Match Events
- 35′Russia, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 46′Russia, substitution:
- 70′Russia, substitution:offA. Ionov
- 70′Russia, substitution:off
- 70′Croatia, substitution:off
- 74′Croatia, substitution:off
- 74′Croatia, substitution:off
- 78′Russia, substitution:off
- 84′Russia, substitution:off
- 84′Croatia, substitution:off
- 90+3′Russia, yellow card:Argument
- Full-time
Lineups
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Russia
4-3-3
6.96
Average match ratingCroatia +0.25
7.21
Croatia
4-3-1-2
Stadion Luzhniki
Key Stats
40%Possession60%
–Expected Goals–
8Shots15
3Shots on Target2
3Corners6
75%Pass Accuracy83%
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Match report
Russia vs Croatia — the facts
Russia and Croatia drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Russia met Croatia in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 4). Kick-off was Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 18:45 UTC at Stadion Luzhniki. Referee: Roi Reinshreiber.
Team pages: Russia · Croatia · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Starting line-ups
Russia (4-3-3)
- 1 Guilherme
- 4 Vyacheslav Karavaev
- 14 Georgi Dzhikiya
- 3 Igor Diveev
- 2 Mário Fernandes
- 17 Aleksandr Golovin
- 8 Dmitri Barinov
- 23 Daler Kuzyaev
- 19 Arsen Zakharyan
- 15 Aleksey Miranchuk
- 20 A. Ionov
Croatia (4-3-1-2)
About this match
On this page: the Russia vs Croatia final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Russia and Croatia team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.