Dynamo striker Fedor Smolov spoke about the away match of the Russian national team against Croatia as part of the qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This was reported on the website of the blue and white.
In his opinion, the main reason for the loss of the Russians was psychology. “Unfortunately, the fact that a draw suited us played a cruel joke on us. Somewhere this prevented us from setting ourselves up correctly – I think we lost before the game, because we got scared, ”added Smolov.
The forward also said that he supported the defender of the Russian national team Fedor Kudryashov, whose own goal in the match was the only one. “I said: “Fedya, please stop worrying. You are by no means to blame and did nothing,” Smolov said.
The decisive World Cup qualifying match between the national teams of Russia and Croatia was held in Split on November 14 last year and ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of the hosts, who received a direct ticket to the world championship. The Russian national team will compete for reaching the final of the tournament in the play-offs.
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