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Russia 3–1 Nicaragua

Friday 27 Mar 2026 · Krasnodar, Russia

Russia3–1Nicaragua

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Sadulaev Acevedo Tyukavin Golovin

3′1–0Lechii Sadulaev Russia
16′1–1Oscar Acevedo Nicaragua
45′2–1Konstantin Tyukavin Russia · penalty
83′3–1Aleksandr Golovin Russia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Russia

39Matvei SafonovGK ↓67′
2Evgeny MorozovDF
5Valentin PaltsevDF ↓67′
19Ruslan LitvinovDF
22Mingiyan BeveevDF
8Nail UmiarovMF ↓67′
25Danil PrutsevMF ↓83′
74Daniil FominMF ↓67′
10Konstantin TyukavinFW● ↓67′
20Lechii SadulaevFW● ↓67′
21Iaroslav GladyshevFW ↓45′

Came on

15Kirill Glebov↑45′
17Aleksandr Golovin●↑67′
30Ilya Vakhanla↑67′
1Anton Mitryushkin↑67′
18Matvey Kislyak↑67′
29Maksim Petrov↑67′
28George Melkadze↑67′
6Dmitri Barinov↑83′

Nicaragua

12Erick PinedaGK
5Justing CanoDF
19Evert MartínezDF
21Christian ReyesDF
3Oscar AcevedoMF● ↓75′
4Jefferson RiveraMF ↓45′
8Jacob MontesMF
17Marlon LópezMF ↓75′
10Byron BonillaFW ↓87′
11Juan BarreraFW ↓87′
16Jorge GarcíaFW ↓64′

Came on

2Josué Quijano↑45′
7Bancy Hernández↑64′
6Joab Gutiérrez↑75′
14Jason Coronel↑75′
15Jonathan Moncada↑87′
9José Martínez↑87′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Russia: 1837 → 1839
Nicaragua: 1482 → 1480

Expected score for Russia: 93.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 1, 2026–2026.

Russia wins: 1
Draws: 0
Nicaragua wins: 0

Form either side

Russia

Before

4–1 v Qatar 7 Sep 2025 · Friendly
2–1 v Iran 10 Oct 2025 · Friendly
3–0 v Bolivia 14 Oct 2025 · Friendly
1–1 v Peru 12 Nov 2025 · Friendly
0–2 v Chile 15 Nov 2025 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Mali 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–1 v Egypt 28 May 2026 · Friendly
3–0 v Burkina Faso 5 Jun 2026 · Friendly
3–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 9 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Nicaragua

Before

0–2 v Honduras 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–3 v Haiti 9 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–4 v Costa Rica 13 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–0 v Honduras 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–2 v Haiti 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

0–0 v South Africa 29 May 2026 · Friendly
0–4 v Paraguay 5 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Every Russia v Nicaragua match1

From Russia's side.


27 Mar 2026	Nicaragua	3–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN