Slovenia v Russia, 11 October 2021
| Score | 2-1 to Russia |
| Referee | Artur Soares Dias |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group H |
| Venue | Ljudski vrt Stadion, Maribor |
| Attendance | 6,524 |
View Slovenia v Russia head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
1
Slovenia
Manager: Matjaž Kek
Goals:
| Josip Iličić | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jan Oblak
(captain)
Defender
Zan Karničnik
Defender
Miha Mevlja
Defender/Midfielder
Jure Balkovec
Defender/Midfielder
Jaka Bijol
Midfielder
Adam Gnezda Cerin
Midfielder
Josip Iličić
Midfielder
Jasmin Kurtić
Midfielder
Benjamin Verbič
Midfielder/Forward
Sandi Lovrić
Forward
Andraž Sporar
Substitutions:
| Benjamin Seško for Benjamin Verbič | 53 |
| Domen Črnigoj for Andraž Sporar | 72 |
| Zan Rogelj for Zan Karničnik | 86 |
| Luka Zahović for Adam Gnezda Cerin | 86 |
Cards:
| Andraž Sporar | 1 | Y |
| Adam Gnezda Cerin | 27 | Y |
| Jasmin Kurtić | 51 | Y |
| Jaka Bijol | 77 | Y |
| Sandi Lovrić | 90 | Y |
| Zan Rogelj | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Vid Belec
Goalkeeper
Igor Vekič
Defender
Miha Blažič
Defender
Domen Črnigoj
Defender
Jon Gorenc Stanković
Defender
Žan Kolmanič
Defender/Midfielder
Zan Rogelj
Midfielder
Timi Elšnik
Midfielder
Leo Štulac
Midfielder
David Tijanić
Forward
Benjamin Seško
Forward
Luka Zahović
2
Russia
Manager: Valerii Karpin
Goals:
| Igor Diveev | 28 |
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| Georgi Dzhikiya | 32 |
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Starting lineup:
Matvei Safonov
Goalkeeper
Igor Diveev
Defender
Georgi Dzhikiya
Defender
Fedor Kudryashov
Defender
Daniil Fomin
Defender/Midfielder
Daler Kuzyaev
Defender/Midfielder
Zelimkhan Bakaev
Midfielder
Dmitry Barinov
Midfielder
Aleksei Miranchuk
Midfielder/Forward
Aleksei Sutormin
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Fedor Smolov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Maksim Osipenko for Igor Diveev | 36 |
| Anton Zabolotny for Aleksei Miranchuk | 78 |
| Arsen Zakharyan for Fedor Smolov | 78 |
| Dmitrii Chistyakov for Zelimkhan Bakaev | 86 |
| Aleksandr Erokhin for Daniil Fomin | 86 |
Cards:
| Aleksei Sutormin | 42 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Guilherme
Goalkeeper
Andrey Lunev
Defender
Arsen Adamov
Defender
Dmitrii Chistyakov
Defender
Sergei Terekhov
Defender/Midfielder
Maksim Osipenko
Midfielder
Ilzat Akhmetov
Midfielder
Aleksandr Erokhin
Midfielder
Danil Glebov
Midfielder
Arsen Zakharyan
Midfielder/Forward
Rifat Zhemaletdinov
Forward
Anton Zabolotny