Croatia's national football team will play the World Cup in Qatar next year after defeating Russia 1-0 in Split on Sunday in a decisive match for first place in Group H. Pročitaj više

It was Fyodor Kudryashov own goal that put Croatia ahead in the 81st minute.

Croatia thus won first place in Group H with 23 points, one more than Russia.

Next year’s will be Croatia’s sixth World Cup.