by Luca Ranocchiari - Futsalplanet.com editor

The moment of truth has come and in one hour about from now Russia will make their debut in the 3rd Women World Cup against the asian tigers of Malysia.

Great expectations are focused on the Evgeniy Kuzmin talented players, thanks to an high profile roster based on the three long time leading club in the local league: Snezhana Kotelniki, Aurora St-Petersburg and national holders Laguna-UOR Penza.

Let's remind that, in preparation to the prestigious event, Russia won two friendly game against another World Cup member: Iran (1-3 and 1-2 in Tehran).


Futsalplanet Related Items
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-> Team roster: UKRAINE
-> Team roster: MALAYSIA
-> Team roster: JAPAN
-> Team roster: COSTA RICA
-> Team roster: IRAN
-> Team roster: VENEZUELA


Russian Women National Team - Players List

Goalkeepers
Irina Kulakova (20/11/86 - Snezhana Kotelniki)
Maria Surnina (16/02/91 - Viktoria Nizhny-Novgorod)

Field players
Dina Danilova (29.07.1990 - unattached)
Olesya Didenko (20/06/81 - Snezhana Kotelniki)
Tatiana Korzhova (15/11/87 - Snezhana Kotelniki)
Aleksandra Samorodova (07/06/88 - Tyumen)
Natalia Salnikova (06/05/83 - Laguna-UOR Penza)
Viktoria Afanasova (07/01/88 - Aurora St-Petersburg)
Tatiana Deripasko (19/11/88 - Laguna-UOR Penza)
Tatiana Kuleshova (25/07/87 - Snezhana Kotelniki)
Olga Kuznetzova (18/06/86 - Aurora St-Petersburg)
Margarita Semenova (27/06/89 - Aurora St-Petersburg)
Ekaterina Kuleshova (30/09/87 - Laguna-UOR Penza)
Maria Filisova (08/03/88 - Laguna-UOR Penza)

Head Coach: Evgeniy Kuzmin
Assistant Coach: Iliya Rabin

Also sent by the Russian FA:
Tournament Referee: Irina Velikanova