Defender of the Russian national team Igor Diveev on Match TV commented on the defeat from the Croatian team in the match of the final tenth round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup.
Diveev said that the result of the meeting is not the most offensive in his career, and noted that he does not feel any special emotions because of this. “We didn’t play very well with Croatia, we could have played much better. We trained to control the ball, but it didn’t work, ”he appreciated the game.
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, missing out on a ticket to 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.
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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