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Already three rounds before the end of the World Cup 2022 qualification, the chances of the Slovak national football team to advance are practically zero. After Friday’s 0: 1 loss in Russia, he will present another favorite and leader of the H-group of Croatia on Monday, while he will try to cope with honor against the reigning world vice-champion.
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After losing in Kazan, the Slovaks lost a real chance to occupy some of the first two places in the table, where they lose seven points, while each team can only get nine of them. Although their performance has not been bad, efficiency is proving to be a long-term problem for them, which does not allow them to manage key matches.
“I have nothing to blame the players for. I can’t say they wouldn’t. We were more dominant, but we didn’t change opportunities in the final phase. When we’re more effective, we’ll collect points, but that’s not the case right now.” said the coach of the Slovak Republic Štefan Tarkovič, whose team dropped by a point for Slovenia to the fourth place in the table.
In September in Tehelné, his charges managed to play a balanced game with Croatia, but in the end they lost 0: 1 after the goal of Marcel Brozovič from the end of the match. In Osijek, the home team will be clear favorites, which is determined not only by the quality of the staff, but also by the current mood after winning 3: 0 in Cyprus.
After that, the Croats have the advance to the World Cup to Qatar in their own hands. With equal points, they have three goals better than the Russians, a more acceptable draw and the advantage of the home environment in the final qualifying performance against the “choir”.
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The Croats did not collect in this qualification in the sixth match in a row, their goal-free line lasts more than 600 minutes. “Congratulations to the boys for the victory. We were patient and focused, disciplined and responsible. It was good. We had a lot of chances, we wasted a lot of them, but we were not nervous. The only downside is the second yellow for Kovačič, which means he will not play against I believe that we will be as good against Slovakia as in Cyprus and that we will use our chances. “ quoted coach Zlatko Dalič from the jutarnji.hr portal.
Before the match with Slovakia, the scorer of the third goal of the Croats Marko Livaja stated: “It will not be easy in Osijek. Slovaks are experienced, they have good players, but we are favorites and if we do our best, there should be no problems.”
The match at the 17,000-strong Gradski Vrt Stadium in Osijek has an initial kick-off on Monday at 8:45 p.m., broadcast live by RTVS at Jednotka. Romanian Ovidiu Hategan will be the main referee, assisted by assistants Radu Ghinguleac and Mircea Mihail Grigoriu.
After the meeting in Croatia, the Slovaks will play against Trnava on November 11 in Trnava and three days later will finish their qualification in Malta.
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