Croatia thump Malta to set up crunch game vs. Russia
Croatia stayed on course to qualify automatically for the 2022 World Cup as a 7-1 rout of Malta in Thursday's Group H qualifier.
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Malta 0-1 Croatia
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2022 WCQ Standings
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 20 |
| Portugal | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 17 |
| Republic of Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| Luxembourg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 9 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Spain | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 19 |
| Sweden | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
| Greece | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Georgia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 5 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +13 | 18 |
| Italy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +11 | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 8 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -15 | 3 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| France | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +15 | 18 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | +3 | 12 |
| Finland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -15 | 3 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Belgium | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +19 | 20 |
| Wales | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 15 |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 14 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 4 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -17 | 3 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Denmark | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +27 | 27 |
| Scotland | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +10 | 23 |
| Israel | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 16 |
| Austria | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 16 |
| Faroe Islands | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -16 | 4 |
| Moldova | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -25 | 1 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +25 | 23 |
| Turkey | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 21 |
| Norway | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 18 |
| Montenegro | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| Latvia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -39 | 0 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Croatia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +17 | 23 |
| Russia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +13 | 22 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +7 | 14 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 |
| Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 5 |
| Malta | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -21 | 5 |
| Group I | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| England | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | +36 | 26 |
| Poland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +19 | 20 |
| Albania | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Hungary | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 17 |
| Andorra | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -16 | 6 |
| San Marino | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -45 | 0 |
| Group J | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Germany | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | +32 | 27 |
| North Macedonia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 18 |
| Romania | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 17 |
| Armenia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -11 | 12 |
| Iceland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| Liechtenstein | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -32 | 1 |
2022 Team LeadersFIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
- Goals
- Assists
RankingsFIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Goal Difference-21
Goals Scored9
Assists6
Goals Conceded30