Russia vs Burkina Faso, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Russia

14': Lechii Sadulaev
20': Alexey Miranchuk
73': Ilya Vakhanla

FT
3 - 0

Burkina Faso

43': Mohamed Ouédraogo

About

Russia are hosting Burkina Faso at Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Danil Krugovoy (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evgeni Morozov.
4': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso).
6': Arthur Zagré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).
7': Foul by Lohann Doucet (Burkina Faso).
7': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Georgi Minoungou (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
9': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Evgeni Morozov.
11': Offside, Burkina Faso. Georgi Minoungou is caught offside.
11': Delay in match because of an injury Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Offside, Russia. Maksim Glushenkov is caught offside.
14': Goal! Russia 1, Burkina Faso 0. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Evgeni Morozov.
18': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
18': Lohann Doucet (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Handball by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
20': Goal! Russia 2, Burkina Faso 0. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk with a cross.
23': Nail Umyarov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Lohann Doucet (Burkina Faso).
23': Lohann Doucet (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt saved. Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Aleksandr Maksimenko (Russia). Assisted by Georgi Minoungou.
25': Foul by Adamo Nagalo (Burkina Faso).
25': Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Viktor Melekhin.
27': Attempt blocked. Lechi Sadulaev (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danil Krugovoy.
27': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Mohamed Ouédraogo.
30': Offside, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté is caught offside.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Arsène Kouassi (Burkina Faso).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Mingiyan Beveev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Georgi Minoungou (Burkina Faso).
35': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
36': Foul by Maksim Glushenkov (Russia).
36': Lohann Doucet (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Handball by Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso).
37': Foul by Arthur Zagré (Burkina Faso).
37': Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Delay in match (Russia).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt blocked. Lohann Doucet (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Konaté.
42': Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Mohamed Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso).
43': Mohamed Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) is shown the red card.
45': Attempt saved. Dmitri Barinov (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kilian Nikièma (Burkina Faso).
45': Attempt saved. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Kilian Nikièma (Burkina Faso).
45': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kilian Nikièma.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Anton Miranchuk (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maksim Glushenkov.
45'+2': Anton Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso).
45'+4': First Half ends, Russia 2, Burkina Faso 0.
45': Second Half begins Russia 2, Burkina Faso 0.
45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Pakwo Gnanou replaces Gustavo Sangaré.
45': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Ousseni Bouda replaces Georgi Minoungou.
46': Foul by Mingiyan Beveev (Russia).
46': Arsène Kouassi (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Ousseni Bouda (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
48': Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Evgeni Morozov (Russia).
48': Attempt missed. Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Miranchuk with a through ball following a fast break.
49': Offside, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté is caught offside.
51': Handball by Anton Miranchuk (Russia).
52': Offside, Russia. Maksim Glushenkov is caught offside.
52': Evgeni Morozov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Mohamed Konaté (Burkina Faso).
54': Arsène Kouassi (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Nail Umyarov (Russia).
54': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Evgeni Morozov.
55': Attempt blocked. Adamo Nagalo (Burkina Faso) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross.
55': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Mingiyan Beveev.
58': Attempt blocked. Arthur Zagré (Burkina Faso) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arsène Kouassi.
58': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Evgeni Morozov.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Evgeni Morozov (Russia).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Substitution, Russia. Georgi Melkadze replaces Maksim Glushenkov.
60': Substitution, Russia. Amir Ibragimov replaces Anton Miranchuk.
61': Substitution, Russia. Ilya Vakhania replaces Mingiyan Beveev.
61': Substitution, Russia. Matvey Kislyak replaces Nail Umyarov.
61': Substitution, Russia. Maksim Petrov replaces Lechi Sadulaev.
61': Substitution, Russia. Kirill Danilov replaces Evgeni Morozov because of an injury.
64': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dmitri Barinov.
67': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
68': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Arsène Kouassi.
69': Attempt missed. Maksim Petrov (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Georgi Melkadze with a cross.
70': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Pierre Landry Kaboré replaces Mohamed Konaté.
70': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Saïdou Simporé replaces Lohann Doucet.
70': Attempt saved. Pierre Landry Kaboré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Aleksandr Maksimenko (Russia). Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a headed pass.
71': Pakwo Gnanou (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Danil Krugovoy (Russia).
71': Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Zagré.
72': Foul by Ousseni Bouda (Burkina Faso).
72': Danil Krugovoy (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Ousseni Bouda (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Goal! Russia 3, Burkina Faso 0. Ilya Vakhania (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maksim Petrov.
76': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ousseni Bouda.
77': Attempt saved. Maksim Petrov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kilian Nikièma (Burkina Faso). Assisted by Dmitri Barinov.
77': Attempt missed. Maksim Petrov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
77': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Abdoul Tapsoba replaces Dango Ouattara.
78': Foul by Georgi Melkadze (Russia).
78': Ousseni Bouda (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Russia. Ivan Oblyakov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
79': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Silyanov replaces Danil Krugovoy.
82': Pierre Landry Kaboré (Burkina Faso) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Maksim Petrov (Russia).
83': Attempt missed. Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Pierre Landry Kaboré.
84': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Arsène Kouassi.
85': Attempt blocked. Maksim Petrov (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirill Danilov.
85': Attempt blocked. Kirill Danilov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Georgi Melkadze (Russia).
88': Substitution, Burkina Faso. Aboubacar Bassinga replaces Arsène Kouassi.
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Foul by Aboubacar Bassinga (Burkina Faso).
89': Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Attempt missed. Ivan Oblyakov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matvey Kislyak following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Pierre Landry Kaboré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousseni Bouda.
90'+2': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Georgi Melkadze (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maksim Petrov.
90'+4': Corner, Burkina Faso. Conceded by Aleksandr Silyanov.
90'+4': Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Foul by Adamo Nagalo (Burkina Faso).
90'+4': Ilya Vakhania (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Russia 3, Burkina Faso 0.
0': Match ends, Russia 3, Burkina Faso 0.

