifat Zhemaletdinov
Forward
Anton Zabolotny