The meeting, which took place at the Otkrytie-Arena in Moscow, ended with a score of 2: 0 in favor of the hosts.
In the opening of the first half, Fyodor Smolov opened the score, and at the end of the meeting, Zalimkhan Bakaev converted a penalty kick and set the final score of the match.
The Russian national team scored 13 points and leads Group N. Malta has four points and the fifth position.
Earlier it was reported that Russia scored the second goal against Malta in the World Cup 2022 qualifier.