England lost some key players , Germany relaxed,alst champion start for defending title,France faced with Belarus again all match analysis kick off times.

World Cup Qualifying Preview: England vs Ukraine

John Terry’s absence with an ankle injury picked up in the closing stages of Friday’s clash with Moldova means Chelsea teammate Gary Cahill will likely come in to partner Joleon Lescott at center back.

Elsewhere, however, boss Roy Hodgson will almost certainly stick with the same lineup which got the Three Lions’ qualification campaign off to such an emphatic start, with Jermain Defoe once again leading the line and youngsters Tom Cleverley and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looking to provide the ammunition.

Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin will be forced to re-shape his attack as a result of the retirements of both Andriy Shevchenko and Andriy Voronin in the wake of Euro 2012.

Much of the scoring burden will now rest on Serbia-born Marko Devic and youngster Roman Zozulya, with the dynamic and skilful trio of Andriy Yarmolenko, Denys Garmash and Yevhen Konoplyanka aiming to ensure there is no lack of service to the frontmen.

Line Up:

England:Hart,Johnson, Cahill, Lescott, Baines,Lampard, Gerrard,Milner, Cleverley, Oxlade-Chamberlain,Defoe

Ukraine:Pyatov,Husyev, Mikhalik, Khacheridi, Selin,Tymoshchuk,Yarmolenko, Garmash, Konoplyanka,Devic, Zozulya

World Cup Qualifying Preview: Austria vs Germany

Coach Marcel Koller is expected to name a Bundesliga-heavy lineup as Austria gears up for the visit of its near neighbors, in its first World Cup qualifying match.

After making inroads into the first team over the last year, Fortuna Dusseldorf goalkeeper Robert Almer will continue between the posts, with Emanuel Pogatetz and Sebastian Prodl starting at center back after Paul Scharner’s bust-up with the Austrian FA led to him being banished from the national team.

Bayern Munich utility man David Alaba is currently recovering from a pre-season foot injury, leaving Veli Kavlak and Julian Baumgartlinger to occupy the midfield, with Martin Harnik, Zlatko Junuzovic and Andreas Ivanschitz playing just behind Marko Arnautovic.

Meanwhile, Joachim Low is expected to revert to his preferred 4-2-3-1 formation after fielding an extra playmaker in a 4-1-4-1 in Friday’s 3-0 win over Germany.

Thomas Muller, Mario Gotze, Mesut Ozil and Marco Reus formed a quartet behind lone striker Miroslav Klose, but the Bayern Munich attacker is set to drop out, with Toni Kroos, who missed the Faroes clash with a hip injury, returning to fold alongside Sami Khedira in the deep-lying midfield positions.

In defense, Marcel Schmelzer missed the Hannover fixture with a foot injury, but has been back in training as of Sunday, and should be able to play at left back, with Holger Badstuber moving back to the heart of defense and Per Mertesacker making way.

Elsewhere, the Nationalmannschaft is expected to be unchanged as it looks to make it two wins in as many World Cup qualifying games.

Line Up

Austria:Almer,Garics, Pogatetz, Prodl, Fuchs,Baumgartlinger, Kavlak,Harnik, Junuzovic, Ivanschitz,Arnautovic

Germany:Neuer,Lahm, Hummels, Badstuber, Schmelzer,Khedira, Kroos,Gotze, Ozil, Reus,Klose

World Cup Qualifying Preview: Georgia vs Spain

Georgia coach Temuri Ketsbaia has no injury concerns heading into Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Spain at the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi.

The former Olympiakos boss could name the same team that beat Belarus 1-0 on Friday, with 20-year-old match-winner Tornike Okriashvili likely to reprise his role in midfield.

Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Xavi and Andres Iniesta are all set to return to Spain’s starting line-up after being rested for the friendly win over Saudi Arabia.

Chelsea forward Fernando Torres is expected to start again despite David Villa making a scoring return to international football on Friday night.

Line Up:

Georgia:Loria,Grigalava, Kashia, Amisulashvili, Khizanishvili,Kankava, Daushvili, Okriashvili, Targamadze,Ananidze, Mchedlidze

Spain:Casillas,Arbeloa, Pique, Ramos, Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Alonso,Pedro, Torres, Iniesta

World Cup Qualifying Preview: France vs Belarus

France coach Didier Deschamps is sweating on the fitness of Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby, after the 26-year-old starred and scored in Friday’s 1-0 win over Finland.

Diaby, who has just returned from an injury-plagued season in north London will not want to be risked by his club, after the impressive performance at the Olympic Stadium. Nevertheless, the former Marseille boss could ring the changes, with Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny, Adil Rami and Blaise Matuidi in line for a starting berth.

Giroud was omitted from Friday’s squad due to a minor knock, but trained throughout the weekend, and is fit for contention. Gael Clichy did not train on Sunday.

Belarus coach Georgy Kondratiev could also tinker with his side after the disappointment of the 1-0 defeat to Georgia in Tbilisi.

Sergei Kornilenko will lead the side, with Renan Bressan of BATE Borisov labelled as the visitors’ key player. Midfielder Syarhey Kislyak scored the winner as Belarus won at the Stade de France two years ago in the first match of Euro 2012 qualifying.

Line Up:

France:Lloris ,Reveilliere, Sakho, Yanga,Mbiwa, Evra,Diaby, Cabaye, Mavuba, Menez, Benzema, Ribery

Belarus:Veremko Zhavnerchik, Polyakov, Verk’tsov, Mar’vich, Putsila, Kislyak, Nekhaychik, Kulchiy, Bressan,Kornilenko

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