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Bukharov picked in Russia's squad for 2 qualifiers
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Alexander Bukharov Photo rusfootball.info
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Alexander Bukharov was called up to Russia's squad on Friday
for World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Wales next month after
scoring 10 goals in 18 games for his club Rubin Kazan.
The striker, who has played for Russia at youth level but never for the
senior team, has helped take defending champion Rubin Kazan to the top
of the Russian league standings.
Bukharov will compete with Arsenal's Andrei Arshavin, Tottenham's Roman
Pavlyuchenko and Stuttgart's Pavel Pogrebnyak for an attacking spot in
Russia's team to play Liechtenstein at home on Sept. 5 and at Wales four
days later.
Russia coach Guus Hiddink also selected midfielder Alexei Rebko, who returns
after a three-year absence, to the 23-player squad. Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder
Diniar Bilyaletdinov and Zenit St. Petersburg goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev
are back from injury.
Russia is second with 16 points in Group 4 of European qualifying, trailing
Germany by four points but with a game in hand.
Russia hosts Germany on Oct. 10 in a match that could decide which team
qualifies automatically to next year's tournament in South Africa.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Dinamo Moscow),
Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit St. Petersburg).
Defenders: Aleksandr Anyukov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Aleksei Berezutsky
(CSKA Moscow), Vasili Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA
Moscow), Denis Kolodin (Dinamo Moscow), Renat Yanbaev (Lokomotiv Moscow).
Midfielders: Yuri Zhirkov (Chelsea), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Sergei
Semak (Rubin Kazan), Igor Semshov (Dinamo Moscow), Diniar Bilyateldinov
(Lokomotiv Moscow), Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Igor Denisov
(Zenit St. Petersburg), Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow), Alexei Rebko
(FC Moscow).
Strikers: Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart), Roman
Pavlyuchenko (Tottenham), Alexander Bukharov (Rubin Kazan), Alexander
Kerzhakov (Dinamo Moscow).
The
Star, August 22, 2009
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