Denis Cheryshev- 8

An incredible effort to find space in among three defenders and get an incredible shot off to give Russia the lead.

Artem Dzyuba- 7

Used his height advantage to full effect, winning aerial challenges time and time again.

Subs

Aleksandr Yerokhin- 8

Brought on in the 54th minute, worked well off his teammates to pass the ball in and behind the Croatian defence.

Fyodor Smolov- 6

Didn’t provide the extra spark that Russia was looking for up front.

Yury Gazinsky- 6

A late substitute for Russia, tracked back well in defence but didn’t get a lot of time on the ball.

Alan Dzagoev- 5.5

Brought on with 20 minutes to go but didn’t get the chance to have any significant impact on the game.