A very important game for both teams and this is very good for us and I will explain why.

Croatia is tied with Russia in the first place with 16 points each, only the first place gets the direct qualification, the second has to dispute a playoff. There are 3 games to play in the group stage and the last round is Croatia vs Russia. They need to win these 2 games left until this game in order to play for a draw in that game (they have a goal difference advantage). They are the vice-champions world and had some problems at the beginning of the classification but now they are playing very well and in the best shape since the 2018 World Cup. In the last game they won 0-3 in Cyprus and had a very good performance. M. Kovacic is out due to suspension but will play M. Pasalic in his place. Probable 11 is: D. Livaković; Stanišić, Duje Ćaleta-Car, J. Gvardiol, B. Sosa; Luka Modrić, Brozović, M. Pasalić; N. Vlašić, Kramarić, Ivan Perišić.

Slovakia on the other hand plays it all in this game, if they want to dream of a playoff place they need to win the remaining 3 games and wait for the opponents to lose points. That's why I said that this game being important to both of us was very good for us. Slovakia, contrary to what teams that come to play against Croatia usually do, they will not be able to limit themselves to defending. They need the 3 points and for that they will have to attack and it will put them at a disadvantage. Because in an open game with both teams playing match for match, Croatia is much stronger. Also they have two very important players out. S. Lobotka and V. Weiss are out due to injury and that is a big problem for them. They are two very important players and one of the best in the team along with M. Hamsik. The likely 11 is: M. Rodák; P. Pekarík, Ľubomír Šatka, M. Škriniar, Jakub Holúbek; M. Hamšík, O, Duda, J. Kucka; Ivan Schranz, E. Jirka, R. Mak.

Croatia plays at home, is technically much stronger and needs the 3 points. I expect a home win without any problems here.

对两支球队来说都是一场非常重要的比赛。

克罗地亚与俄罗斯并列第一，各得16分，只有第一名获得直接资格，第二名则有资格进入附加赛。小组赛还有3场比赛，最后一轮是克罗地亚对俄罗斯。他们需要赢得本场比赛剩下的这两场比赛才能在那场比赛中握有一定的优势（他们有净胜球优势）。他们世界杯亚军，在小组刚开始的时候遇到了一些问题，但现在他们表现得很好，处在自 2018 年世界杯以来的最佳状态。上一场他们在塞浦路斯3-0取胜，表现非常出色。 M. Kovacic 由于停赛而缺席，将由 M. Pasalic 代替他的位置。可能首发阵容是：D. Livaković； Stanišić、Duje Ćaleta-Car、J. Gvardiol、B. Sosa；卢卡·莫德里奇、布罗佐维奇、M.帕萨利奇； N.弗拉希奇、克拉马里奇、伊万·佩里希奇。

另一方面，斯洛伐克在这场比赛中全力以赴，如果他们想要一个附加赛席位，他们需要赢下剩下的3场比赛，然后等待对手丢分。这就是为什么我说这场对我们双方都很重要。斯洛伐克将无法只局限于防守。他们需要3分，因此他们必须进攻，这将使他们处于劣势。因为在两队一旦放开进攻，克罗地亚队的实力要强得多。他们还有两个非常重要的球员S. Lobotka 和 V. Weiss 因伤缺阵，这对克罗地亚来说是个大问题。他们是两名非常重要的球员，与哈姆西克一起是球队中的核心球员。可能的首发是：M. Rodák； P. Pekarík、Ľubomír Šatka、M. Škriniar、Jakub Holúbek； M. Hamšík, O, Duda, J. Kucka; Ivan Schranz、E. Jirka、R. Mak。

克罗地亚在主场比赛，实力上要强得多，他们需要3分。我认为他们可以轻松拿到3分。