The head coach of the Latvian national football team, Paolo Nicolato, has announced the squad for the March training camp. This camp marks the beginning of Latvia’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, which includes away matches against Andorra on March 21 and England on March 24.
The team will travel to Spain on Sunday, where they will train until March 20. They will arrive in Andorra the day before the match and will then head to London on March 22.
Twenty-four players have been invited to the March camp. Unfortunately, striker Roberts Uldriķis, who is recovering from a cruciate ligament tear, and team captain Kristers Tobers, who had a strong start in the Scottish Premiership, will not be part of the squad due to injuries.
There is one new addition to the team: 21-year-old center back Niks Sliede from FC RFS has received his first call-up to the national team. The 2-meter-tall defender has been a starting player for the defending league champions, FC RFS, since the season began.
Returning players include goalkeeper Roberts Ozols from FK Auda and defender Vjačeslavs Isajevs from FK Liepāja.
Latvia national team squad for the upcoming games:
Goalkeepers
Roberts Ozols – FK Auda 18/0
Rihards Matrevics – FK Auda 12/0
Krišjānis Zviedris – Riga FC 0/0
Defenders
Roberts Savaļnieks – FC RFS 65/2
Andrejs Cigaņiks – Luzern FC (SWI) 59/4
Raivis Andris Jurkovskis – Riga FC 49/0
Alvis Jaunzems – Stal Mielec (POL) 41/0
Antonijs Černomordijs – Riga FC 38/1
Vitālijs Jagodinskis – Visakha FC (CAM) 34/0
Daniels Balodis – St Johnstone FC (SCO) 15/1
Vjačeslavs Isajevs – FK Liepāja 7/0
Maksims Toņiševs – Riga FC 3/0
Emīls Birka – FK Auda 1/0
Niks Sliede – FC RFS 0/0
Midfielders
Aleksejs Saveļjevs – Gloria Bužau (ROM) 25/1
Renārs Varslavāns – FK Auda 14/1
Dmitrijs Zelenkovs – FC RFS 12/0
Lūkass Vapne – Sogndal IL (NOR) 8/0
Deniss Meļņiks – FK Auda 3/0
Forwards
Jānis Ikaunieks – FC RFS 63/12
Vladislavs Gutkovskis – Daejeon Hana Citizen (KOR) 50/11
Raimonds Krollis – Slovan Liberec (CZE) 39/4
Eduards Dašķevičs – Riga FC 16/0
Dario Šits – Helmond Sport (NED) 3/1
Source: https://lff.lv/zinas/18139/p-nikolato-nosauc-speletajus-marta-nometnei/