Russia v Cyprus, 01 September 1996
| Score | 4-0 to Russia |
| Referee | Karl Erik Nilsson |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Dinamo, Moscow |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
View Russia v Cyprus head to head
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Russia
Manager: Boris Ignatiev
Goals:
| Youri Nikiforov | 7 |
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| Igor Kolyvanov | 34 |
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| Youri Nikiforov | 51 |
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| Vladimir Beschastnykh | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stanisav Cherchesov
Defender
Ramiz Mamedov
Defender
Youri Nikiforov
Defender
Viktor Onopko
Defender
Vladislav Ternavski
Defender
Omari Tetradze
Midfielder
Andrei Kanchelskis
Midfielder
Vladislav Radimov
Forward
Vladimir Beschastnykh
Forward
Igor Kolyvanov
Forward
Dmitri Radchenko
Substitutions:
| Anatoli Kanishev for Vladislav Radimov | 46 |
| Andrei Tikhonov for Igor Kolyvanov | 55 |
| Yevgeni Kharlachyev for Dmitri Radchenko | 68 |
0
Cyprus
Manager: Andreas Michaelides
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Andreas Petridis
Goalkeeper
Klimis Alexandrou
Defender
Giorgos Christodoulou
Defender
Demetris Ioannou
Defender
Giorgos Panayi
Defender
Pambos Pittas
Defender
Sakis Andreou
Midfielder
Marios S Christodoulou
Midfielder
Siniša Gogić
Forward
Giannos Ioannou
Forward
Substitutions:
| Nikos Timotheou for Neofyos Larkou | 61 |
| Kostas Malekos for Klimis Alexandrou | 78 |
| Georgos Theodotou for Giannos Ioannou | 88 |