Qatar 2022 qualifiers: Slovakia-Russia –

Russia leads group H of the European qualifiers in Qatar 2022, with six points in two days. Slovenia and Croatia are chasing at an altitude of 3, while Slovakia is still at 2. And Skriniar’s national team, who scored in the last match against Malta, hosts the leaders in a challenge that is already potentially decisive especially for the team coached by Pavel Hapal which has the possibility of shortening at first and stopping Russia’s race. In this sense, it should be remembered that only the first classified in each group will qualify directly for the World Cup: the ten runners-up, in addition to the two best Nations League nationals ranked from third place down, will play the play-offs from which three other teams will emerge. .

THE RESULTS

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The match between Slovakia and Russia is set for Tuesday 30 March at 8.45 pm, the last match for both before the players return to their respective clubs. Slovakia started very slow, with two draws against Cyprus and Malta sounding a worrying alarm bell. Russia, on the other hand, won against Malta and Slovenia, with a 3-1 and a 2-1 respectively: for Cherchesov’s men, ending this stop with nine points in three days could mean a lot. Also because on the fourth day, scheduled after the European Championships, there will be the match against Croatia.

PREVIOUS

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The last match between the two national teams took place in an important stage, namely in the group stage of Euro 2016: Slovakia won, with a 2-1 thanks to goals from Weiss and Hamsik. Glushakov’s late goal was useless for Russia. Neither team qualified for the round of 16: Wales and England went through. There are two direct clashes between Slovakia and Russia in the World Cup qualifiers, both approaching the 2006 World Cup in Germany: double draw, 0-0 and 1-1. The overall balance between these two national teams, also considering the friendlies, is in perfect balance: three wins on each side and as many draws.