Romantsev - named squad of 27 (Allsport).
ROMANTSEV NAMES LARGE GROUP
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Russia coach Oleg Romantsev has named a 27-man
preliminary squad for the World Cup finals.
The squad will be narrowed down to 23 after the LG tournament in Moscow from
May 17-19.
Romantsev's squad take on Ukraine, Belarus and Yugoslavia as part of their
build-up for the finals in Japan and South Korea.
Russia squad: Ruslan Nigmatullin (Verona), Stanislav Cherchesov (Tirol
Innsbruck), Aleksandr Filimonov (Uralan Elista); Viktor Onopko (Real Oviedo),
Igor Chugainov (Uralan Elista), Yuri Nikiforov, Vyacheslav Daev
(CSKA Moscow), Andrei Solomatin, Dmitri Sennikov (Lokomotiv
Moscow), Yuri Kovtun (Spartak Moscow), Alexei Smertin (Bordeaux), Omari
Tetradze (Alania Vladikavkaz); Sergei Semak, Egor Titov (Spartak
Moscow), Marat Izmailov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Valery Karpin, Aleksandr Mostovoi
(both Celta Vigo), Dmitri Khokhlov (Real Sociedad), Dmitri Alenichev (FC
Porto), Andrei Arshavin (Zenit), Igor Semshov (Torpedo Moscow); Denis Laktionov
(Suwon Samsung Bluewings), Vladimir Beschastnykh (Spartak Moscow), Dmitri
Sychev (Spartak Moscow), Aleksandr Panov (Dinamo Moscow), Dmitri Pimenov
(Lokomotiv Moscow), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Zenit St Petersberg).
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