Advocaat has called up two new names to the squad: Sergey Parshivluyk from Spartak Moscow and Pavel Mamaev of CSKA. But it is likely to be the same names that were so disappointing last month against Slovakia who will have the chance to make amends on Friday.

The Republic of Ireland tops Group B on goal difference from Slovakia, while Russia lies in third.

The Irish have a strong home record and will take on Russia at the newly-constructed Aviva Stadium in Dublin on October 8.

The boys in green will try not to upset their passionate fans, in what is likely to be a sold-out encounter.

“I haven't seen lots of matches of Ireland for the past few years. But I know that all the key players like Shay Given, Robbie Keane, Damian Daff and Aiden McGeady are all in the squad,” says Advocaat.

”About their play, I would say that you can see the results of Giovanni Trappatoni's work with his team. He is a very experienced and emotional manager and you can see that the Irish play with their heart,” he added.

Dick Advocaat's charges have already faced some trouble because of injuries.

Roman Pavlyuchenko of Tottenham Hotspur will miss the match against Ireland due to injury. Zenit’s Aleksandr Kerzhakov chances of playing on Friday are also in question.

But Igor Akinfeev has recovered from his injury and is fit to play.

Advocaat's men will be eager to prove that a home loss to Slovakia was nothing more than a blip on the radar. However, it is a daunting challenge, as anything other than all six points will be seen as a failure back home.