The Russian national team lost to Croatia with a score of 0: 1 and will play in the joints to reach the World Cup 
The Russian national team lost to the Croatian national team in the match the final tenth round of the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent.
The meeting was held in Split and ended with a score of 1: 0 in favor of the hosts. The only goal in 81 minutes was scored by the defender of the Russian national team Fyodor Kudryashov.
Thus, the Russians scored 22 points and took second place in Group H, having missed the opportunity to get directly 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 ten teams that took the second places in the qualifying groups, as well as the two best national teams from the League of Nations, go to the joints. They will have six semi-finals on March 24 and 25 in 2022. Then the six winners of the one-match confrontations will compete for three tickets to Qatar on March 28 and 29.
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 final of the World Cup will take place in April 2022.