The Russian national team has unveiled a 36-man extended roster for their upcoming international fixtures. On May 28, the squad will face Egypt in Cairo, before returning to Russia for two more matches: June 5 against Burkina Faso in Volgograd, and June 9 against Trinidad and Tobago in Kaliningrad.
The extended list includes three players currently plying their trade abroad: Alexander Golovin (Monaco), Alexey Miranchuk (Atlanta United), and Amir Ibragimov, a midfielder from Manchester United’s youth team. Notably, Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Matvey Safonov did not make the cut.
**Goalkeepers:** Denis Adamov (Zenit), Anton Mitryushkin (Lokomotiv), Stanislav Agkatsev (Krasnodar), Alexander Maksimenko (Spartak).
**Defenders:** Alexander Silyanov, Evgeny Morozov (both Lokomotiv), Ilya Vakhania, Viktor Melekhin (both Rostov), Daniil Denisov, Ruslan Litvinov (both Spartak), Dmitry Skopintsev, Maxim Osipenko (both Dynamo Moscow), Kirill Danilov, Danil Krugovoy (both CSKA), Igor Diveev (Zenit), Mingiyan Beveev (Baltika).
**Midfielders:** Artem Karpukas, Danil Prutsev, Alexey Batrakov (all Lokomotiv), Matvey Kislyak, Ivan Oblyakov, Dmitry Barinov, Kirill Glebov (all CSKA), Nail Umyarov (Spartak), Amir Ibragimov (Manchester United, England), Anton Miranchuk (Dynamo Moscow), Alexey Miranchuk (Atlanta United, USA), Maxim Glushenkov (Zenit), Maxim Petrov (Baltika), Lechi Sadulaev (Akhmat), Nikita Krivtsov (Krasnodar), Alexander Golovin (Monaco, France).
**Forwards:** Konstantin Tyukavin (Dynamo Moscow), Dmitry Vorobyov (Lokomotiv), Georgy Melkadze (Akhmat), Alexander Sobolev (Zenit).
Lokomotiv Moscow leads with seven call-ups, followed by CSKA with six, while Spartak and Dynamo Moscow each have four representatives.
In March, Russia played two home friendlies, drawing 0-0 with Mali and defeating Nicaragua 3-1. The team is now preparing for a busy summer schedule as they continue to build chemistry under head coach Valery Karpin.