Russia recall Cheryshev and Selikhov for Brazil, France friendlies

Russia mentor Stanislav Cherchesov has reviewed Villarreal midfielder Denis Cheryshev and Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Alexander Selikhov for World Cup warm-up matches against Brazil and France not long from now. 

The World Cup hosts will take on five-time title holders Brazil at Moscow's remodeled Luzhniki Stadium on March 23, while the neighborly with the 1998 World Cup victors France will happen in St Petersburg four days after the fact. 

Russia have as of late lost Spartak full-back Georgy Dzhikiya and CSKA Moscow safeguard Viktor Vasin to genuine cruciate knee tendon wounds, while Mario Fernandes of CSKA has hip damage. 

Thus, Cherchesov has reviewed Andrei Semenov of Akhmat Grozny and Lokomotiv Moscow winger Vladislav Ignatiev. 

In the interim, previous Real Madrid player Cheryshev, who has recuperated totally from a series of wounds, will find the opportunity to win his first top since 2015 and tenth generally speaking. Spartak 'manager Selikhov is called up out of the blue. 

Cherchesov has likewise called up two players with experience of the German Bundesliga - Fenerbahce safeguard Roman Neustadter and Konstantin Rausch, who joined Dynamo Moscow in the previous winter exchange window. 

In any case, Neustadter is an uncertainty subsequent to agony neck damage. 

Zenit striker Alexander Kokorin and Krasnodar forward Fedor Smolov, the best scorer in the Russian class in the last two seasons and driving the way again this season, will initiate Russia's assault. 

Squad. Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge/BEL), Andrei Lunev (Zenit St Petersburg), Alexander Selikhov (Spartak Moscow) 

Safeguards: Vladimir Granat, Fedor Kudryashov (both Rubin Kazan), Yury Zhirkov, Igor Smilnikov (both Zenit St Petersburg), Vladislav Ignatiev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Dmitry Kombarov, Ilya Kutepov (both Spartak Moscow), Roman Neustadter (Fenerbahce/TUR), Konstantin Rausch (Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Semenov (Akhmat Grozny) 

Midfielders: Denis Glushakov, Roman Zobnin, Alexander Samedov (all Spartak Moscow), Alexander Golovin, Alan Dzagoev (both CSKA Moscow), Alexander Erokhin, Daler Kuzyayev (both Zenit St Petersburg), Anton Miranchuk, Alexei Miranchuk (both Lokomotiv Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villareal/ESP), Anton Shvets (Akhmat Grozny) 

Advances: Anton Zabolotny, Alexander Kokorin (both Zenit St Petersburg), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar).