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Forward Franck Ribery has pulled out of France's final two World Cup qualifiers because of a knee injury.

He left the France training camp outside Paris because of tendinitis in his left knee and will not play against Faroe Islands on Saturday in Guingamp or Austria four days later at Stade de France.

France coach Raymond Domenech already had to make do without playmaker Yoann Gourcuff, sidelined with a thigh injury, and will now be missing arguably his two most creative players.

France are second in Group Seven, four points behind Serbia, and will struggle to finish top and avoid a two-legged play-off on the road to next year's finals in South Africa.

Belarus captain Aleksandr Hleb has been ruled out of their final two World Cup qualifiers with a thigh injury.

The midfielder, who joined VfB Stuttgart on loan from Barcelona in the close season, will miss the Group Six games at home to Kazakhstan on Saturday and in England four days later.

England have secured a place in next year's finals in South Africa while Belarus and Kazakhstan have been eliminated.

Ukraine have bolstered their squad for their crucial World Cup qualifiers by giving a first call up to centre-back Evhen Khacheridi.

Coach Olexiy Mykhaylychenko has added the 22-year-old Dynamo Kiev player to his squad for Saturday's match at home to England and the visit to Andorra four days later.

Ukraine are battling with Croatia for runners-up spot in Group Six behind England, who have already qualified for next year's finals in South Africa with two matches to spare.

Croatia are second with 17 points from nine games while Ukraine are third on 15 from eight. The best eight runners-up from the nine European groups go into two-legged play-offs for the remaining four places alongside the group winners.

Adrian Mutu has returned to the Romania squad after an injury absence for the World Cup Group 7 qualifiers away to Serbia on October 10 and home to Faroe Islands four days later.

Fiorentina striker Mutu missed the matches against France and Austria after sustaining a thigh injury.

Romania are fifth in Group Seven with nine points from eight games after a disappointing campaign, with no chance to qualify.

Goalkeepers: Danut Coman (FC Brasov), Costel Pantilimon (FC Timisoara), Ciprian Tatarusanu (Steaua Bucharest)

Defenders: Vasile Maftei (Unirea Urziceni), Cristian Panin (CFR Cluj), Mirel Radoi (Al-Hilal), George Galamaz (Unirea Urziceni), Cristian Chivu (Inter Milan), Dorin Goian (Palermo), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mihai Nesu (Utrecht)

Midfielders: Bogdan Mara (CFR Cluj), Tiberiu Balan (Unirea Urziceni), Iulian Apostol (Unirea Urziceni), Costin Lazar (Rapid Bucharest), Tiberiu Ghioane (Dynamo Kiev), Nicolae Grigore (FC Brasov), Dacian Varga (Unirea Urziceni), Adrian Cristea (Dinamo Bucharest)

Forwards: Ciprian Marica (VfB Stuttgart), Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina), Gheorghe Bucur (FC Timisoara), Andrei Cristea (Dinamo Bucharest)

Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso returned to the Italy squad for the World Cup qualifiers with Ireland and Cyprus but Sampdoria playmaker Antonio Cassano was again omitted.

The world champions need just a point in Dublin next Saturday to qualify for June's finals in South Africa as Group Eight winners.

Coach Marcello Lippi has therefore resisted major changes following their best performance in months in September's 2-0 victory over Bulgaria.

World Cup winner Gattuso missed the win with an ankle injury but has been recalled for the Irish trip and October 14's final group game with Cyprus in Parma despite his club's poor recent form.

Cassano, one of the best players in Serie A for the past two seasons having previously been undermined by childish antics, had been backed by fans and pundits for a recall.

Genoa defender Salvatore Bocchetti returned to the squad at the expense of team mate Domenico Criscito while Fiorentina centre-back Alessandro Gamberini was also called up for the first time since the Confederations Cup in June.

Captain Fabio Cannavaro was included despite not being fully fit and being suspended for the game against Giovanni Trapattoni's second-placed Ireland.

Fiorentina winger Marco Marchionni missed out along with strikers Luca Toni and Giampaolo Pazzini.

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari).

Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus), Davide Santon (Internazionale), Gianluca Zambrotta ( Milan).

Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Gaetano D'Agostino (Udinese), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Simone Pepe (Udinese), Andrea Pirlo (Milan).

Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal).

Andres Iniesta and Sergio Ramos have been included in Vicente del Bosque's 24-man Spain squad for World Cup qualifiers away to Armenia and Bosnia.

Long-term injuries kept Iniesta and Ramos out of last month's victories over Belgium and Estonia, when the European champions assured themselves of the top spot in Group 5 and a place in the finals in South Africa next year.

Full-back Alvaro Arbeloa misses out because of a knee complaint and Athletic Bilbao's Andoni Iraola was called up as a replacement, having made his international debut last year.

Spain will be looking to maintain their 100 per cent record in the group when they take on bottom-placed Armenia in Yerevan on October 10 and second-placed Bosnia in Zenica four days later.

