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Georgia confirm World Cup squad

First Published: Sep 29, 2001

Georgia have named their squad to end 2002 World Cup qualifying.

Only a win in Bucharest for the Georgians will prevent Romania from sealing a play-off place behind likely group winners Italy on October 6th.

The squad in full -

Goalkeepers - David Gvaramadze (Torpedo Kutaisi) and Gia Chanturia (Dinamo Batumi).

Defenders - Kakha Kaladze (Milan), Zurab Khizanishvili (Dundee), Otar Khizaneishvili (Rostselmash), Levan Tskitishvili, Levan Kobiashvili (both SC Freiburg), Eduard Sajaia (Torpedo Russia), Revaz Kemoklidze (Torpedo Kutaisi) and Aleksander Rekhviashvili (Skonto Riga).

Midfielders - Giorgi Kinkladze (Derby), Gocha Jamarauli (Zurich), Giorgi Nemsadze (Dundee), Lado Burduli (Dinamo Tbilisi), Rati Aleksidze (Chelsea), Goga Gakhokidze (PSV) and Temur Ketsbaia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Strikers - Shota Arveladze (Rangers), Mikhail Kavelashvili (Zurich) and Aleksander Iashvili (Freiburg).