Russia 3–1 Egypt: 2018 World Cup match
Russia3–1Full time
Match in one glance
RussiaEgyptGoalCard
Russia
Egypt
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
RussiaEgypt
47.5%Possession sequences52.5%
12Shots15
4On target2
0.98Expected goals (xG)1.70
467Passes484
68.7%Pass accuracy74.4%
16Corners12
10Fouls11
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1
Mohamed SalahEgypt · 1 goals1.05xG - 2MMMarwan MohsenEgypt · 0 goals0.36xG
- 3SISergei IgnashevichRussia · 0 goals0.35xG
- 4ADArtem DzyubaRussia · 1 goals0.33xG
- 5DCDenis CheryshevRussia · 1 goals0.18xG
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-19
- Venue
- Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Russia / EgyptRussia
Ahmed Fathy (own goal)47′
Denis Cheryshev59′
Artem Dzyuba62′
Egypt
Mohamed Salah (penalty)73′
Complete match timeline
RussiaEgyptGoalCardSubstitution
Russia
Egypt
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′3 – 1A. Fathy 47′ · D. Cheryshev 59′ · A. Dzyuba 62′ · M. Salah 73′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Russia
4-2-3-1IA
1Igor AkinfeevMF
2Mário FernandesIK
3Ilya KutepovSI
4Sergei IgnashevichYZ
18Yuri ZhirkovYG
8Yury GazinskyRZ
11Roman ZobninAG
17Aleksandr GolovinAS
19Aleksandr SamedovDC
6Denis CheryshevAD
22Artem DzyubaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7DKDaler Kuzyayev74′
- 10FSFyodor Smolov79′
- 13FKFyodor Kudryashov86′
Match contributions
- Denis Cheryshev⚽ 1
- Artem Dzyuba⚽ 1
- Fyodor Smolov▰ 84′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1IAIgor AkinfeevGoalkeeper
- 2MFMário FernandesRight-back
- 3IKIlya KutepovCentre-back
- 4SISergei IgnashevichCentre-back
- 6DCDenis CheryshevLeft winger
- 8YGYury GazinskyCentral midfielder
- 11RZRoman ZobninCentral midfielder
- 17AGAleksandr GolovinAttacking midfielder
- 18YZYuri ZhirkovLeft-back
- 19ASAleksandr SamedovRight winger
- 22ADArtem DzyubaCentre-forward
Egypt
4-2-3-1ME
23Mohamed El ShenawyAF
7Ahmed FathyAG
2Ali GabrAH
6Ahmed HegaziMA
13Mohamed Abdel ShafyME
17Mohamed ElnenyTH
8Tarek HamedMM
9Marwan MohsenListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 11KKahraba82′
- 14RSRamadan Sobhi68′
- 22AWAmr Warda64′
Match contributions
- Mohamed Salah⚽ 1
- Trézéguet▰ 57′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2AGAli GabrCentre-back
- 6AHAhmed HegaziCentre-back
- 7AFAhmed FathyRight-back
- 8THTarek HamedCentral midfielder
- 9MMMarwan MohsenCentre-forward
- 10Mohamed SalahRight winger
- 13MAMohamed Abdel ShafyLeft-back
- 17MEMohamed ElnenyCentral midfielder
- 19AEAbdallah El SaidAttacking midfielder
- 21TTrézéguetLeft winger
- 23MEMohamed El ShenawyGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Russia
Egypt
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Russia
18%8%11%14%12%13%7%9%7%
Egypt
11%9%9%21%16%11%9%9%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeEnrique Cáceres
Team comparison
RussiaEgypt
47.5%Possession sequences52.5%
12Shots15
4On target2
0.98Expected goals (xG)1.70
467Passes484
68.7%Pass accuracy74.4%
16Corners12
10Fouls11
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
0.98Russia1.70Egypt
0.98Total xG1.70
0.98Non-penalty xG0.91
0.08xG per shot0.11
4Shots on target2
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Russia2 goals · 12 shots · 0.98 xG
Egypt1 goal · 15 shots · 1.70 xG
Passing network
Russia
Egypt
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Russia
18%8%11%14%12%13%7%9%7%
Egypt
11%9%9%21%16%11%9%9%5%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals1
12Shots15
4On target2
10Dribble attempts13
Passing
467Pass attempts484
321Completed passes360
68.7%Pass accuracy74.4%
16Corners12
Defending
26Duels32
8Interceptions13
184Pressures164
10Fouls11
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsMM
Marwan MohsenEgypt0Goals0Assists0.36xG
SI
Sergei IgnashevichRussia0Goals0Assists0.35xG
AD
Artem DzyubaRussia1Goals0Assists0.33xG
DC
Denis CheryshevRussia1Goals0Assists0.18xG
Russia
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SI Sergei IgnashevichStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.35 |
AD Artem DzyubaStarter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 |
DC Denis CheryshevStarter | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.18 |
AG Aleksandr GolovinStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 |
RZ Roman ZobninStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.04 |
YG Yury GazinskyStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
AS Aleksandr SamedovStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
MF Mário FernandesStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
YZ Yuri ZhirkovStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
IK Ilya KutepovStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Egypt
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed SalahStarter | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.05 |
MM Marwan MohsenStarter | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.36 |
T TrézéguetStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.16 |
AG Ali GabrStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 |
TH Tarek HamedStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
AE Abdallah El SaidStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.02 |
AM Amr Medhat WardaSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
MA Mohamed Abdel ShafyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AF Ahmed FathyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
AH Ahmed HegaziStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
ME Mohamed ElnenyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-19
- Venue
- Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Russia / EgyptRussia
Ahmed Fathy (own goal)47′
Denis Cheryshev59′
Artem Dzyuba62′
Egypt
Mohamed Salah (penalty)73′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.