“After eight rounds, Russia won six wins and one draw, which corresponds to 19 points and the first place in Group N. Our team's rival failed the qualifying tournament and is in the last position.

The islanders have one victory and two draws, the last of which they got exactly a month ago in a duel with Malta.

In this game, I don't see any point in commenting on it - two teams of different levels and motivation will enter the field.

Plus a huge stadium in St. Petersburg and support from fans.

I think that Russians will confidently win at the expense of skill and class, "VseProSport quotes Mostovoy.

The match of the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup Russia - Cyprus will be held on Thursday, November 11, at the Gazprom Arena stadium.

The meeting starts at 20:00 Moscow time.

Earlier, Rinat Bilyaletdinov spoke about how important it is to avoid injuries in the match with Cyprus.