The Free Press Journal

SQUADS

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SAUDI ARABIA: Mohammed Al Owais, Yasser Al Mosailem, Abdullah Al Mayouf; Mansoor Al Harbi, Yasser Al Shahrani, Mohammed Al Breik, Motaz Hawsawi, Osama Hawsawi, Omar Hawsawi, Ali Al Bulaihi, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Abdulmalek Al Khaibri, Abdullah Otayf, Taiseer Al Jassim, Houssain Al Mogahwi, Salman Al Faraj, Mohamed Kanno, Hattan Bahebri, Salem Al Dawsari, Yahya Al Shehri, Fahad Al Muwallad, Mohammad Al-Sahlawi, Muhannad Assiri.

COACH: Juan Antonio Pizzi. Former Spain striker who played for Bobby Robson at Barcelona, Pizzi resigned as Chile manager

and last November became the third Saudi manager in three months.

RUSSIA: Igor Akinfeev, Vladimir Gabulov, Andrey Lunev, Vladimir Granat, Fedor Kudryashov, Ilya Kutepov, Andrey Semenov, Sergei Ignashevic­h, Mario Fernandes, Igor Smolnikov, Yuri Gazinskiy, Alexsandr Golovin, Alan Dzagoev, Aleksandr Erokhin, Yuri Zhirkov, Daler Kuzyaev, Roman Zobnin, Alexsandr Samedov, Anton Miranchuk, Denis Cheryshev, Artem Dzyuba, Aleksey Miranchuk, Fedor Smolov.

COACH: Stanislav Cherchesov. Former Russia goalkeeper and dead ringer for a young Vicente del Bosque has excelled in rescue acts by imposing discipline and organisati­on.

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