Russia beat Cyprus 0-2. Best on the pitch was Fyodor Smolov, rated 7.9.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   CYP 5-4-1·4-3-3 RUS
   Coach: N. Kostenoglou · V. KarpinReferee: Alejandro Hernández📍 Neo GSP
2. 1. First half
   2. 6'
      

      RUS
      GOOOAL!A. ErokhinAssist: F. Smolov
   3. 45+1'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      Kostakis Artymatas
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲R. Zhemaletdinov▼Denis Cheryshev
   3. 55'
      

      RUS
      GOOOAL!R. ZhemaletdinovAssist: F. Smolov
   4. 59'
      

      RUS
      Yellow card
      Fyodor Smolov
   5. 61'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Andreas Avraam▼N. Panagiotou
   6. 61'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Marinos Tzionis▼Ioannis Pittas
   7. 64'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲Z. Bakaev▼Anton Miranchuk
   8. 67'
      

      RUS
      Substitution
      ▲D. Kuzyaev▼Aleksandr Golovin
   9. 72'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲M. Ilia▼Fotis Papoulis
   10. 73'
       CYP
       Substitution
       ▲C. Kyriakou▼Kostakis Artymatas
   11. 74'
       

       RUS
       Yellow card
       A. Erokhin
   12. 75'
       

       RUS
       Substitution
       ▲K. Tyukavin▼Fyodor Smolov
   13. 77'
       CYP
       Substitution
       ▲Panagiotis Zachariou▼P. Psaltis
   14. 90'
       CYP
       Yellow card
       F. Katelaris
   15. 90+4'
       

       RUS
       Yellow card
       R. Zhemaletdinov