The Russian national team defeated Cyprus with a score of 6: 0 in the selection match for the 2022 World Cup 2022 World Cup qualifier against Team Cyprus. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent.
The meeting was held in St. Petersburg. In the first half, the Russians only once hit the goal of the guests. In the fourth minute, Alexander Erokhin scored. Already in the second half, Valery Karpin's wards sent five unanswered goals into the gate of the Cypriots. Goals were scored by: Fedor Smolov, Andrey Mostovoy, Alexey Sutormin and Anton Zabolotny. The double was designed by Erokhin. The final score is 6: 0 in favor of the Russian national team.
In the final round of the Russian national team there will be a match against Croatia. The meeting will take place in Split on November 14.
The victory over Cyprus allowed the Russian team to retain the leadership in Group H. After nine matches, Karpin's team has 22 points. Croatia, which ranks second with 17 points, will play against Malta in the ninth round. The meeting will take place on November 11 and will start at 22:45 Moscow time.