The coaching staff of the Russian national football team, headed by Valery Karpin, has named the starting lineup of the team for the final qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup. This is reported in Twitter Russian national team.
Matvey Safonov will take a place in the goal, Georgy Dzhikia, Igor Diveev, Vyacheslav Karavaev and Fedor Kudryashov will play in defense, Dmitry Barinov, Alexander Golovin and Daniil Fomin will play in the midfield. Fyodor Smolov, Zelimkhan Bakaev and Alexey Ionov will be responsible for the attacking actions. Jikia will lead the team to the field with the captain’s armband.
The qualifying playoff will take place on Sunday 14 November in Split. The match will start at 17:00 Moscow time.
The Russian national team leads the qualifying group, two points ahead of the Croats. The first place in the group will allow you to get a direct ticket to the final stage of the World Cup, the second team will go to the play-offs. A draw will be enough for the Russians to guarantee a trip to the World Cup.
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