Russia will face Croatia in the Pre-World Cup 2022 Group H match. The match will be held at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia, Thursday (2/9) early morning WIB.
Russia are in solid form with six points from three games. In the previous match, Russia managed to beat Malta with a score of 3-1 and Slovenia with a score of 2-1. However, Valeri Karpin's team had to accept a painful defeat in the match against Slovakia with a score of 2-1.
At Euro 2020, Russia had to suffer a group stage defeat with three points from nine matches. While Croatia itself managed to reach the round of 16.
For the 2022 World Cup, Croatia started the preliminary round with a narrow 1-0 defeat against Slovenia. Croatia then collected four points as they beat Cyprus 1-0 and Malta 3-0. Currently, Croatia is at the top and Russia is second in Group H standings.
Prediction Line Up Russia vs Croatia in Pre-World Cup 2022
Russia (4-2-3-1): Andrey Lunyov; Vyacheslav Karavaev, Georgiy Dzhikiya, Mario Fernandes, Vyacheslav Karavaev; Dmitri Barinov, Aleksandr Golovin; Denis Cheryshev, Aleksey Miranchuk, Roman Zobnin; Fyodor Smolov.
Croatia (4-3-3): Dominik Livakovic; Josko Gvardiol, Domagoj Vida, Duje Caleta-Car, Borna Sosa; Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Articleic; Nikola Vlasic, Andrej Kramari, Ivan Periลกiฤ.