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Diego Lopez (Villarreal)

Defenders: Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Andoni Iraola (Athletic Bilbao), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Nacho Monreal (Osasuna), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), Albert Riera (Liverpool), Marcos Senna (Villarreal)

Forwards: Daniel Guiza (Fenerbahce), Juan Mata (Valencia), David Silva (Valencia), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), David Villa (Valencia)

Germany have included uncapped 21-year-old defender Jerome Boateng in their squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Finland.

"Jerome has played well in different positions with Hamburg this season whether it be central defence, full-back or as a defensive midfielder," coach Joachim Loew said.

"It's a logical consequence he should take the next step up to the national team."

Germany top Group Four with 22 points, one ahead of Russia, the team they visit on October 10.

The Germans then host Finland in Hamburg four days later.

Goalkeepers: Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen), Manuel Neuer (Schalke), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen)

Defenders: Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim), Jerome Boateng (Hamburg), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Marcel Schaefer (Wolfsburg), Serdar Tasci (Stuttgart), Heiko Westermann (Schalke)

Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Christian Gentner (Wolfsburg), Thomas Hitzlsperger (Stuttgart), Sami Khedira (Stuttgart), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen), Mesut Ozil (Werder Bremen), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg)

Forwards: Cacau (Stuttgart), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Cologne).

Sweden coach Lars Lagerback added Panathinaikos defender Mattias Bjarsmyr to complete his 23-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Albania.

Sweden, in second place in European Group One, take on leaders Denmark on Oct. 10 in Copenhagen and face Albania at home four days later.

Goalkeepers: Eddie Gustafsson (Salzburg), Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven)

Defenders: Andreas Granqvist (Groningen), Petter Hansson (Stade Rennes), Mikael Lustig (Rosenborg Trondheim), Daniel Majstorovic (AEK Athens), Olof Mellberg (Olimpiacos), Mikael Nilsson (Brondby), Behrang Safari (Basel), Oscar Wendt (FC Copenhagen), Mattias Bjarsmyr (Panathinaikos)

Midfielders: Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Dusan Djuric (FC Zurich), Rasmus Elm (AZ Alkmaar), Viktor Elm (Heerenveen), Samuel Holmen (Brondby), Kim Kallstrom (Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg)

Strikers: Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen), Marcus Berg (Hamburg), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona), Henrik Larsson (Helsingborg)

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has sprung a surprise by handing defender Giourkas Seitaridis an international recall for 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Latvia and Luxembourg.

Seitaridis, 28, was without a club for four months after being released by Atletico Madrid in May, a year before the end of his contract.

The Euro 2004 winner re-signed for Panathinaikos last month but has not featured in a competitive match while attempting to build up his fitness levels.

The last of Seitaridis's 66 caps came in Greece's 2-1 home win over Israel in April.

Another surprise inclusion is striker Vangelis Mantzios. The 26-year-old has been brought in to replace Angelos Charisteas, who is nursing a thigh injury.

Mantzios, who has seven caps, the last of which came in a friendly against Italy in November last year, is behind Djibril Cisse, Dimitris Salpigidis and Antonis Petropoulos in the Panathinaikos pecking order and has not played a competitive match this season.

Greece, second in Group 2, three points behind Switzerland and level on 14 points with Latvia, complete their qualification with home matches against the Latvians and Luxembourg on October 10 and 14 respectively.

Goalkeepers: Kostas Chalkias (PAOK), Michalis Sifakis (Aris), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos)

Defenders: Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiacos), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Sotiris Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Vangelis Moras (Bologna), Vasilis Torosidis (Olmpiacos), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panathinaikos), Loukas Vintra (Panathnaikos), Giourkas Seitaridis (Panathinaikos)

Midfielders: Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Panathinaikos), Vasilis Pliatsikas (Schalke), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Giorgos Fotakis (PAOK), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia)

Strikers: Dimitris Salpigidis (Panathinaikos), Theofanis Gekas (Bayer Leverkusen), Yiannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic), Vangelis Mantzios (Panathinaikos)

Morten Olsen has added Werder Bremen midfielder Daniel Jensen to his Denmark squad for the Group One World Cup qualifiers at home to Sweden on October 10 and Hungary four days later.

Olsen will name one more player after the weekend to complete the 23-man squad.

Goalkeepers: Kim Christensen (IFK Gothenburg), Stephan Andersen (Brondby), Thomas Sorensen (Stoke City)

Defenders: Anders Moller Christensen (Odense), Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn Rovers), Michael Jakobsen (AaB Aalborg), Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina), Simon Kjaer (US Citta di Palermo), William Kvist Jorgensen (Copenhagen)

Midfielders: Christian Poulsen (Juventus), Jakob Poulsen (AGF Aarhus), Michael Silberbauer (Utrecht), Soren Rieks (Esbjerg), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen)

Forwards: Dennis Rommedahl (Ajax), Jesper Bech (Silkeborg), Jesper Gronkjaer (Copenhagen), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord), Martin Jorgensen (Fiorentina), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal), Soren Larsen (Duisburg)

Czech Republic coach Ivan Hasek named the following squad for the World Cup qualifiers at home against Poland on October 10 and Northern Ireland on October 14.

