Croatia beat Cyprus 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 17 shots. Best on the pitch was Borna Barišić, rated 7.6.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   CRO 4-2-3-1·3-4-3 CYP
   Coach: Z. Dalić · N. KostenoglouReferee: K. Tohver📍 Stadion HNK Rijeka
2. 1. First half
   2. 39'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲N. Michail▼D. Demetriou
   3. 40'
      

      CRO
      GOOOAL!Mario Pašalić
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      CRO
      Substitution
      ▲J. Juranovic▼Šime Vrsaljko
   3. 46'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Pieros Sotiriou▼M. Ilia
   4. 48'
      

      CRO
      Yellow card
      D. Caleta-Car
   5. 57'
      

      CRO
      Substitution
      ▲Andrej Kramarić▼Ante Budimir
   6. 66'
      

      CRO
      Substitution
      ▲Mislav Oršić▼Mario Pašalić
   7. 66'
      

      CRO
      Substitution
      ▲Nikola Vlašić▼Josip Brekalo
   8. 67'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Grigoris Kastanos▼Kostakis Artymatas
   9. 67'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Fotis Papoulis▼Marinos Tzionis
   10. 69'
       

       CRO
       Yellow card
       Ivan Perišić
   11. 77'
       

       CRO
       Substitution
       ▲Mateo Kovačić▼Ivan Perišić
   12. 82'
       CYP
       Substitution
       ▲S. Andreou▼Konstantinos Laifis
   13. 90+3'
       

       CRO
       Yellow card
       Mateo Kovačić