Russia vs Croatia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFACroatia hold Russia to goalless draw in World Cup qualifying
Croatia and Russia both stayed on course to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after they fought out a 0-0 stalemate devoid of any fireworks.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
- 6': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 12': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Mario Fernandes.
- 12': Attempt missed. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt saved. Arsen Zakharyan (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 15': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
- 15': Attempt missed. Igor Diveev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Offside, Russia. Igor Diveev tries a through ball, but Arsen Zakharyan is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Fernandes with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Foul by Borna Sosa (Croatia).
- 32': Mario Fernandes (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
- 35': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Dmitri Barinov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Borna Sosa (Croatia).
- 39': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
- 41': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Arsen Zakharyan (Russia).
- 43': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
- 43': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
- 44': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Igor Diveev.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Russia 0, Croatia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Russia 0, Croatia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Russia. Anton Zabolotny replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
- 46': Attempt saved. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 47': Aleksey Ionov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 49': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
- 51': Offside, Croatia. Dominik Livakovic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 56': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Daler Kuzyaev.
- 56': Anton Zabolotny (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 60': Foul by Arsen Zakharyan (Russia).
- 60': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Offside, Russia. Aleksey Ionov tries a through ball, but Aleksandr Golovin is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 64': Attempt saved. Borna Sosa (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 68': Foul by Arsen Zakharyan (Russia).
- 68': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Igor Diveev.
- 69': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Aleksey Ionov.
- 70': Substitution, Russia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Arsen Zakharyan.
- 70': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Ivanusec replaces Mario Pasalic.
- 70': Foul by Mario Fernandes (Russia).
- 70': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
- 74': Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 74': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 77': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
- 78': Attempt missed. Igor Diveev (Russia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Russia. Ilya Samoshnikov replaces Mario Fernandes.
- 80': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
- 82': Attempt saved. Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
- 84': Substitution, Croatia. Mile Skoric replaces Duje Caleta-Car because of an injury.
- 85': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Aleksandr Erokhin.
- 86': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
- 86': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev.
- 88': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
- 90'+3': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
- 90'+3': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Denis Cheryshev (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Russia).
- 90'+4': Josip Juranovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Russia 0, Croatia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Russia 0, Croatia 0.
Statistics
 CRO |
RUS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.7 | Possession | 40.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 480 | Accurate Passes | 299 |
| 577 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 30 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 48 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 10 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 18,708
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 18,708
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 8 | +18 | 19 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | +10 | 17 |
| 3 | Romania | 8 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Russia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guilherme (GK) |
| 14 | Georgi Dzhikiya |
| 3 | Igor Diveev |
| 4 | Vyacheslav Karavaev |
| 2 | Mário Fernandes |
| 8 | Dmitri Barinov  |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 23 | Daler Kuzyaev |
| 15 | Alexey Miranchuk |
| 19 | Arsen Zakharyan |
| 20 | Aleksei Ionov |
Croatia (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 5 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 21 | Borna Sosa |
| 22 | Josip Juranovic |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 10 | Nikola Vlasic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 15 | Mario Pasalic |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
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