Russia v Malta, 07 September 2021
| Score | 2-0 to Russia |
| Referee | Ali Palabiyik |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group H |
| Venue | Otkrytie Arena, Moscow |
| Attendance | 10,508 |
View Russia v Malta head to head
Kick-off: 9.45pm local
2
Russia
Manager: Valerii Karpin
Goals:
| Fedor Smolov | 10 |
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| Zelimkhan Bakaev | penalty | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Guilherme
Defender
Igor Diveev
Defender
Vyacheslav Karavaev
Defender/Midfielder
Daler Kuzyaev
Defender/Midfielder
Maksim Osipenko
Midfielder
Dmitry Barinov
Midfielder
Aleksandr Erokhin
Midfielder
Aleksei Ionov
Midfielder
Arsen Zakharyan
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksei Miranchuk
Forward
Fedor Smolov
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Zelimkhan Bakaev for Arsen Zakharyan | 46 |
| Roman Zobnin for Aleksandr Erokhin | 46 |
| Ilya Samoshnikov for Aleksei Miranchuk | 58 |
| Anton Zabolotny for Fedor Smolov | 71 |
| Rifat Zhemaletdinov for Aleksei Ionov | 79 |
Cards:
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 50 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Andrey Lunev
Goalkeeper
Aleksandr Maksimenko
Defender
Georgi Dzhikiya
Defender/Midfielder
Ilya Samoshnikov
Midfielder
Zelimkhan Bakaev
Midfielder
Denis Cheryshev
Midfielder
Maksim Mukhin
Midfielder
Roman Zobnin
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksei Sutormin
Midfielder/Forward
Konstantin Tyukavin
Midfielder/Forward
Rifat Zhemaletdinov
Forward
Anton Zabolotny
0
Malta
Manager: Devis Mangia
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Henry Bonello
Goalkeeper
Andrei Agius
Defender
(captain)
Steve Borg
Defender
Cain Attard
Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Camenzuli
Defender/Midfielder
Zach Muscat
Defender/Midfielder
Teddy Teuma
Midfielder
Joseph Mbong
Midfielder/Forward
Stephen Pisani
Midfielder/Forward
Paul Mbong
Forward
Luke Montebello
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tristan Caruana for Stephen Pisani | 66 |
| Alexander Satariano for Luke Montebello | 66 |
| Shaun Dimech for Cain Attard | 75 |
| Nikolai Muscat for Teddy Teuma | 86 |
| Kurt Shaw for Andrei Agius | 86 |
Cards:
| Steve Borg | 68 | Y |
| Ryan Camenzuli | 83 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jake Galea
Goalkeeper
Matthew Grech
Defender
Karl Micallef
Defender/Midfielder
Juan Corbalan
Defender/Midfielder
Kurt Shaw
Defender/Midfielder
Dexter Xuereb
Midfielder
Tristan Caruana
Midfielder
Jake Grech
Midfielder
Nikolai Muscat
Midfielder
Yannick Yankam
Midfielder/Forward
Shaun Dimech
Forward
Alexander Satariano