The Georgian national football team has begun preparing for the 2018 World Cup qualifying games. The Georgians will face Ireland in Dublin on 6 October, and Wales in Cardiff on 9 October. Vladimir Weiss has named an expanded 26-man squad for the upcoming games. Jaba Kankava and Levan Kenia will be unable to feature due to injury.
Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria (Krylia Sovetov), Roin Kvaskhvadze (Torpedo Kutaisi), Giorgi Makaridze (Moreirense)
Defenders: Ucha Lobzhanidze (Dinamo Tbilisi), Otar Kakabadze (Gimnastic), Solomon Kverkvelia (Rubin Kazan), Guram Kashia (Vitesse Arnhem), Lasha Dvali (Slask Wroclaw), Davit Khocholava (Chornomorets Odessa), Giorgi Navalovski (Veria), Zurab Tsiskaridze (Teplice)
Midfielders: Murtaz Daushvili (Dyosgyor), Tornike Okriashvili (Genk), Aleksandre Kobakhidze (Vorskla Poltava), Jano Ananidze (Spartak Moscow), Valeri Kazaishvili (Vitesse Arnhem), Jaba Jighauri (Dinamo Tbilisi), Giorgi Papunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi), Lasha Parunashvili (Dinamo Tbilisi), Valeri Gvilia (BATE Borisov)
Forwards: Levan Mchedlidze (Empoli), Vladimer Dvalishvili (Dinamo Tbilisi), David Skhirtladze (Silkeborg), Nika Kacharava (Ethnikos), Giorgi Kvilitaia (Rapid Vienna)
The Georgian national team will assemble in Dublin on 3 October. The match at the Aviva Stadium will start at 22:45 Tbilisi time. The game between Wales and Georgia in Cardiff will kick off at 20:00.
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