Malta
Line-up
- 1H. Bonello
- 4S. Borg
- 2Shaw, Kurt
- 17Teuma, Teddy
- 6M. Guillaumier
- 7J. Mbong
- 10S. Pisani
- 5J. Corbalan
- 11P. Mbong
- 9Nwoko, Kyrian
- 23A. Satariano
- 15A. Agius
- 18J. Degabriele
- 3R. Camenzuli
- 19B. Kristensen
- 14L. Montebello
Subs
- 12Calleja Cremona, Matthew
- 16Galea, Jake
- 21Micallef, Karl
- 22Muscat, Zach
- 13E. Pepe
- 20Gambin, Luke
- 8Grech, Jake
Russia
Line-up
- 1A. Shunin
- 4V. Karavaev
- 14Georgiy Dzhikiya
- 5Andrey Semenov
- 2Mário Fernandes
- 7Akhmetov, Ilzat
- 17A. Golovin
- 15Aleksey Miranchuk
- 6A. Mostovoy
- 11R. Zhemaletdinov
- 9A. Sobolev
- 8Fomin, Daniil
- 20A. Ionov
- 23Kuzyaev, Daler
- 22A. Dzyuba
Subs
- 12Dyupin, Yuri
- 16A. Lunev
- 13F. Kudryashov
- 3R. Neustädter
- 19I. Smolnikov
- 18Y. Zhirkov
- 21Muhin, Maksim
- 10A. Zabolotny
This one does look like Ant Man facing Thanos who has just collected all the infinity stones but let's have a look at Russia's record during autumn's internationals - 8 games, 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, including the latest 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Serbia. Some of you may suggest that I've gone mad but I do expect Malta to score on Wednesday - something they did in six out of their last seven matches.