Zenit striker Artem Dzyuba is absent from the expanded squad of the Russian national team for the November 2022 World Cup qualification matches by the decision of the coaching staff. This was announced to the press service of the Russian Football Union (RFU) by the coach of the national team Valery Karpin.
The specialist also said that he did not communicate with the player. As Karpin explained, this time it was decided to make the list as extended as possible. This is due to the fact that many called-up players were injured before previous matches.
An expanded list of Russian national team players to prepare for the decisive qualification matches for the world championship was announced earlier on Monday, October 25. The team will play at home with Cyprus on November 11, and in three days will have an away meeting with Croatia.
Dziuba was on the extended list of the Russian national team for the October World Cup qualifying matches, but refused to be called up to the national team. He motivated this by not being in good physical shape.
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