Croatia vs Russia

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 14 Nov 2021, 14:00
Croatia
Croatia
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Russia
Russia
🏟 Stadion Poljud (Split) 👤 D. Makkelie Round 10

Match report

Croatia edged past Russia 1-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 14 November 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Russia failed to register a single shot on target, while Croatia dominated possession with 68% of the ball.

Croatia had 19 shots to Russia's 2.

The match was played at Stadion Poljud (Split), with D. Makkelie in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 19 - 2 On target 5 - 0 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 13 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Josip Juranovic
Croatia · captained the side
8 Luka Modric 100 passes (85% accurate)
7 Ivo Grbic captained the side
7 Dejan Lovren captained the side
7 Josko Gvardiol 78 passes (77% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–0 10–2
Shots On Goal 3–0 2–0
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 3–1 4–1
Attacks 74–35 108–31
Match statistics
8 Substitution 10
182 Attacks 66
96 Dangerous Attacks 26
6 On Target 1
16 Off Target 2
19 Shots Total 2
5 Shots On Goal 0
9 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 0
11 Shots Inside Box 0
8 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 9
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 5
617 Passes Total 301
496 Passes Accurate 166
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Croatia · 4-3-3
12 I. Grbic
22 J. Juranovic 6 D. Lovren 20 J. Gvardiol 19 B. Sosa
10 L. Modric 11 M. Brozovic 15 M. Pasalic
13 N. Vlasic 9 A. Kramaric 4 I. Perisic
Russia · 4-3-3
12 M. Safonov
4 V. Karavaev 3 I. Diveev 14 G. Dzhikiya 13 F. Kudryashov
8 D. Fomin 6 D. Barinov 17 A. Golovin
20 A. Ionov 9 F. Smolov 10 Z. Bakaev
Croatia
Coach
Z. Dalić
Substitutes
  • 1 Dominik Livakovic
  • 23 Simon Sluga
  • 3 Borna Barisic
  • 5 Duje Caleta-Car
  • 2 Josip Stanisic
  • 21 Domagoj Vida
  • 7 Josip Brekalo
  • 16 Kristijan Jakic
  • 18 Mislav Orsic
  • 8 Lovro Majer
  • 14 Marko Livaja
  • 17 Bruno Petkovic
Russia
Coach
V. Karpin
Substitutes
  • 1 Guilherme Marinato
  • 16 Nikita Haikin
  • 2 Dmitri Chistyakov
  • 5 Danil Krugovoy
  • 19 Daniil Glebov
  • 15 Aleksei Miranchuk
  • 11 Roman Zobnin
  • 18 Aleksei Sutormin
  • 21 Aleksandr Erokhin
  • 22 Andrey Mostovoy
  • 23 Ivan Sergeev
  • 7 Anton Zabolotnyi
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ A. Zabolotny ↓ F. Smolov Russia
  • 57' ↑ D. Chistyakov ↓ A. Golovin Russia
  • 57' ↑ R. Zobnin ↓ A. Ionov Russia
  • 58' ↑ B. Petković ↓ N. Vlašić Croatia
  • 75' ↑ J. Brekalo ↓ J. Juranović Croatia
  • 75' ↑ M. Livaja ↓ M. Pašalić Croatia
  • 78' ↑ A. Mostovoy ↓ Z. Bakaev Russia
  • 80' ↑ D. Glebov ↓ D. Fomin Russia
  • 86' ↑ J. Stanišić ↓ A. Kramarić Croatia
Cards
  • 51' A. Golovin Russia
  • 55' F. Smolov Russia
  • 90' M. Livaja Croatia
  • 90+3' I. Grbic Croatia
Head-to-head
Croatia 1 1 draws 0 Russia
2021-11-14 Croatia vs Russia 1 - 0
2021-09-01 Russia vs Croatia 0 - 0
Recent form
Croatia D D D W W
Russia W W W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Croatia vs Russia?
Croatia won 1-0 against Russia on 14 November 2021.
Who won Croatia vs Russia?
Croatia won the match 1-0.
Where was Croatia vs Russia played?
The match was played at Stadion Poljud (Split).
Who had more possession in Croatia vs Russia?
Croatia had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.