The two teams will face each other in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Saturday.

"Dzagoev is training just like all the other players. We will see if he is ready to take to the pitch from the opening minutes. At least he is getting ready for the game," Cherchesov told journalists.

Dzagoev sustained a hamstring injury in the World Cup opening match on June 14 and had to sit out Russia's next three games. The 28-year-old also missed Wednesday's training session due to back muscle problems but trained with the rest of the squad on Thursday and Friday.