Match Events
- 25′Croatia, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 33′Cyprus, yellow card:Foul
- 33′Croatia, yellow card:Foul
- 44′Cyprus, yellow card:Andreas AvraamFoul
- 45+2′Croatia, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 60′Cyprus, substitution:A. Avraam
- 61′Croatia, yellow card:Foul
- 63′Croatia, substitution:off
- 68′Croatia, substitution:off
- 68′Croatia, substitution:off
- 69′Cyprus, substitution:offF. Papoulis
- 69′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 80′Croatia, goal:0–2
- 84′Croatia, substitution:off
- 84′Croatia, substitution:off
- 86′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 90+2′Croatia, goal:0–3assist
- Full-time0 – 3
Lineups
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Cyprus
5-4-1
6.78
Average match ratingCroatia +0.63
7.41
Croatia
4-3-3
AEK Arena - George Karapatakis
Key Stats
26%Possession74%
–Expected Goals–
7Shots27
1Shots on Target11
2Corners7
67%Pass Accuracy88%
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Match report
Cyprus vs Croatia — the facts
Croatia won 3–0 away against Cyprus (half-time 0–1).
Cyprus met Croatia in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 7). Kick-off was Friday, 8 October 2021, 18:45 UTC at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis. Referee: Michael Oliver.
Team pages: Cyprus · Croatia · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 45+2' Goal: Ivan Perišić (assist: Luka Modrić) — 0–1
- 80' Goal: Joško Gvardiol — 0–2
- 90+2' Goal: Marko Livaja (assist: Josip Brekalo) — 0–3
Starting line-ups
Cyprus (5-4-1)
- 22 Neofytos Michael
- 11 A. Avraam
- 4 Nicholas Ioannou
- 16 K. Sotiriou
- 14 Stélios Andreou
- 5 Paris Psaltis
- 15 F. Papoulis
- 20 Grigoris Kastanos
- 18 Kostakis Artymatas
- 23 Ioannis Pittas
- 10 Pieros Sotiriou
Croatia (4-3-3)
About this match
On this page: the Cyprus 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 Cyprus and Croatia team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.