U 8. kolu kvalifikacija za odlazak na Svjetsko prvenstvo Hrvatska igra protiv Slovačke u Osijeku na stadionu Gradski vrt. Vatreni se uoči te utakmice nalaze na vrhu ljestvice, imaju 16 bodova, kao i druga Rusija, s kojom vode 'mrtvu utrku' u borbi za prvo mjesto. Nakon okršaja sa Slovacima, momčad Zlatka Dalića odigrat će samo još dvije utakmice u kvalifikacijama, protiv Malte i Rusije i očekuje se kako će upravo okršaj s Rusima odlučiti pobjednika skupine. Rusiju do kraja kvalifikacija večeras čeka susret sa Slovenijom, dok u studenom osim s Hrvatskom igraju još s Ciprom. U slučaju da dođe do toga da se plasman za prvo mjesto lomi u zadnjem kolu protiv Rusije, bit će to pravi spektakl za gledatelje.
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