The defender of Zenit St. Petersburg and the Croatian national team Dejan Lovren spoke about the upcoming match with the Russian team in the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup. His words are quoted by Match TV.
The footballer preferred the stadium in Split to the arena in Zagreb and predicted a reception for the Russian team “like a guest of the devil.” “A real finale awaits us. The Croatian national team does not play very often in Split, so people will do their best to support us. It will be great!” – he declared. Lovren added that he would be glad to see friends from Russia, but he expects only to win in this match.
On November 11, the Russian national team will play at home with Cyprus. Three days later, Valery Karpin’s team will meet Croatia on the road. These matches will be the final matches in the World Cup qualification. At the moment, the Russians are leading the qualifying group with 19 points, two points ahead of the second Croats.
Lovren joined the Blue-White-Blue in the summer of 2020 as a free agent. He became the champion of the English Premier League with Liverpool. In addition, in 2018, the footballer, together with Croatia, won the silver in the World Cup.
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