Statistics

BKA		RUS
13	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
40	Possession	60
9	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
273	Accurate Passes	468
349	Passes	533
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.3
70	Long Balls	52
35	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.5	Long Balls %	0.7
6	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	13
10	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	8
18	Effective Clearances	19
18	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Volgograd Arena
Location: Volgograd, Russia
Attendance: 41,058

Line-Ups

Russia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aleksandr Maksimenko (GK)
2	Evgeny Morozov
14	Viktor Melekhin
4	Danil Krugovoi
22	Mingiyan Beveev
8	Nail Umiarov
21	Anton Miranchuk
6	Dmitri Barinov
67	Maksim Glushenkov
20	Lechii Sadulaev
59	Alexey Miranchuk

Russia Substitutes:

Ilya Vakhanla, Ivan Sergeev, Maksim Petrov, Ivan Oblyakov, Anton Mitryushkin, George Melkadze, Nikita Krivtsov, Matvey Kislyak, Amir Ibragimov, Kirill Danilov, Alexey Batrakov, Denis Adamov, Aleksandr Silyanov.

Burkina Faso (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Kilian Nikiema (GK)
3	Mohamed Ouédraogo
12	Edmond Tapsoba
8	Lohann Doucet
26	Arsène Kouassi
4	Adamo Nagalo
22	Arthur Zagre
20	Gustavo Sangaré
19	Georgi Minoungou
7	Dango Ouattara
13	Mohamed Konaté

Burkina Faso Substitutes:

Mohamed Zougrana, Aboubacar Bassinga, Ousseni Bouda, Cyrille Dao, Elohim Kaboré, Pierre Landry Kabore, Cyriaque Irié, Hillel Konaté, Farid Ouédraogo, Ismahila Ouédraogo, Hanaby Sagne, Saïdou Simporé, Abdoul Tapsoba, Pakwo Abdoul Rachide Gnanou.

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