RPL players on international duty: Lisakovic double against Estonia, Lovren and Vlasic beat Cyprus

On 27 March, RPL players took part in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and one friendly.

2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Europe

Group E

Belarus 4-2 Estonia

Lokomotiv forward Vitaly Lisakovich was named in the Belarus starting line-up and played 85 minutes. In the first half, he equalised with a penalty to make it 1-1, and in the second he scored the fourth goal for his team. Rostov defender Alexander Pavlovets was an unused substitute, while Rotor midfielder Ivan Maevsky was left out of the squad altogether. On 30 March, Belarus will play Belgium away.

Group G

Norway 0-3 Turkey

Ural defender Stefan Strandberg spent the entire match on the bench for Norway, and Rostov's Haitham Aleesami did not feature at all. Next up, Norway will play Montenegro on 30 March.

Group H

Croatia 1-0 Cyprus

Zenit's Dejan Lovren played the entire match for Croatia, while CSKA midfielder Nikola Vlasic came on in the 66th minute with his side 1-0 up. Croatia will host Malta in their third World Cup qualifier.

Friendly match

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0-0 Costa Rica

Rostov's Dennis Hadzikadunic came on in the 76th minute. The Bosnians will play their next match on 31 March against France in a World Cup qualifier.

Photo: Lokomotiv; Belarusian Football Federation; Croatian Football Union