Latvia squad for Malta, Croatia matches

Latvia manager Aleksandrs Starkovs on Wednesday called up the following squad for their final Euro 2012 Group F qualifiers, at home to Malta on October 7 in Riga and away to Croatia on October 11 in Rijeka.

Goalkeepers: Andris Vanins (Sion/SUI), Pavels Dorosevs (Qabala/AZE), Germans Malins (Skonto Riga)

Defenders: Oskars Klava (Khimki/RUS), Deniss Ivanovs (Baku/AZE), Kaspars Gorkss (Reading/ENG), Ritus Krjauklis and Pavels Mihadjuks (both Liepajas Metalurgs), Ritvars Rugins (Ventspils)

Midfielders: Aleksandrs Fertovs (Skonto Riga), Olegs Laizans (Ventspils), Aleksandrs Cauna (CSKA Moscow/RUS), Aleksejs Visnakovs (Cracovia/POL), Ivans Lukjanovs (Lechia Gdansk/POL), Andrejs Rubins (Simurq Zagatala/AZE), Artis Lazdins (Jelgava)

Forwards: Maris Verpakovskis (Baku/AZE), Artjoms Rudnevs (Lech Poznan/POL), Edgars Gauracs (Enisey Krasnoyarsk/RUS), Andrejs Pereplotkins (Nasaf Qarshi/UZB)

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