Injury Update - Roman Shirokov Misses Out

Russian captain and midfielder Roman Shirokov has been ruled out of an injury after failing to recover from a knee injury he suffered in April. He is scheduled to have a surgery to resolve the problem next week. Russia manager Fabio Capello announced that midfielder Pavel Mogilevets will be added to the squad as the replacement

Shirokov joined training but was unable to play any friendlies and has suffered a deterioration in his status on Friday. He had been diagnosed by a ligament damage