Egypt vs Russia, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Egypt

65': Mostafa Zico

FT
1 - 0

Russia

About

Egypt are hosting Russia at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Ivan Sergeev (Russia).
4': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trezeguet.
5': Offside, Russia. Ivan Oblyakov is caught offside.
6': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
6': Offside, Egypt. Emam Ashour is caught offside.
9': Foul by Aleksandr Silyanov (Russia).
9': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt missed. Trezeguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
16': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
18': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marwan Attia.
21': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Trezeguet.
21': Attempt missed. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov following a corner.
22': Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt).
23': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Aleksey Batrakov (Russia).
25': Matvey Kislyak (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt).
25': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Trezeguet (Egypt).
27': Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt).
28': Attempt blocked. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Emam Ashour.
34': Substitution, Egypt. Haissem Hassan replaces Emam Ashour.
34': Substitution, Egypt. Mostafa Zico replaces Trezeguet.
34': Substitution, Egypt. Ibrahim Adel replaces Zizo.
37': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
40': Foul by Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
40': Mostafa Zico (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Aleksey Batrakov (Russia).
41': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Aleksey Batrakov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Aleksandr Silyanov.
44': Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Marwan Attia (Egypt).
45': Foul by Haissem Hassan (Egypt).
45': Danil Krugovoy (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
45'+3': First Half ends, Egypt 0, Russia 0.
45': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed El Shenawy replaces Mostafa Shobeir.
45': Substitution, Egypt. Ramy Rabia replaces Mohamed Abdelmonem.
45': Second Half begins Egypt 0, Russia 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Ivan Sergeev (Russia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov.
46': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mohanad Lasheen.
46': Attempt saved. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt). Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov with a cross.
47': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Danil Krugovoy.
48': Attempt saved. Mostafa Zico (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stanislav Agkatsev (Russia). Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
48': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mohamed Hany.
49': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
49': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Ilya Vakhania (Russia).
50': Foul by Ivan Sergeev (Russia).
50': Marwan Attia (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt blocked. Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danil Krugovoy.
52': Attempt missed. Ivan Sergeev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danil Krugovoy with a cross.
52': Marwan Attia (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Ivan Sergeev (Russia).
53': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Ilya Vakhania.
54': Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt).
57': Foul by Ilya Vakhania (Russia).
57': Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibrahim Adel.
60': Substitution, Russia. Dmitri Barinov replaces Aleksey Batrakov.
60': Substitution, Russia. Viktor Melekhin replaces Igor Diveev.
60': Substitution, Russia. Anton Miranchuk replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
61': Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).
61': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Aleksey Miranchuk.
63': Attempt missed. Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
65': Goal! Egypt 1, Russia 0. Mostafa Zico (Egypt) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
67': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Viktor Melekhin.
71': Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
71': Karim Hafez (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Egypt. Nabil Emad Dunga replaces Omar Marmoush.
73': Substitution, Russia. Artem Karpukas replaces Matvey Kislyak.
73': Substitution, Russia. Georgi Melkadze replaces Ivan Sergeev.
73': Substitution, Russia. Nikita Krivtsov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
73': Substitution, Russia. Mingiyan Beveev replaces Danil Krugovoy.
74': Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Nikita Krivtsov (Russia).
75': Aleksandr Silyanov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Mostafa Zico (Egypt).
75': Offside, Russia. Ilya Vakhania is caught offside.
77': Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Nabil Emad Dunga (Egypt).
77': Nabil Emad Dunga (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt missed. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
79': Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).
79': Mostafa Zico (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Handball by Karim Hafez (Egypt).
82': Foul by Artem Karpukas (Russia).
82': Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Artem Karpukas (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Foul by Nikita Krivtsov (Russia).
85': Mohanad Lasheen (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Egypt. Hossam Abdelmaguid replaces Yasser Ibrahim.
86': Substitution, Egypt. Tarek Alaa replaces Mohamed Hany.
86': Substitution, Egypt. Mahmoud Saber replaces Mohanad Lasheen.
86': Substitution, Egypt. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Haissem Hassan.
88': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Ibrahim Adel (Egypt).
89': Offside, Egypt. Ibrahim Adel is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Mahmoud Saber (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Viktor Melekhin (Russia).
90'+2': Attempt saved. Mahmoud Saber (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stanislav Agkatsev (Russia). Assisted by Marwan Attia.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stanislav Agkatsev (Russia).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
90'+3': Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).
90'+3': Tarek Alaa (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Ibrahim Adel (Egypt).
90'+5': Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Egypt 1, Russia 0.
0': Match ends, Egypt 1, Russia 0.

Statistics

RUS		EGY
19	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	1
45.9	Possession	54.1
8	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
334	Accurate Passes	402
393	Passes	467
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
13	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	48
29	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	10
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
10	Interceptions	9
18	Effective Clearances	23
18	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt

Line-Ups

Egypt (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Mostafa Shoubir (GK)
6	Mohamed Abdelmoneim
2	Yasser Ibrahim
15	Karim Hafez
3	Mohamed Hany
8	Emam Ashour
19	Marawan Attia
17	Mohanad Lashin
22	Omar Marmoush
7	Trézéguet
25	Zizo

Egypt Substitutes:

Hamza Abdelkarim, Ramy Rabia, Ahmed Fatouh, Mahdy Soliman, Ibrahim Adel, Mahmoud Saber, Mohamed El Shenawy, Tarek Alaa, Nabil Donga, Mohamed Alaa, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Aqtay Abdallah, Mostafa Zico, Haissem Hassan.

Russia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Stanislav Agkatsev (GK)
24	Aleksandr Silyanov
3	Igor Diveev
4	Danil Krugovoi
30	Ilya Vakhanla
18	Matvey Kislyak
21	Alexey Miranchuk
7	Alexey Batrakov
13	Ivan Sergeev
27	Ivan Oblyakov
67	Maksim Glushenkov

Russia Substitutes:

Nail Umiarov, Denis Adamov, Dmitri Barinov, Mingiyan Beveev, Kirill Danilov, Amir Ibragimov, Artem Karpukas, Nikita Krivtsov, Aleksandr Maksimenko, Viktor Melekhin, George Melkadze, Anton Miranchuk, Anton Mitryushkin, Evgeny Morozov, Maksim Petrov.

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