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HIDDINK UNVEILS THE SQUAD
Guus Hiddink reveals squad list for Russia's
crucial World Cup qualifying matches.
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Guus Hiddink Photo SPORT EXPRESS
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Guus Hiddink has released his squad list Russia's crucial
World Cup qualifying matches against Germany and Azerbaijan, which includes
Spartak Moscow 'keeper Soslan Dzhanaev making his international debut
given the recent injury to Dynamo's Vladimir Gabulov.
Also returning to the line-up is FC Moskva's twenty-three year-old midfielder
Alexey Rebko who fared well in the recent Wales and Liechtenstein contests
and in-form striker Alexandr Bukharov of Rubin Kazan. Lokomotiv's mercurial
midfielder Dmitriy Torbinsky, also makes his way back into the line-up
as he has shown well within the Railwaymen's stunning resurgence and has
overcome a recent bout of injuries.
The squad list is led by five players each from CSKA and Zenit Saint Petersburg
along with four plying their trade in England's Premier League.
Mr. Hiddink will convene his squad on 6 October in preparation for the
showdown clash against Germany four days later at Luzhniki Stadium. With
a victory Russia will overtake Germany in Group 4 and would guarantee
their spot in the World Cup with a victory over Azerbaijan in Baku the
following Wednesday.
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Soslan Dzhanaev (Spartak Moscow),
Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit Saint Petersburg)
Defenders: Alexandr Anyukov (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Alexey Berezutsky
(CSKA Moscow), Vasiliy Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Sergey Ignashevich (CSKA
Moscow), Renat Yanbaev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuriy Zhirkov (Chelsea),
Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Everton), Vladimir Bystrov (Zenit
Saint Petersburg), Alan Dzagoyev (CSKA Moscow), Igor Denisov (Zenit Saint
Petersburg), Alexey Rebko (FC Moskva), Sergey Semak (Rubin Kazan), Igor
Semshov (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Dmitriy Torbinsky (Lokomotiv Moscow),
Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit Saint Petersburg),
Strikers: Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal), Alexandr Bukharov (Rubin Kazan),
Alexandr Kerzhakov (Dynamo Moscow), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Tottenham), Pavel
Pogrebnyak (VfB Stuttgart).
Sport
Express Daily, 26 Sep 2009
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