"Croatia had to come from behind to salvage a 3-2 win over Montenegro in order to cap an unbeaten World Cup qualifying campaign. Zlatko Dalic's side had already confirmed their place at next year's World Cup with a 3-1 win over the Faroe Islands on Friday, but they were stunned early on at Stadion Pod Goricom. Milutin Osmajic stunned Croatia in the third minute with a close-range finish after Duje Caleta-Car's mistake, before Nikola Krstovic doubled their lead 17 minutes in."
"In the other Group L game, Czechia hammered Gibraltar 6-0, with six different goalscorers hitting the net. They were 5-0 up by half-time, with David Doudera, Tomas Chory, Vladimir Coufal, Adam Karabec and Tomas Soucek putting the game out of sight. Robin Hranac then rounded off the scoring six minutes into the second half, with Czechia now set for the World Cup play-offs after finishing six points behind Croatia."
"Data Debrief: Croatia earn historic turnaround Montenegro going 2-0 up inside 20 minutes was not expected on Monday, but in the end, Croatia overcame their early shock to get the job done. They have won after trailing by two or more goals in World Cup qualifying for the first time since at least the start of 2010. Czechia meanwhile were completely dominant in their clash, not allowing Gibraltar to have a single shot, while having 25 (worth 4.31 expected goals) themselves."
Croatia fell 2-0 inside 20 minutes after Milutin Osmajic's early finish and Nikola Krstovic's strike, but mounted a comeback to win 3-2 thanks to Ivan Perisic's penalty, Kristijan Jakic's equaliser and Nikola Vlasic's late winner, completing an unbeaten qualifying run with seven wins from eight. Croatia had already sealed World Cup qualification with a previous 3-1 victory over the Faroe Islands. Czechia overwhelmed Gibraltar 6-0 with six different scorers and led 5-0 by half-time; Robin Hranac added the sixth early in the second half, securing a play-off place. Croatia recorded their first World Cup qualifying win after trailing by two or more goals since at least 2010, while Czechia produced 25 shots (4.31 xG) and allowed Gibraltar no shots.
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