The Russian national team lost to the Croatian national team in the match of the final tenth round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup. The correspondent of “Lenta.ru” informs about it.
The meeting took place in Split and ended with the score 1: 0 in favor of the hosts. The only goal in the 81st minute was scored by the defender of the Russian national team Fyodor Kudryashov.
Thus, the Russians scored 22 points and finished second in Group H, having missed the opportunity to directly qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. They will play two play-offs. The Croatians with 23 points took the first place and qualified for the world championship.
Ten runners-up teams in qualifying groups, as well as the top two nations from the League of Nations, qualify for the seams. They will have six semi-finals on March 24 and 25 in 2022. Then the six winners of the one-match confrontations will compete for three tickets to Qatar on March 28 and 29.
The World Championship will be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022 in Qatar. 32 teams will take part in the tournament. The draw for the finals of the World Cup will take place in April 2022.
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