Croatia become seventh side to secure place at Qatar World Cup
A tense afternoon in Split ended with Croatia securing their sixth appearance at a World Cup with a 1-0 over Russia enough for Zlatko Dalic's side to progress.
Croatia join hosts Qatar and Brazil, Germany, France, Belgium and Denmark as the seventh nation in securing their place at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
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A tense afternoon in Split in the winner takes all match against Russia ended with a slender 1-0 win for the Baltic nation with the game played under a deluge.
An 81st own goal from Kudryashov was enough for Croatia to secure maximum points against a Russian side who had set up a defensive wall aware that a point would have been sufficient for Valeri Karpin's men who now head to the play-off as the Croatian side celebrated euphorically at a water logged Stadion Poljud.
