FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, November 11, 2021
Croatia DWWWD 7
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Malta WLLLD 1
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Ta' Qali National Stadium · 4,581 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Croatia thump Malta to set up crunch game vs. Russia

Croatia stayed on course to qualify automatically for the 2022 World Cup as a 7-1 rout of Malta in Thursday's Group H qualifier.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
5
67.3
Possession
32.7
20
SHOTS
2
12
ON GOAL
0
0.6
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
613
Accurate Passes
254
678
Passes
335
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
1
28
Crosses
5
0.3
Cross %
0.2
65
Long Balls
50
50
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
5
Effective Tackles
7
8
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
5
5
Effective Clearances
27
5
Clearances
27

Head to Head

CRO leads series 5-0

Lineups

MLT · 3-4-3

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 5Andrei AgiusCD
  3. 13Enrico PepeCD-L
  4. 2Kurt ShawCD-R
  5. 17Teddy TeumaCM-L
  6. 19Bjorn KristensenCM-R
  7. 3Ryan CamenzuliLM
  8. 20Cain AttardRM
  9. 9Luke MontebelloF
  10. 18Jurgen DegabrieleCF-L
  11. 7Joseph MbongCF-R

CRO · 4-3-3

  1. 12Ivo GrbicG
  2. 20Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 5Duje Caleta-CarCD-R
  4. 3Borna SosaLB
  5. 22Josip JuranovicRB
  6. 11Marcelo BrozovicCM
  7. 15Mario PasalicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Andrej KramaricF
  10. 4Ivan PerisicLF
  11. 19Lovro MajerRF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Malta 0, Croatia 1. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  2. 22' Goal! Malta 0, Croatia 2. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 31' Own Goal by Marcelo Brozovic, Croatia. Malta 1, Croatia 2.
  4. 39' Goal! Malta 1, Croatia 3. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric following a fast break.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Malta 1, Croatia 4. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  6. 45' Substitution, Malta. Stephen Pisani replaces Bjorn Kristensen.
  7. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  8. 47' Goal! Malta 1, Croatia 5. Lovro Majer (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  9. 53' Goal! Malta 1, Croatia 6. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  10. 54' Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  11. 54' Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  12. 54' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Luka Modric.
  13. 62' Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Mario Pasalic.
  14. 62' Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Luke Montebello.
  15. 63' Substitution, Malta. Matthew Guillaumier replaces Teddy Teuma.
  16. 64' Goal! Malta 1, Croatia 7. Lovro Majer (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marko Livaja with a through ball.
  17. 69' Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Joseph Mbong.
  18. 79' Enrico Pepe (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 83' Substitution, Malta. Karl Micallef replaces Kurt Shaw.

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