The leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Vladimir Zhirinovsky spoke about the performance of the Russian national football team in the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup with the phrase “Beat your own so that others are afraid.” His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“We scored a goal ourselves. This is symbolic: instead of crushing the enemy, beat your own, so that others are afraid. Where is the psychological treatment? Croats fought on the side of Hitler in World War II, ”the deputy said. He felt that the coaching staff should have been more careful to prepare the players for the last match.
The Russian national team on November 14 was defeated by Croatia in the final match of the World Cup 2022 qualifying tournament with a score of 0: 1. The only goal in the 81st minute was scored by the Russian defender Fedor Kudryashov.
Thus, the Russians scored 22 points and took second place in Group H, having missed the opportunity to directly qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. The team will play two play-offs. The Croatians with 23 points took the first place and qualified for the world championship.
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