Azerbaijan will be looking to pick up their first win of the World Cup qualifiers when they take on the Republic of Ireland this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Neither side have managed to pick up a win in Group A so far and they will be desperate for the three points here. Azerbaijan vs Republic of Ireland team news Seamus Coleman is ruled out with an injury for the Irish. Azerbaijan possible starting line-up: Mahammadaliyev; Medvedev, Badalov, Haghverdi, Krivotsyuk; Mahmudov, Garayev, Bayramov; Alasgarov, Ghorbani, Ozobic Republic of Ireland possible starting line-up: Bazunu; Omobamidele, Duffy, Egan; Doherty, Hourihane, Hendrick, McClean; Robinson; Parrott, Idah Azerbaijan vs Republic of Ireland form guide Azerbaijan are coming into this game on the back...
Lithuania will be looking to pick up their first win of the World Cup qualifiers when they take on Bulgaria this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 14:00 pm BST. Bulgaria are coming into this game on the back of two straight wins and they will fancy their chances of picking up all three points against a Lithuanian side that has lost their last five qualifiers. Lithuania vs Bulgaria team news Nikolay Mihaylov is suspended for Bulgaria and Saulius Mikoliunas is injured for the home side. Lithuania possible starting line-up: Ernestas Šetkus; Justas Lasickas, Edgaras Utkus, Benas Satkus, Egidijus Vaitkunas; Linas Megelaitis, Domantas Simkus, Ovidijus Verbickas, Arvydas Novikovas; Fedor Cernych, Edgaras Dubickas. Bulgaria possible starting line-up: Georgi Georgiev; Andrea Hr...
Bosnia will be looking to pick up their first win of the World Cup qualifiers when they take on Kazakhstan this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 14:00 pm BST. Neither side have managed to pick up a win in Group D so far and they will be desperate for all three points here. Kazakhstan vs Bosnia team news Bosnia will be without Miralem Pjanic and Sinisa Sanicanin due to injury. Kazakhstan are without captain Askhat Tagybergen and Artur Shushenachev. Kazakhstan possible starting line-up: Shatskiy; Logvinenko, Maliy, Marochkin; Bystrov, Zharynbetov, Kuat, Vorogovskiy; Vasiljev, Zhukov; Omirtayev Bosnia-Herzegovina possible starting line-up: Sehic; Jovicic, Ahmedhozic, Hadzikadunic; Stevanovic, Hadziahmetovic, Nalic, Cimirot, Kolasinac; Demirovic, Dzeko Kaza...
Ukraine will be looking to pick up their first win of the World Cup qualifiers when they take on Finland this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Ukraine are second in their group but they are without a win so far. The home fans will be expecting a better performance from the players here. Meanwhile, Finland picked up a win over Kazakhstan last month and they will fancy their chances of pulling off an upset. Finland vs Ukraine team news Finland are without Marcus Forss and Kaan Kairinen due to injury. Rasmus Schuller is suspended. Oleksandr Zinchenko will miss out for Ukraine along with Denys Boyko, Vitalli Mykolenko and Vitaliy Buyalskiy through injury. Atalanta’s Ruslan Malinovskyi was not called up. Finland possible starting line-up: Hradecky; Toivio, Arajuuri, Va...
Scotland will look to close in on group leaders Denmark with a win over Israel in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Scotland are coming into this game on the back of wins over Moldova and Austria. They will be full of confidence against Israel. Meanwhile, the visitors were beaten 5-0 by Denmark in their last outing and they will want to bounce back strongly. Scotland vs Israel team news Grant Hanley is suspended for Scotland. The visitors will be without Hatem Elhamed due to suspension. Scotland possible starting line-up: Gordon; Hendry, McTominay, Tierney; O’Donnell, Gilmour, Christie, McGinn, Robertson; Dykes, Adams Israel possible starting line-up: Marciano; Arad, Hanna, Bitton; Dasa, Natkho, Peretz, Solomon, Menahem; Zahavi, D...
Denmark will look to continue their impressive winning run when they take on Moldova in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Denmark are at the top of their qualifying group, having won all of their games. They will be full of confidence heading into this contest. Moldova, on the other hand, are coming into this game on the back of five defeats in their last six matches. Moldova vs Denmark team news Artur Ionita has been left out of the Moldova squad for this game. Moldova possible starting line-up: Avram; Bolohan, Armas, Posmac; Jardan, Dros, Rata, Platica; Antoniuc, Nicolaescu; Ginsari Denmark possible starting line-up: Schmeichel; Wass, Anderson, Vestergaard, Larsen; Jensen, Norgaard, Delaney; Daramy, Poulsen, Skov Olsen Mol...
