Kazakhstan National Team Wins the FIFA Series 2026 Tournament
In their second match of the tournament, Talgat Baisufinov’s side secured a 1–0 victory over the Comoros national team, with Ramazan Orazov scoring the decisive goal in the 4th minute of the match.
Kazakhstan had earlier opened their campaign with a 2–0 win against Namibia. With six points from two matches, they finished top of the standings to be crowned winners of the FIFA Series.
Midfielder Islam Chesnokov of the Kazakhstan national team was named the best player of the tournament.
Kazakhstan – Comoros 1–0
Goal: Ramazan Orazov 4
Bookings: Ramazan Orazov 29, Islambek Kuat 34, Islam Chesnokov 75
Kazakhstan: Temirlan Anarbekov (GK) (Bekhan Shaizada (GK) 46) – Yan Vorogovskiy, Nuraly Alip, Alibek Kasym, Arsen Ashirbek (Damir Marat 83) – Islambek Kuat, Ramazan Orazov (Aibol Abiken 67), Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Alexandr Mrynskiy 67), Maxim Samorodov (Dinmukhamed Karaman 83), Islam Chesnokov – Oralhan Omirtayev (Artur Shushenachev 56)
Substitutes: Mukhammedzhan Seisen (GK) – Alexandr Shirobokov, Sergey Malyy, Meirambek Kalmyrza, Sagi Sovet – Zhaslan Zhumashev, Yerkin Tapalov – Nurdaulet Agzambayev, Ivan Sviridov
Head coach: Talgat Baisufinov
Comoros: Naime Said Mchindra (GK) – Yacine Said Mmadi, Toibibou Kenan, Yannis Kari, Hakim Abdallah – Mroivili Raouf, Iyad Mohamed, Yassine Saindou (Karim Mohamed 80) – Hossein Zakouani (Zaid Amir 65), Ali Abdallah Aboubakar, Faiz Mattur (Abdelmadjid Jae 81)
Substitutes: Adel Anzimati (GK) – Mohafidh Ahamada, Adel Mohamoud, Remy Vifa – Idris Mohamed, Assad Maolida
Head coach: Hubert Velud
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
Assistant referees: Duncan Spencer, James Muscat (both Malta)
Fourth official: Danil Gorda (Kazakhstan)
31 March 2026. Astana Arena, Astana. 5,341 spectators.