Gurenko still in exile from Belarus

Defender Sergei Gurenko remained out of the picture as Yuri Puntus named his 22-man squad for Belarus's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier in Luxembourg on 24 March.

In dispute
Gurenko and Puntus have yet to resolve a dispute, while the coach is also unable to call on Maksim Romashchenko, who retired from international football in October 2006. No new faces have joined the latest lineup who are expected to play a friendly game against a German club side on 19 March before travelling on to Luxembourg on 23 March. Belarus are currently fourth in Group G.

Belarus squad
Goalkeepers: Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moskva), Vasili Khomutovski (FC Tom Tomsk), Vladimir Gaev (FC Chornomorets Odesa).

Defenders: Sergei Omelyanchuk (FC Rostov), Sergei Shtaniuk (FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok), Dmitri Lentsevich (FC Torpedo Moskva), Aleksandr Yurevich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Artyom Chelyadinski (FC Metalurh Zaporizhya), Artyom Radkov (FC BATE Borisov).

Midfielders: Timofei Kalachev (FC Rostov), Vladimir Korythko (FC Chornomorets Odesa), Aleksandr Kulchy (FC Tom Tomsk), Dmitri Likhtarovich (FC BATE Borisov), Denis Kovba (FC Krylya Sovetov Samara), Aleksandr Hleb (Arsenal FC), Oleg Strakhanovich (FBK Kaunas).

Forwards: Vitali Kutuzov (Parma FC), Sergei Kornilenko (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Artyom Kontsevoy (FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk), Leonid Kovel (FC Karpaty Lviv), Vyacheslav Hleb (FBK Kaunas), Gennadi Bliznyuk (FC BATE Borisov).