Final Russia squad announced for Cyprus and Croatia 2022 World Cup qualifiers

A total of 29 players are included in the squad, of which 25 represent Russian Premier Liga teams.

Goalkeepers: Guilherme (Lokomotiv), Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar), Nikita Khaykin (Bodø/Glimt - Norway), Ilya Lantratov (Khimki)

Defenders: Igor Diveev (CSKA), Georgi Dzhikiya (Spartak), Maksim Osipenko (Rostov), Vyacheslav Karavaev, Alexey Sutormin, Dmitry Chistyakov (all Zenit), Ilya Samoshnikov (Rubin), Sergey Terekhov (Sochi), Fedor Kudryashov (Antalyaspor - Turkey)

Midfielders: Dmitry Barinov, Rifat Zhemaletdinov (both Lokomotiv), Ilzat Akhmetov (CSKA), Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), Aleksandr Erokhin, Andrey Mostovoy (both Zenit), Aleksey Miranchuk (Atalanta - Italy), Arsen Zakharyan, Daniil Fomin (both Dynamo), Aleksey Ionov (Krasnodar), Roman Zobnin, Zelimkhan Bakayev (both Spartak), Daniil Glebov (Rostov)

Forwards: Fwdor Smolov (Lokomotiv), Anton Zabolotny (CSKA), Ivan Sergeev (Krylia Sovetov)

On 11 November, Russia will host Cyprus at the Gazprom Arena, and three days later they will meet Croatia in Split. Two matchdays before the end of the qualifiers, Russia are in first place in Group H with 19 points.