Slovakia have named their squad to take on England in next weekend’s opening 2018 World Cup qualifier.
Coach Jan Kozak has rung the changes to the group that met the Three Lions at Euro 2016, losing the likes of Jan Mucha, Miroslav Stoch, Vladimir Weiss and Stanislav Sestak – four players with 223 caps between them.
Slovakia v England
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
European Qualifiers (Group F)
5pm (BST), Sunday 4 September
City Arena, Trnava
Among those included are captain and former Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel, Napoli playmaker Marek Hamsik and AC Milan midfielder Juraj Kucka, while there are call-ups for the uncapped Jakub Holubek and Jakub Povazanec.
Goalkeepers: Matus Kozacik (Viktoria Plzen), Jan Novota (Rapid Vienna), Martin Dubravka (Slovan Liberec)
Defenders: Peter Pekarik (Hertha Berlin), Lukas Pauschek (Mlada Boleslav), Martin Skrtel (Fenerbahce), Norbert Gyomber (Pescara), Jan Durica (Trabzonspor), Lukas Stetina (Dukla Prague), Tomas Hubocan (Marseille), Jakub Holubek (Trencin)
Midfielders: Viktor Pecovsky (Zilina), Filip Kiss (FK Haugesund), Jakub Povazanec (Dukla Prague), Juraj Kucka (AC Milan), Jan Gregus (FC Copenhagen), Dusan Svento (Slavia Prague), Marek Hamsík (Napoli), Ondrej Duda (Hertha Berlín)
Attackers: Robert Mak (Zenit), Frantisek Kubik (Slovan Bratislava), Michal Duris (Viktoria Plzen), Jakub Sylvestr (FC Nuremburg)
England manager Sam Allardyce will name his squad for the trip to Trnava on Sunday.
