The Russian national football team received the team of Azerbaijan in the Qualification Round of the World Cup 2014 on Tuesday at "Luzhniki" (Moscow). The game was a rather tough struggle. The 1st half finished with nils on the score board.

The second half was coming to its end, when the referee, Alexander Stavrev from Macedonia appointed a penalty kick to the gates of the Azerbaijan. The spot-kick was masterfully converted by Roman Shirokov. Scored on the 84th-minute. This goal was the only in this meeting.

Team Russia is as before the leader of Group F with 12 points in 4 games.

The next match of Russian team in the Qualification Round will take place on March, 22 of 2013 in Northern Ireland. Besides that, on 14th of November of 2012 in Krasnodar, a friendly match against the USA team is scheduled.