Malta v Russia, 24 March 2021
| Score | 3-1 to Russia |
| Referee | Peter Kjaesgaard-Andersen |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group H |
| Venue | National Stadium, Ta'Qali |
View Malta v Russia head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
1
Malta
Manager: Devis Mangia
Goals:
| Joseph Mbong | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Henry Bonello
Defender
Andrei Agius
(captain)
Defender
Steve Borg
Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Camenzuli
Defender/Midfielder
Kurt Shaw
Midfielder
Matthew Guillaumier
Midfielder
Bjorn Kristensen
Midfielder
Teddy Teuma
Midfielder/Forward
Joseph Mbong
Forward
Jurgen Degabriele
Forward
Luke Montebello
Substitutions:
| Paul Mbong for Jurgen Degabriele | 46 |
| Alexander Satariano for Luke Montebello | 46 |
| Stephen Pisani for Bjorn Kristensen | 74 |
| Juan Corbalan for Ryan Camenzuli | 86 |
| Kyrian Nwoko for Andrei Agius | 88 |
Cards:
| Juan Corbalan | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Matthew Cremona
Goalkeeper
Jake Galea
Defender
Karl Micallef
Defender
Enrico Pepe
Defender/Midfielder
Juan Corbalan
Defender/Midfielder
Zach Muscat
Midfielder
Jake Grech
Midfielder
Kyrian Nwoko
Midfielder/Forward
Luke Gambin
Midfielder/Forward
Stephen Pisani
Forward
Paul Mbong
Forward
Alexander Satariano
3
Russia
Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov
Goals:
| Artem Dzyuba | 23 |
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| Mário Fernandes | 35 |
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| Aleksandr Sobolev | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Anton Shunin
Goalkeeper
Georgi Dzhikiya
Defender
Mário Fernandes
Defender
Vyacheslav Karavaev
Defender
Andrei Semenov
Defender
Daniil Fomin
Defender/Midfielder
Daler Kuzyaev
Defender/Midfielder
Ilzat Akhmetov
Midfielder
Aleksandr Golovin
Midfielder
Aleksei Ionov
Midfielder
Artem Dzyuba
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Aleksei Miranchuk for Daniil Fomin | 57 |
| Rifat Zhemaletdinov for Aleksei Ionov | 57 |
| Andrei Mostovoy for Daler Kuzyaev | 78 |
| Aleksandr Sobolev for Artem Dzyuba | 83 |
Cards:
| Rifat Zhemaletdinov | 62 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yury Dyupin
Goalkeeper
Andrey Lunev
Defender
Fedor Kudryashov
Defender
Yuri Zhirkov
Defender/Midfielder
Roman Neustädter
Defender/Midfielder
Igor Smolnikov
Midfielder
Andrei Mostovoy
Midfielder
Maksim Mukhin
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksei Miranchuk
Midfielder/Forward
Rifat Zhemaletdinov
Forward
Aleksandr Sobolev
Forward
Anton Zabolotny