MOSKVA, on May 31 — Sport News Agency "R-Sport", Satdinov Ildar. Volleyball players combined Russian Federation on Wednesday begins performance in selection to to the World Cup 2018 tournament which will take place to Croatia.

Rivals of team Kuzyutkin Vladimir in the European selection group A of the second stage of a continental qualification cycle of the World Cup-2018 will be the national teams Austria, Georgia, Greece, Hungary and Croatia. Matches will pass from May 31 to June 4 in Osijek.

the First tournament after return Kuzyutkin Vladimir

Kuzyutkin Vladimir in February, 2017 replaced Marichev Youri on a post of the head coach of the women's national team Russian Federation. The highly experienced expert, in 2010 bringing a national team to a victory in the World Cup, is urged to stir up the national team which at 2016 Summer Olympics did not justify hopes, and to prepare full-fledged collective from 14-15 interchangeable players.

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Under the leadership of the new-old head coach the national team Russian Federation already played two friendly matches in anticipation of a qualifying tournament to the World Cup-2018. The team Kuzyutkin Vladimir at first beat the national team of Turkey with the score 3:0, and then conceded to it with the same result. However on durability the updated national team Russian Federation will pass the first real check on tournament to Croatia.

For the solution of a problem of an exit to the World Cup Kuzyutkin Vladimir as long-term leaders of team, and some beginners. To Osijek there arrived 15 players from whom diagonal Lazareva  Anna.

the Final demand combined Russian Federation on tournament looks as follows:

binding: Vetrova Vera, Pankova Catherina;

of a doigrovshchitsa: Parubets Xenia, Kutyukova Julia, Frolova Maria, Kosheleva Tatyana , Voronkova Irina;

diagonal: Goncharova Natalia ;

the central blocking: Yefimova Catherina, Koroleva Irina (Zaryazhko), Fetisova Irina, Polyakova Catherina;

Libero's

: Tretyakova Catherina, Galkina Alla.

the Result will depend only on Russians

the Russian volleyball players are unconditional favourites of the selection group and for certain will be able to be qualified on the next World Cup from the first place as it was made on May 28 by the men's national team. At all respect of team Austria, Georgia, Greece, and Croatia yet do not hold out Hungary, despite the status of leaders of group, the Russian volleyball players should not relax in one match.

"The success and result of a qualifying tournament will depend only on game of our national team. Though Russian Federation also is the favourite in the group, it should be taken into account as the difficult rival team Croatia. And in general, it is impossible to relax with one team. It will be necessary to keep the level of game in each match to get on the World Cup", - Filishtinskaya Irina told Sport News Agency "R-Sport".

Only the winner of group following the results of one-circular tournament to Croatia is qualified by

on the World Cup. The teams which have taken the second places in six European selection groups, in August will play two more permits to 2018 FIFA World Cup. The first match in Osijek Russians will carry out on May 31 against the national team Austria.

the World Cup in volleyball will take place

to Japan from September 30 to October 21, 2018.