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The coach of the Slovak national football team, Štefan Tarkovič, also nominated two newcomers for the next qualification cycle of the 2022 World Cup.
For the first time, goalkeeper František Plach from Piast Gliwice and defender Vernon De Marco from Slovan Bratislava will appear in the national team. Midfielder Juraj Kucka, who did not play due to an injury in the last league match, is also nominated.
“Compared to the European Championships, we have seven line-up changes for various reasons. Greif is missing from the goalkeeper post, we are in contact with him, he is already in full training, but we agreed to give him time to make his mark in the club. Hubočan and Greguš are injury, Hubočan has shoulder problems, so he is not there.
Greguš has an injured ankle, Dúbravka is an ankle after the operation and his treatment time is longer. Haraslín has not established himself in the preparation, he is solving the future, as well as Bénes, but I am counting on them for the future,“Tarkovich said at Monday ‘s press conference.
The nomination is missing the forward Michal Ďuriš, who decided to end his national team career. “I want to take this opportunity and I want to thank him for his exemplary representation. He has helped us many times, we are losing a quality player,” Tarkovich said.
Nomination of the Slovak Republic for the qualifying matches of the World Cup 2022 with Slovenia, Croatia and Cyprus
goalkeepers: Dusan Kuciak (Lechia Gdansk), Marek Rodak (FC Fulham), Frantisek Plach (Piast Gliwice)
defenders: Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin), Ľubomír Šatka (Lech Poznaň), Martin Koscelník (Slovan Liberec), Milan Škriniar (Inter Milan), Martin Valjent (RCD Mallorca), Vernon De Marco (ŠK Slovan Bratislava), Dávid Hancko (Sparta Prague) , Jakub Holúbek (Piast Gliwice)
midfielders: Stanislav Lobotka (SSC Napoli), Patrik Hrošovský (KRC Genk), Jakub Holúbek (Piast Gliwice), Juraj Kucka (Parma Calcio), Ondrej Duda (1. FC Kolín), Róbert Mak (Ferencváros Budapest), Vladimír Weiss (Slovan Bratislava) , Jakub Hromada (Slavia Prague), Tomáš Suslov (FC Groningen), Matúš Bero (Vitesse Arnhem), Marek Hamšík (Trabzonspor), Erik Jirka (Real Oviedo)
attackers: Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague), Róbert Boženík (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Dávid Strelec (ŠK Slovan Bratislava)
alternates: Dominik Greif (RCD Mallorca), Adam Jakubech (LOSC Lille), Dominik Holec (Sparta Prague), Boris Sekulič (Chicago Fire), Lukáš Pauschek (ŠK Slovan Bratislava), Denis Vavro (Lazio Rome), Norbert Gyömbér (US Salernitana), Tomáš Huk (Piast Gliwice), Róbert Mazáň (AEL Limassol), Erik Sabo (Rizespor), Jakub Považanec (FK Jablonec), Lukáš Haraslín (Sassuolo Calcio), Adrián Kaprálik, Matúš Rusnák (both MŠK Žilina), László Bénes (Borussia Mönchengladbach ), Róbert Pich (Slack Wroclaw), Samuel Mráz (Spezia Calcio), Albert Rusnák (Salt Lake City), David Hrnčár (ŠK Slovan Bratislava), Ladislav Almási (Baník Ostrava)
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Program of the Slovak Republic in the September association term:
Qualification MS 2022, H-group:
Wednesday, September 1: Slovenia – SR (Ljubljana, 20:45)
Saturday, September 4: SR – Croatia (NFŠ Bratislava, 20.45)
Tuesday, September 7: SR – Cyprus (NFŠ Bratislava, 20.45)
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