Seven potential rivals of the Russian national team in play-offs have become known. They were determined based on the results of the matches of the 10th round of the group stage of the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup, which took place on Sunday, November 14. The national teams will fight for the right to get to the final part of the tournament. Writes about this “Gazeta.ru”.
It is reported that in the semifinals of the play-offs, the Russian national team may meet with Scotland, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Austria. In the final, the Russians can play with North Macedonia, Poland and Portugal. The rest of the possible opponents will be determined after the last matches in this qualifying cycle have been played by the participants of groups C, D, E, G and I.
The semi-final pairs will be determined by a draw, which will take place on 26 November in Zurich. The World Cup itself will be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022 in five cities in Qatar.
On November 14, 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 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.
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