Kafanov explained the inclusion of five goalkeepers in the final application of the Russian national team

“I understand that this is an unusual situation, but there are many candidates for the national team, and there is little time.

If I could, I would have called seven goalkeepers to see everyone at work, "- quotes Kafanov" Championship ".

According to the coach, during his trip to the clubs, he managed to talk with some of the players and their coaches.

“The list was very long.

In addition to those whom he summoned: Belenov, Dzhanaev, Kerzhakov, Kritsyuk, Lantratov.

Any of them may be on the national team in the near future, ”he said.

Recall that Marinato Guilherme, Yuri Dyupin, Alexander Maksimenko, Sergey Pesyakov, as well as Andrei Lunev were called to the matches of the qualifying tournament of the World Cup 2022.

The Russian national team in the framework of the qualifying tournament will play on September 1 with Croatia in Moscow, on September 4 - with Cyprus in Nicosia, on September 7 - with Malta in Moscow.

Earlier, Kafanov shared his opinion on the refusal of the goalkeeper and captain of CSKA Moscow Igor Akinfeev to return to the national team.