The defender of the Russian national team Kudryashov, who scored an own goal, was playing out the match with Croatia with an injury 
of the tenth round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup, playing out the last minutes of the match with an injury. This was reported by Match TV.
In the 81st minute of the game, Kudryashov cut the ball into his own goal, while a few tens of seconds before his own goal he was holding onto the back of the thigh and limping.
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The head coach of the national team Valery Karpin, when asked by a journalist whether he saw that Kudryashov was injured, answered negatively.
I did not see what happened to Kudryashov. I would have gladly replaced him, but we did not have the opportunity – by that time we had already used five substitutions. Naturally, Kudryashov is upset now. We supported him. This could happen to anyone – the ball could hit the knee, arm, head
Valery Karpin
After the game, Kudryashov's Instagram was inundated with insults. Now the footballer's page is open, but comments under the latest posts are closed. Despite the criticism from the public, the athlete was supported in the national team. The corresponding post appeared on the Russian team's Instagram page.
We are a team. We win together. Losing too
Russian national football team
The defender of the national team Igor Diveev said on the air of Match TV that the result of the meeting was not the most offensive in his career, and noted that he did not feel any special emotions because of this. “We didn't play very well with Croatia, we could have played much better. We trained to control the ball, but it didn’t work, ”he appreciated the game.
Former Russian national team player Andrei Kanchelskis also spoke about the Russian team's play. In his opinion, Karpin's players fought with dignity, but fortune was not on their side. He also added that in normal weather the fans would have seen a different match.
“The game was heading for a draw”
Former owner of the football club “Spartak” Andrei Chervichenko called the defeat of the Russian team in Split very offensive, since the Croats had no chance. His words are reported by RIA Novosti.
Chervichenko compared Kudryashov's own goal with the mistake of ex-goalkeeper of the Russian national team Alexander Filimonov in the game with Ukraine in 1999, when the game was for a ticket to the European Championship. Two minutes before the end of the match, the Russian team also missed the victory due to an own goal.
The game was heading for a draw. Why did Kudryashov go there ?! What was he looking for in this corner and why did he fly this ball? Unclear. Like Filimonov, who for some reason ran to knock Shevchenko's ball when we didn't go either. Here is the second one now we have the same
Andrey Chervichenko
Former head coach of the Russian national team Valery Gazzaev told RIA Novosti that Kudryashov cannot be blamed for the loss. In his opinion, the defeat of the Russian national team was deserved, as the team spent too much time on the defensive.
The decisive match
On November 14, the Russian national team met in the decisive match with the Croats in Split. It ended with the score 1: 0 in favor of the hosts. Thus, the Russians scored 22 points and finished second in Group H, missing out on a ticket to the World Championship in Qatar. They will play two play-offs. Croats with 23 points took the first place and qualified for the world championship.
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.