Ignashevich, who is Russia’s most capped player with 127 international appearances, started for the national team in all of their five FIFA World Cup matches this summer and played all 90 minutes of normal time in Sunday’s quarter-final against Croatia in Sochi, which the hosts lost 4-3 on penalties.
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Russia have the home advantage in Saturday’s quarter-final tie, with the nation still on a high following their dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Spain in the last 16.
The match was played on Sunday
Resounding wins over Saudi Arabia and Egypt elevated expectations for Stanislav Cherchesov’s side before they were dealt a dose of reality in a 3-0 loss to Uruguay
The host nation, the lowest-ranked in the finals coming into the tournament, have surprised those watching both abroad and at home with their performances, which have guaranteed them a place in the knockout stages
Following a 30-minute opening ceremony, which will feature Robbie Williams and Ronaldo, Russia will look to start the tournament with a morale-boosting victory in Group A.
Former Chelsea player Yuri Zhirkov, CSKA Moscow trio Igor Akinfeev, Alan Dzagoev and Aleksandr Golovin and reported West Ham target Fedor Smolov are all included.
The 54-year-old called up 28 players for the training camp, which is set to start on May 18 at Novogorsk, and named seven other players as reserves, according to the Russian Football Union official website.
An own-goal from Michael Boxall and Fedor Smolov’s second-half strike sealed all three points for new coach Stanislav Cherchesov’s side as the tournament hosts impressed at the Krestovsky Stadium