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Georgia chance for untried pair

Tuesday 9 August 2005
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Georgia in FIFA World Cup actionGeorgia in FIFA World Cup action (©AFP)

Georgia caretaker coach Gaioz Darsadze has called up 19 players for the match against Kazakhstan in Almaty on Wednesday.

New faces
There are two new faces in the squad, both from FC Zestaponi, in 17-year-old defensive midfielder George Ganugrava and 26-year-old centre-back Shalva Gongadze. Absent this time are AZ Alkmaar striker Shota Arveladze and FC Lokomotiv Moskva defender Malkhaz Asatiani.

Georgia squad
Sturua (FC Dinamo Tbilisi), Lomaia (FC Khimki), Khizanishvili (Rangers FC), Kaladze (AC Milan), Kobiashvili (FC Schalke 04), Salukvadze (FC Rubin Kazan), Aladashvili (FC Dinamo Tbilisi), Gongadze (FC Zestaponi), Chkhetiani (FC Zestaponi), Menteshashvili (Skonto FC), Tskitishvili (VfL Wolfsburg), Kankava (FC Alania Vladikavkaz), Gakhokidze (FC Twente), Ganugrava (FC Zestaponi), Odikadze (FC Dinamo Tbilisi), Mujiri (SK Sturm Graz), Iashvili (SC Freiburg), Demetradze (FC Alania Vladikavkaz), Akhalaia (FC Zürich).

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