Russian national football team on the official Telegram channel published Extended list of players called up for the national team’s friendly matches.
Goalkeepers: Matvey Safonov, Ilya Lantratov, Andrey Lunev, Alexander Maksimenko.
Defenders: Sergei Volkov, Arsen Adamov, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Daniil Khlusevich, Igor Diveev, Dmitry Chistyakov, Maxim Osipenko, Alexander Soldatenkov, Yuri Gorshkov, Alexander Silyanov, Evgeniy Morozov, Evgeniy Kharin, Dmitry Skopintsev.
Midfielders: Daler Kuzyaev, Dmitry Barinov, Anton Miranchuk, Sergey Pinyaev, Maxim Glushenkov, Artem Karpukas, Danil Glebov, Alexander Chernikov, Nikita Krivtsov, Danil Prutsev, Anton Zinkovsky, Ivan Oblyakov, Alexander Golovin, Andrey Mostovoy, Alexey Miranchuk, Daniil Fomin, Arsen Zaharyan.
Forwards: Fedor Chalov, Alexander Sobolev, Ivan Sergeev, Konstantin Tyukavin.
Players will gather in Novogorsk on March 14.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
The Russians missed the 2022 World Cup play-offs and will also miss the upcoming European Championship.
In March, the Russian team will play two friendly matches. Valery Karpin’s team will play against the Serbian national team on March 21 and against Paraguay on March 25. Both matches will be played in Moscow.
Previously reportedIt was stated that a foreign singer would sing the song “Katyusha” before the match of the Russian national team.