PFC CSKA and National Team of Russia  Head Coach Leonid Slutskiy invited Igor Akinfeev, Sergey Ignashevich, Victor Vasin, Alexey Berezutskiy and Alan Dzagoev for the friendly matches against Portugal and Croatia.

Besides, PFC CSKA Senior Coach Sergey Ovchinnikov, masseur Mikhail Nasibov and fitness coach Paulino Granero will join the National Team staff.

Three foreign players of the Army team left for their respective national teams, and Nikita Chernov and Alexander Golovin will take part in U-21 National Team of Russia matches.

Pontus Wernbloom, who was injured in the match against Krasnodar, as well as Vasily Berezutskiy, Alexander Cauna and Roman Eremenko are going to have recovery treatment and miss national teams matches.