Russia to miss key players

Russia will be without captain Yegor Titov, midfielder Marat Izmailov and striker Dmitri Sytchev for next month's European Cup qualifier against Ireland.

Titov and Izmailov are injured along with Lokomotiv Moscow defender Dmitri Sennikov while Sytchev has been dropped from the squad following his decision to walk away from Spartak Moskow while still under contract.