EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2021/22 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Fisht Stadium - Sochi Saturday 27 March 2021 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Russia Group H - Matchday 2 Slovenia Last updated 31/03/2021 13:22CET

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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Match officials 5 Match-by-match lineups 6 Legend 8

1 Russia - Slovenia Saturday 27 March 2021 - 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 1-0 18/11/2009 PO Slovenia - Russia Maribor Dedič 44 agg: 2-2 ag Bilyaletdinov 40, 52; 14/11/2009 PO Russia - Slovenia 2-1 Pečnik 88

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Osterc 62, Ačimovič 01/09/2001 QR (GS) Slovenia - Russia 2-1 Ljubljana 90 (P); Titov 72 24/03/2001 QR (GS) Russia - Slovenia 1-1 Moscow Khokhlov 7; Knavs 21

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Russia 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 - - - - 5 2 1 2 7 6 Slovenia 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 - - - - 5 2 1 2 6 7

2 Russia - Slovenia Saturday 27 March 2021 - 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Fisht Stadium, Sochi Squad list

Russia Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Dynamo - 27/01/1987 34 - 1 0 0 0 Moscow - Andrei Lunev 13/11/1991 29 Zenit - 0 0 0 0 - Yuri Dyupin 17/03/1988 33 Rubin - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - 20/08/1983 37 Zenit - 0 0 0 0 - 08/08/1988 32 Krasnodar - 0 0 0 0 - Fedor Kudryashov 05/04/1987 33 Antalyaspor - 0 0 0 0 Spartak - 29/07/1993 27 - 0 0 0 0 Moskva - Vyacheslav Karavaev 20/05/1995 25 Zenit - 1 0 0 0 CSKA - Mário Fernandes 19/09/1990 30 - 1 1 0 0 Moskva - Andrei Semenov 24/03/1989 32 Akhmat - 1 0 0 0 Spartak - 21/11/1993 27 - 1 0 0 0 Moskva - Aleksandr Zhirov 24/01/1991 30 Sandhausen - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Magomed Ozdoev 05/11/1992 28 Zenit - 0 0 0 0 - Aleksandr Golovin 30/05/1996 24 Monaco - 1 0 0 0 Lokomotiv - 20/09/1996 24 * 1 0 0 0 Moskva - 17/10/1995 25 Atalanta - 1 0 0 0 Dynamo - 02/03/1997 24 - 1 0 0 0 Moscow - Daler Kuzyaev 15/01/1993 28 Zenit - 1 0 0 0 Lokomotiv - 04/11/2001 19 - 0 0 0 0 Moskva - Andrei Mostovoy 05/11/1997 23 Zenit - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - 22/08/1988 32 Zenit - 1 1 0 0 - 13/06/1991 29 Sochi - 0 0 0 0 Spartak - 07/03/1997 24 - 1 1 0 0 Moskva Coach - 02/09/1963 57 - 1 0 0 0

3 Russia - Slovenia Saturday 27 March 2021 - 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Slovenia Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Vid Belec 06/06/1990 30 Salernitana - 0 0 0 0 - Jan Oblak 07/01/1993 28 Atlético - 1 0 0 0 Olimpija - Žiga Frelih 06/02/1998 23 - 0 0 0 0 Ljubljana Defenders - Bojan Jokić 17/05/1986 34 Ufa - 0 0 0 0 - Nejc Skubic 13/06/1989 31 Konyaspor - 1 0 0 0 - Miha Mevlja 12/06/1990 30 Sochi * 1 0 0 0 - Miha Blažič 08/05/1993 27 Ferencváros - 1 0 0 0 Dinamo - Petar Stojanović 07/10/1995 25 - 1 0 0 0 Zagreb - Jon Stanković 14/01/1996 25 Sturm - 0 0 0 0 Fatih - Jure Balkovec 09/09/1994 26 - 1 0 0 0 Karagümrük Slovan - Kenan Bajrić 20/12/1994 26 - 1 0 0 0 Bratislava Midfielders - Haris Vučkič 21/08/1992 28 Zaragoza - 0 0 0 0 - Josip Iličić 29/01/1988 33 Atalanta - 1 0 0 0 - Jasmin Kurtić 10/01/1989 32 Parma * 1 0 0 0 - Amedej Vetrih 16/09/1990 30 Gaziantep - 1 0 0 0 - Miha Zajc 01/07/1994 26 Genoa - 0 0 0 0 - Domen Črnigoj 18/11/1995 25 Venezia - 1 0 0 0 - Sandi Lovrić 28/03/1998 22 Lugano - 1 1 0 0 - 05/02/1999 22 Hannover - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Luka Zahović 15/11/1995 25 Pogoń - 0 0 0 0 - Andraž Šporar 27/02/1994 27 Braga - 1 0 0 0 - Damjan Bohar 18/10/1991 29 Osijek - 1 0 0 0 - Blaž Kramer 01/06/1996 24 Zürich - 1 0 0 0 Coach - Matjaž Kek 09/09/1961 59 - 1 0 0 0

