Roman Neustadter makes Russia debut against England at Euro 2016 having played twice for Germany
Ukrainian born midfielder made his debut for Joachim Low's men in November 2012 but changed nationality before Euros
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England just avoid playing Germans at major tournaments.
Russia midfielder, Roman Neustadter, makes debut for the Eastern Europeans against England in Marseille on Saturday night.
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But the Schalke midfielder was capped twice by Germany.
Neustadter replaced former Tottenham winger, Lewis Holtby, in the 87th minute to make his debut against Holland in November 2012.
And six months later he earned his second cap in a friendly against Ecuador.
Neustadter was born in Ukraine, but was also eligible to play for Germany, Kazahkstan and Russia due to his heritage.
Having not been called up since by Joachim Low, Neustadter changed his nationality two weeks ago.
And coach Leonid Slutsky included him in Russia's Euro 2016 squad, handing him his debut in the opener against England.
Let's hope our boys don't give away any penalties.
