Topics: FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2014, World Cup Roster, Russia, Fabio Capello, Andrei Arshavin,
Big players like Andrei Arshavin and Roman Pavlyuchenko will not take part in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign.

Surprisingly, both former Arsenal forward, Andrei Arshavin, and former Tottenham striker, Roman Pavlyuchenko, did not make the list and will not go to the World Cup.

Reading’s striker, Pavel Pogrebnyak, was named on the list, together with veteran strikers Alexander Kerzhakov and Alexander Kokorin.

Another surprise by the Italian coach was represented by the inclusion of Andrei Semyonov, Yuri Gazinsky, Pavel Mogilevets and Maxim Kannunikov, since neither has ever played for Russia.

Italian coach Fabio Capello will have to narrow down the 30 players list to the final 23

Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko left out of the group leaving for the Brazil World Cup

Immovable Igor Akinfeev and legendary centre-back Sergei Ignashevich, will protect Russia’s goal in the upcoming World Cup.

Akinfeev during Russia's 2014 kit presentation

Full 30-man squad

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev, Yuri Lodygin, Sergei Ryzhikov

Defenders: Alexander Anyukov, Alexei Berezutsky, Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgy Shchennikov, Vladimir Granat, Alexei Kozlov, Andrei Eshchenko, Dmitry Kombarov, Andrei Semyonov

Midfielders: Igor Denisov, Yuri Zhirkov, Alan Dzagoev, Yuri Gazinsky, Roman Shirokov, Denis Glushakov, Pavel Mogilevets, Viktor Faizulin, Oleg Shatov

Forwards: Vladimir Bystrov, Alexander Kerzhakov, Artyom Dzyuba, Alexei Ionov, Alexander Kokorin, Maxim Kannunikov, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Alexander Samedov

Russia's final 23-man squad

Alexander Anyukov, Alexei Berezutsky, Yuri Gazinsky, Vladimir Bystrov, and Artyom Dzyuba were placed on a reserve list. Meanwhile Yuri Gazinsky, Alexei Ionov, Maxim Kannunikov, Pavel Pogrebnyak, and Alexander Samedov were cut from the final 23-man squad.