National team of Russia - squad vs. Brazil and France

Coaching staff of the Russian national team headed by Stanislav Cherchesov announced the list of players who will be invited to the team to prepare for the test matches against Brazil (March 23, Moscow, 19.00 Moscow time) and France (March 27, St. Petersburg, 18.50 Moscow time), as the FUR official website informs.

The final list includes 28 players.

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Brugge Belgium), Andrei Lunev (Zenit St. Petersburg), Alexander Selikhov (Spartak Moscow).

Defenders: Vladimir Granat, Fedor Kudryashov (both -Rubin Kazan), Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Smolnikov (both- Zenit St. Petersburg), Vladislav Ignatiev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Dmitry Kombarov, Ilya Kutepov (both - Spartak Moscow), Roman Noishtedter (Fenerbahce Turkey), Konstantin Raush (Dynamo Moscow), Andrey Semenov (Akhmat Grozny).

Midfielders: Denis Glushakov, Roman Zobnin, Alexander Samedov (all - Spartak Moscow), Alexander Golovin, Alan Dzagoev (both - CSKA Moscow), Alexander Erokhin, Daler Kuzyaev (both - Zenit St. Petersburg), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal Spain), Anton Shvets (Akhmat Grozny).

Forwards: Anton Zabolotny, Alexander Kokorin (both - Zenit St. Petersburg), Alexei Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar).

We draw your attention to the fact that the list is subject to amendments.

Stanislav Cherchesov’s wards start to prepare for the matches on March 18 in Novogorsk.

Follow the official FUR website for more detailed information about preparation schedule of the Russian national team.