Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group H - Croatia v Slovakia - Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia - October 11, 2021 Croatia's Luka Modric scores their second goal from a free kick REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
OSIJEK, Croatia (Reuters) - Croatia dented their hopes of qualifying automatically for the 2022 World Cup after a 2-2 home draw with Slovakia in their Group H clash on Monday left them trailing Russia by two points in a two-team race for the top spot.
The Russians, who have 19 points from eight games, beat Slovenia 2-1 away to leapfrog Croatia, who came from behind twice against the Slovakians and had a late goal scrapped after a VAR check.
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