Slovenia beat Cyprus 2-1. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 16 shots. Best on the pitch was Adam Gnezda Čerin, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   SLO 4-2-3-1·3-4-3 CYP
   Coach: M. Kek · N. KostenoglouReferee: S. Ivanov📍 Stadion Stožice
2. 1. First half
   2. 26'
      

      SLO
      VAR review
      Benjamin Verbič
   3. 31'
      

      SLO
      Yellow card
      Jasmin Kurtić
   4. 31'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲Sandi Lovrić▼Benjamin Verbič
   5. 36'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      S. Andreou
   6. 40'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      Kostakis Artymatas
   7. 45+3'
      

      SLO
      Yellow card
      Petar Stojanović
3. 1. Second half
   2. 48'
      

      SLO
      GOOOAL!Miha Zajc
   3. 74'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Georgios Efrem▼Marinos Tzionis
   4. 81'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Andronikos Kakoullis▼Fotis Papoulis
   5. 83'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      Grigoris Kastanos
   6. 84'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲L. Štulac▼Miha Zajc
   7. 84'
      

      SLO
      GOOOAL!Adam Gnezda ČerinAssist: Ž. Celar
   8. 89'
      CYP
      GOOOAL!Andronikos KakoullisAssist: G. Kastanos
   9. 90+2'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Milenko Špoljarić▼Andreas Avraam
   10. 90+4'
       

       SLO
       Substitution
       ▲B. Vrhovec▼Ž. Celar