Uruguay 3–0 Russia: 2018 World Cup match
3–0Full time
Russia
Match in one glance
UruguayRussiaGoalCard
Uruguay
Russia
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
UruguayRussia
60.4%Possession sequences39.6%
16Shots3
6On target1
2.48Expected goals (xG)0.18
526Passes380
82.9%Pass accuracy76.3%
18Corners2
19Fouls19
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1EREdinson Roberto Cavani GómezUruguay · 1 goals0.98xG
- 2RBRodrigo Bentancur ColmánUruguay · 0 goals0.45xG
- 3GDGiorgian Daniel De Arrascaeta BenedettiUruguay · 0 goals0.37xG
- 4JMJosé Martín Cáceres SilvaUruguay · 0 goals0.25xG
- 5DRDiego Roberto Godín LealUruguay · 0 goals0.21xG
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group A
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-25
- Venue
- Samara Arena, Samara
- Result
- 3–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Uruguay / RussiaUruguay
Luis Suárez10′
Denis Cheryshev (own goal)23′
Edinson Cavani90′
Russia
No goals
Complete match timeline
UruguayRussiaGoalCardSubstitution
Uruguay
Russia
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′2 – 0L. Suárez 10′ · D. Cheryshev 23′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0E. Cavani 90′
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.
Uruguay
4-4-2FM
1Fernando MusleraMC
22Martín CáceresSC
19Sebastián CoatesDG
3Diego GodínDL
17Diego LaxaltLT
14Lucas TorreiraNN
8Nahitan NándezMV
15Matías VecinoRB
6Rodrigo BentancurEC
21Edinson Cavani
9Luis SuárezListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7CRCristian Rodríguez73′
- 10GDGiorgian De Arrascaeta63′
- 18MGMaxi Gómez90′+3′
Match contributions
- Rodrigo Bentancur▰ 59′
- Luis Suárez⚽ 1
- Edinson Cavani⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1FMFernando MusleraGoalkeeper
- 3DGDiego GodínCentre-back
- 6RBRodrigo BentancurCentral midfielder
- 8NNNahitan NándezRight winger
- 9Luis SuárezCentre-forward
- 14LTLucas TorreiraDefensive midfielder
- 15MVMatías VecinoCentral midfielder
- 17DLDiego LaxaltLeft winger
- 19SCSebastián CoatesCentre-back
- 21ECEdinson CavaniCentre-forward
- 22MCMartín CáceresCentre-back
Russia
4-2-3-1IA
1Igor AkinfeevIS
23Igor SmolnikovIK
3Ilya KutepovSI
4Sergei IgnashevichFK
13Fyodor KudryashovRZ
11Roman ZobninYG
8Yury GazinskyAM
15Aleksei MiranchukAS
19Aleksandr SamedovDC
6Denis CheryshevAD
22Artem DzyubaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 2MFMário Fernandes38′
- 7DKDaler Kuzyayev46′
- 10FSFyodor Smolov60′
Match contributions
- Yury Gazinsky▰ 9′
- Igor Smolnikov▰ 27′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1IAIgor AkinfeevGoalkeeper
- 3IKIlya KutepovCentre-back
- 4SISergei IgnashevichCentre-back
- 6DCDenis CheryshevLeft winger
- 8YGYury GazinskyCentral midfielder
- 11RZRoman ZobninCentral midfielder
- 13FKFyodor KudryashovLeft-back
- 15AMAleksei MiranchukAttacking midfielder
- 19ASAleksandr SamedovRight winger
- 22ADArtem DzyubaCentre-forward
- 23ISIgor SmolnikovRight-back
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
Uruguay
Russia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Uruguay
10%7%7%19%22%15%6%11%3%
Russia
11%7%13%18%15%11%8%12%6%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeMalang Diedhiou
Team comparison
UruguayRussia
60.4%Possession sequences39.6%
16Shots3
6On target1
2.48Expected goals (xG)0.18
526Passes380
82.9%Pass accuracy76.3%
18Corners2
19Fouls19
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
2.48Uruguay0.18Russia
2.48Total xG0.18
2.48Non-penalty xG0.18
0.16xG per shot0.06
6Shots on target1
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Uruguay2 goals · 16 shots · 2.48 xG
Russia0 goals · 3 shots · 0.18 xG
Passing network
Uruguay
Russia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Uruguay
10%7%7%19%22%15%6%11%3%
Russia
11%7%13%18%15%11%8%12%6%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals0
16Shots3
6On target1
8Dribble attempts10
Passing
526Pass attempts380
436Completed passes290
82.9%Pass accuracy76.3%
18Corners2
Defending
27Duels15
6Interceptions7
146Pressures218
19Fouls19
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsEC
Edinson CavaniUruguay1Goals0Assists0.98xG
RB
Rodrigo BentancurUruguay0Goals0Assists0.45xG
GD
Giorgian Daniel De Arrascaeta BenedettiUruguay0Goals0Assists0.37xG
MC
Martín CáceresUruguay0Goals0Assists0.25xG
DG
Diego GodínUruguay0Goals0Assists0.21xG
Uruguay
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EC Edinson CavaniStarter | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.98 |
RB Rodrigo BentancurStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.45 |
GD Giorgian Daniel De Arrascaeta BenedettiSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.37 |
MC Martín CáceresStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
DG Diego GodínStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.21 |
| Luis SuárezStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 |
CG Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez BarrottiSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.05 |
LT Lucas TorreiraStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
DL Diego LaxaltStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.02 |
MV Matías VecinoStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
SC Sebastián CoatesStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NN Nahitan NándezStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
FM Fernando MusleraStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MG Maximiliano Gómez GonzálezSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Russia
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DC Denis CheryshevStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 |
AD Artem DzyubaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 |
RZ Roman ZobninStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
FK Fyodor KudryashovStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MF Mário Figueira FernandesSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
AS Aleksandr SamedovStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
IK Ilya KutepovStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
SI Sergei IgnashevichStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
IA Igor AkinfeevStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
YG Yury GazinskyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
- 2018-06-25
- Venue
- Samara Arena, Samara
- Result
- 3–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Uruguay / RussiaUruguay
Luis Suárez10′
Denis Cheryshev (own goal)23′
Edinson Cavani90′
Russia
No goals
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.