The head coach of the Russians, the Italian Fabio Capello, has already revealed all the cards, announcing the names of the players who will defend the country's honor at the upcoming World Cup in Brazil. The final application of the Russian team included 23 field players and 3 goalkeepers.
Who will play in the Russian national team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
In mid-May 2014, Fabio Capello presented the so-called extended list of players, which included 30 players. For more than a crescent, the Italian looked closely at the players, and in the end chose the best of them, in his opinion.
In preparation for the Brazilian championship, the Russians played friendly matches with the national teams of Slovakia (May 26), Norway (May 31) and Morocco (June 6). The Russian footballers won over the Slovaks and Moroccans, and drew with the Norwegians. The team began preparations for the World Cup on May 21.
Russian national football team at the 2014 World Cup: goalkeepers (goalkeepers)
Igor Akinfeev, Sergey Ryzhikov, Yuri Lodygin will stand guard at the gates of the Russians. The first plays for CSKA, the second for Rubin, and the third is the goalkeeper of Zenit
Russian national football team at the 2014 World Cup: defenders
The direct assistants to the goalkeeper in the Brazilian championship will be: Sergey Ignashevich, Alexander Anyukov, Georgy Shchennikov, Vasily Berezutsky (all - CSKA), Alexey Kozlov, Vladimir Granat (both Dynamo), Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak), Andrey Yeshchenko (Anji), Andrey Semenov (Terek).
Russian national football team at the 2014 World Cup: midfielders (midfielders)
The role of midfielders in the Russian national team will be: Alan Dzagoev (CSKA), Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Denisov, Alexey Ionov (all - Dynamo), Yuri Gazinsky (Krasnodar), Oleg Shatov, Roman Shirokov, Victor Faizulin (all - “Zenit "), Denis Glushakov (" Spartak ").
Russian national football team at the 2014 World Cup: strikers (forwards)
To create as many chances as possible at the 2014 World Cup in the Russian national team will be: Artem Dzyuba (Rostov), Maxim Kanunnikov (Amkar), Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit), Alexander Kokorin (Dynamo), Alexander Samedov ("Locomotive").
Thus, the national team included six players from two metropolitan clubs: Dynamo and CSKA. From St. Petersburg "Zenith" in the national team included five players. The capital "army team" delegated mainly defense players: goalkeeper, midfielder and defenders.
With whom Russia will play the first match at the 2014 World Cup
The national squad will play its first match in the framework of the 2014 World Cup on June 18. The Russians will play with the footballers of South Korea. The game will take place at 2 am Moscow time, at the Pantanal arena in the city of Cuiaba.
