Comments and predictions for Cyprus vs San Marino: Home team dominates
The match between Cyprus vs San Marino in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 11:00 p.m. on March 21. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Cyprus vs San Marino team information
Cyprus are expected to have Pieros Sotiriou leading the attack in this match, with the 32-year-old striker looking to improve on his tally of 12 goals in 63 international appearances.
Ioannis Pittas has scored eight goals for the team and the 28-year-old is also likely to start, while Loizos Loizou could also feature in the side's 4-3-3 system.
Grigoris Kastanos, who has seven goals in 67 international appearances, will be one of the names to watch in Cyprus' midfield in Friday night's campaign opener.
As for San Marino, the head coach will likely keep most of the squad that started in the previous match against Liechtenstein.
Nicola Nanni has scored three goals in 42 appearances for the national team, and the 24-year-old will continue to be deployed up front, while Filippo Berardi, who also has three goals for San Marino, will also be in the starting line-up.
Edoardo Colombo is the irreplaceable number one goalkeeper of the national team and will be in the starting lineup for the away team.
Latest expected lineup Cyprus vs San Marino
Cyprus:
D Demitriou; Laifis, Andreou, Panagiotou, Pileas; Kastanos, Artymatas, Charalampous; Loizou, Sotiriou, Pittas
San Marino:
Colombo; Fabbri, Valentini, Benvenuti, Tosi; Contadini, Zannoni, Golinucci, Lazzari, Beradi; Nanni
Latest football commentary Cyprus vs San Marino
Cyprus have never qualified for the World Cup, and they managed just one win in their qualifying campaign for the 2022 tournament, losing seven of their 10 matches.
In fact, the national team has only won 16 of its 124 World Cup qualifying matches, while losing 93. However, it is not impossible to rule out the possibility of them competing for a top two spot in this group.
Akis Mantzios takes over as Cyprus coach from the start of 2025, and this will be the 55-year-old's first game in charge. It would be a huge shock if they fail to start their Group H campaign with a win.
Cyprus lost 1-4 to Romania in their last Nations League match in November 2024, finishing third in Group 2 of League C with six points, while Lithuania were relegated.
The home side have lost four of their last five games, but they did win their last home game in November 2024, beating Lithuania 2-1.
Meanwhile, San Marino picked up a crucial three points in their last game against Liechtenstein in late 2024, winning 3-1 to secure promotion to League C of the Nations League for the first time in their history.
Not only was the win San Marino's first away win in history, it was also the first time they had scored more than one goal in an official match, a truly memorable result.
San Marino are currently the lowest-ranked team in the world, 210th in the FIFA rankings, and they have lost 199 of the 211 matches they have played, making them the weakest team in Group H.
However, Roberto Cevoli's men have nothing to lose going into this game, and they would be in for a special treat if they extend their unbeaten run to three games, having drawn 1-1 with Gibraltar in November 2024.
San Marino have faced Cyprus seven times in their history and have lost all seven of those games. The last meeting between the two sides was in a friendly in June 2024, with Cyprus winning 4-1.
Latest Cyprus vs San Marino score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Cyprus vs San Marinoas follows:
- Sportsmole:Cyprus 2-0 San Marino
- WhoScore:Cyprus 3-1 San Marino
- Our newspaper predicts:Cyprus 3-1 San Marino
When and where to watch Cyprus vs San Marino live?
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