Switzerland will look to close the gap with group leaders Italy with a win over Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Switzerland are second in their group with two wins and two draws from four outings. They will be up against a Northern Ireland side that has picked up just five points from four outings in the qualifiers. Switzerland vs Northern Ireland team news Switzerland have a fully fit squad to choose from. Jonny Evans could miss out for Northern Ireland with an injury. Switzlerland possible starting line-up: Yann Sommer, Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez, Remo Freuler, Denis Zakaria, Michael Aebisher, Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo, Haris Seferovic Northern Ireland possible starting line...
Serbia will look to climb to the top of Group A with a win over Luxembourg in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Serbia are second in their group with three wins and two draws from five outings. They will be up against a Luxembourg side that has picked up just six points from four outings in the qualifiers. Luxembourg vs Serbia team news Gerson Rodrigues is suspended for the home side here. Luxembourg possible starting line-up: Moris; Jans, Mahmutovic, Chanot, Carlson, Pinto; Martins Pereira, S. Thill, O. Thill; Sinani, Deville Serbia possible starting line-up: Rajkovic; Milenkovic, Nastasic, Pavlovic; Lazovic, Maksimovic, Gudelj, Kostic; Milinkovic-Savic, Tadic; Mitrovic Luxembourg vs Serbia form guide Luxembourg are coming into t...
Hungary and Albania will look to close the gap with group leaders England when they face each other in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Hungary are fourth in their group with three wins and a draw from six outings. The visitors are second with four wins out of six matches in the qualifiers. Hungary vs Albania team news Hungary will be without their captain Adam Szalai. Erion Hoxhallari misses out for Albania after testing positive for Coronavirus. Hungary possible starting line-up: Gulacsi; Fiola, Orban, Szalai; Botka, Schafer, Kleinheisler, Schon; Sallai, Szoboszlai; Nikolic Albania possible starting line-up: Strakosha; Ismajli, Djimsiti, Kumbulla; Hysaj, Gjasula, Bare, Lenjani; Uzuni; Manaj, Broja Hungary vs Albania f...
Austria will look to get their stuttering World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a win over Faroe Islands this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 19:45 pm BST. Faroe Islands have picked up just one win from six qualifiers and they will be the underdogs here. Austria are fourth in their group with just seven points from six outings. Faroe Islands vs Austria team news Austria will be without Arnautovic, Baumgartner, Valentino Lazaro, Philipp Lienhart and Aleksandar Dragovic due to injury. Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic has not been called up. Faroe Islands possible starting line-up: Nielsen; Rolantsson, Faero, Nattestad, Joensen; S. Vatnhamar, Hansson, Andreasen, G. Vatnhamar, M. Olsen; Edmundsson Austria possible starting line-u...
Greece will look to close in on the top two spots in their group with a win over Georgia in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Georgia are at the bottom of Group B with no wins from five matches. Meanwhile, Greece are third with a win and three draws from four outings. Georgia vs Greece team news Giorgi Kutsia has been left out of the squad for Georgia and Zeca will miss out for Greece. Georgia possible starting line-up: Loria; Chabradze, Kashia, Lochoshvili, Giorbelidze; Davitashvili, Mamuchashvili, Kankava, Aburjania, Kiteishvili; Okriashvili Greece possible starting line-up: Vlachodimos; Chatzidiakos, Mavropanos, Tzavellas; Androutsos, Mantalos, Bouchalakis, Tsimikas; Bakasetas, Pavlidis, Douvikas Georgia vs Greece form guide Gr...
Sweden will look to close in on Spain with a win over Kosovo in the World Cup qualifiers this week. The two sides meet on Saturday at 17:00 pm BST. Sweden are second in Group B with three wins and a defeat in four matches. Meanwhile, Kosovo are fourth in the standings with just one win in five outings. Sweden vs Kosovo team news Mattias Johansson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Isaac Kiese Thelin are set to miss out for Sweden through injury Sweden possible starting line-up: Olsen; Krafth, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson; Claesson, Olsson, Svanberg, Forsberg; Isak, Kulusevski Kosovo possible starting line-up: Muric; Hadergjonaj, Rrahmani, Aliti, Vojvoda; Halimi, Dresevic, Loshaj; Kastrati, Muriqi, Rashica Sweden vs Kosovo form guide Sweden have picked up four wins i...