Zakharyan, Makarov and Fomin join Russian national team for October matches

# National teams

The national team of Russia will play two 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Slovakia (October 8, Kazan) and Slovenia (October 11, Maribor).

Daniil Fomin made four appearances for the Russian national team. Arsen Zakharyan took part in two games, while Denis Makarov has not yet made his debut for the national squad.

The final team list is the following:

Goalkeepers: Marinato Guilherme (Lokomotiv), Yuri Dyupin (Rubin), Andrey Lunyov (Bayer 04), Matvey Safonov (FC Krasnodar).

Defenders: Georgy Dzhikiya (Spartak), Igor Diveyev (PFC CSKA), Fyodor Kudryashov (Antalyaspor), Maxim Osipenko (FC Rostov), Ilya Samoshnikov (Rubin), Alexey Sutormin, Dmitry Chistyakov (both from Zenit), Sergey Terekhov (PFC Sochi).

Midfielders: Dmitry Barinov, Rifat Zhemaletdinov (both from Lokomotiv), Denis Glushakov (FC Khimki), Alexander Golovin (Monaco), Alexander Erokhin, Daler Kuzyayev (both from Zenit), Arsen Zakharyan, Denis Makarov, Daniil Fomin (all from Dynamo), Alexey Ionov (FC Krasnodar), Alexey Miranchuk (Atalanta).

Forwards: Gamid Agalarov (FC Ufa), Anton Zabolotny (PFC CSKA), Fyodor Smolov (Lokomotiv).