The game took place on September 7 in Moscow. In the tenth minute the first goal was scored by Fedor Smolov, on the 84th the second goal was scored by Zelimkhan Bakaev. After defeating Malta, the Russian national team has 13 points. The Russian team lost the leadership in Group N. The first place is occupied by the Croatian team with the same number of points and an advantage due to the better goal difference. The third place is taken by the team of Slovakia with 9 points.
The next match will take place on October 8 in Kazan. The Russians will play with the Slovaks.
The first match in the qualifying stage of the FIFA World Cup took place on September 1: Russia played a draw with the Croatian national team. The second match with the team of Cyprus ended with the victory of the Russians with a score of 2: 0.
Karpin was appointed head coach of the Russian national team, replacing Stanislav Cherchesov in this post, on July 23, 2021 RFU President Alexander Dyukov noted that Karpin’s task in his new post is to get the Russian national team into the final part of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, which will be held during from November 21 to December 18, 2022
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