Published: 26 September, 2009, 14:03
Edited: 27 September, 2009, 10:41
There will be just one new face in Guus Hiddink's squad for the two remaining World Cup qualifiers. Spartak keeper Soslan Dzhanaev is the sole addition to the line-up ahead of the pivotal game against Germany next month.
Dzhanaev got his first call-up to the 23-strong outfit after second-choice goalie, Vladimir Gabulov, was ruled out with an injury.
Incidentally, the Dinamo goaltender fractured his cheekbone during a Spartak game after colliding with Welliton, and has now been sidelined for the rest of the season.
The good news is both striker Andrey Arshavin and winger Yury Zhirkov have fully recovered and will join the likes of Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko, Stuttgart's Pavel Pogrebnyak and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov of Everton in preparations for the games.
Second-placed Russia host leaders Germany on October 10, in what could become a group decider, before traveling to Azerbaijan for their next and final match.