4 Russia - Slovenia Saturday 27 March 2021 - 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Fisht Stadium, Sochi Match officials

Referee Marco Di Bello (ITA) Assistant referees Alessandro Costanzo (ITA) , Matteo Passeri (ITA) Fourth official Daniele Doveri (ITA) UEFA Delegate Mark Bos (NED) UEFA Referee observer Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Marco Di Bello 12/07/1981 0 15

FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 11/06/2019 EURO QR Russia Cyprus 1-0 Nizhniy Novgorod

5 Russia - Slovenia Saturday 27 March 2021 - 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Fisht Stadium, Sochi Match-by-match lineups Russia

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group H Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Russia 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Cyprus 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Malta 1 0 0 1 1 3 0

Matchday 1 (24/03/2021) Malta 1-3 Russia Goals: 0-1 Dzyuba 23, 0-2 Mário Fernandes 35, 1-2 J. Mbong 56, 1-3 Sobolev 90 Russia: Shunin, Mário Fernandes, Karavaev, Semenov, Akhmetov, Fomin (57 Aleksei Miranchuk), Dzhikiya, Golovin, Ionov (57 Zhemaletdinov), Dzyuba (83 Sobolev), Kuzyaev (78 Mostovoy) Matchday 2 (27/03/2021) Russia-Slovenia Matchday 3 (30/03/2021) Slovakia-Russia Matchday 4 (01/09/2021) Russia-Croatia Matchday 5 (04/09/2021) Cyprus-Russia Matchday 6 (07/09/2021) Russia-Malta Matchday 7 (08/10/2021) Russia-Slovakia Matchday 8 (11/10/2021) Slovenia-Russia Matchday 9 (11/11/2021) Russia-Cyprus Matchday 10 (14/11/2021) Croatia-Russia Slovenia

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (24/03/2021) Slovenia 1-0 Croatia Goals: 1-0 Lovrić 15 Slovenia: Oblak, Balkovec, Blažič, Bijol (69 Vetrih), Iličić (87 Skubic), Lovrić (87 Bajrić), Šporar (69 Kramer), Kurtić, Bohar (64 Črnigoj), M. Mevlja, Stojanović Matchday 2 (27/03/2021) Russia-Slovenia Matchday 3 (30/03/2021) Cyprus-Slovenia

6 Russia - Slovenia Saturday 27 March 2021 - 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Fisht Stadium, Sochi

Matchday 4 (01/09/2021) Slovenia-Slovakia Matchday 5 (04/09/2021) Slovenia-Malta Matchday 6 (07/09/2021) Croatia-Slovenia Matchday 7 (08/10/2021) Malta-Slovenia Matchday 8 (11/10/2021) Slovenia-Russia Matchday 9 (11/11/2021) Slovakia-Slovenia Matchday 10 (14/11/2021) Slovenia-Cyprus

7 Russia - Slovenia Saturday 27 March 2021 - 15.00CET (17.00 local time) Match press kit Fisht Stadium, Sochi Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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