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Antonin Kinsky (Saturn Ramenskoje)

Defenders: Zdenek Grygera (Juventus), Roman Hubnik (Sparta Prague), Marek Jankulovski (Milan), Ondrej Kusnir (Sparta Prague), Zdenek Pospech (Copenhagen), David Rozehnal (Hamburg), Tomas Sivok (Besiktas)

Midfielders: Tomas Hubschman (Shakhtar Donetsk), David Jarolim (Hamburg SV), Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux), Michal Svec (Heerenveen), Daniel Pudil (Racing Genk), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal)

Forwards: Milan Baros (Galatasaray), Adam Hlousek (Slavia Prague), Tomas Necid (CSKA Moscow), Vaclav Sverkos (Sochaux), Jiri Stajner (Hanover)

Serbia coach Radomir Antic has recalled striker Marko Pantelic for their final World Cup Group 7 qualifiers at home to Romania on October 10 and away to Lithuania four days later.

Pantelic was dropped for Serbia's 1-1 home draw with France last month after an out-of-form spell but the suspension of Danko Lazovic, who was sent off against the French, forced Antic to name the Ajax striker in his 23-man squad on Friday.

Serbia are top of Group Seven with 19 points from eight games and need to win one of their remaining two qualifiers to seal a berth in next year's finals in South Africa.

Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Sporting), Vladimir Disljenkovic (Metalurg Donetsk), Bojan Isailovic (Cukaricki Belgrade)

Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Antonio Rukavina (1860 Munich), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund), Aleksandar Lukovic (Udinese), Ivica Dragutinovic (Sevilla), Ivan Obradovic (Real Zaragoza), Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio)

Midfielders: Dejan Stankovic (Internazionale), Gojko Kacar (Hertha Berlin), Nenad Milijas (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Zdarvko Kuzmanovic (Stuttgart), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan Belgrade), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow), Zoran Tosic (Manchester United), Milos Ninkovic (Dynamo Kiev)

Strikers: Nikola Zigic (Valencia), Marko Pantelic (Ajax), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege), Marko Milinkovic (Kosice)

Bulgaria's World Cup qualifying campaign has suffered a new blow after midfielder Georgi Surmov joined a lengthening injury list ahead of this month's crucial Group Eight matches against Cyprus and Georgia.

Coach Stanimir Stoilov said Surmov will not recover in time from the thigh injury he sustained during Levski Sofia's match with Lazio in the Europa League last week.

Stoilov must also cope without goalkeeper Georgi Petkov plus defenders Zhivko Milanov and Alexander Tunchev for the games in Cyprus on Saturday and at home to Georgia four days later.

PSV Eindhoven defender Stanislav Manolev is another doubt for the trip to Cyprus having not fully recovered from injury.

"I'll add another player to the squad if we can't use Manolev", Stoilov said.

Goalkeepers: Dimitar Ivankov (Bursaspor), Nikolay Mihaylov (Twente), Ivan Karadzhov (CSKA Sofia)

Defenders: Kostadin Stoyanov (CSKA Sofia), Stanislav Manolev (PSV Eindhoven), Ivan Ivanov (CSKA Sofia), Veselin Minev (Levski Sofia), Plamen Nikolov (Litex Lovech)

Midfielders: Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa), Stanislav Angelov (Energie Cottbus), Blagoy Georgiev (Terek Grozny), Chavdar Yankov (Duisburg), Martin Petrov (Manchester City), Yordan Todorov (CSKA Sofia)

Strikers: Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United), Dimitar Rangelov (Borussia Dortmund), Valeri Domovchiyski (Hertha Berlin), Valeri Bojinov (Parma), Ivan Stoyanov (CSKA Sofia)

Injury-plagued Blackburn Rovers midfielder Steven Reid has returned to the Ireland squad for their final two home World Cup qualifiers.

Reid, absent from the squad for nearly a year with a knee injury, joins the provisional 27-man squad for the table-topping clash with Italy on October 10 and final Group 8 fixture against Montenegro four days later.

However there was still no place in the extended squad for Sunderland midfielder Andy Reid while fellow midfielder Stephen Ireland of Manchester City's self-imposed exile continues.

Ireland, unbeaten in their opening eight group games, trail leaders Italy by four points and hold a comfortable five-point lead over third-placed Bulgaria.

Giovanni Trapattoni will also lead Ireland's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign after the Italian manager signed a new two-year contract.

Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Manchester City), Keiren Westwood (Coventry City), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe United)

Defenders: John O'Shea (Manchester United), Kevin Foley (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa), Stephen Kelly (Fulham), Kevin Kilbane (Hull City), Eddie Nolan (Preston North End), Sean St. Ledger (Middlesbrough), Paul McShane (Hull City), Darren O'Dea (Celtic)

Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Damien Duff (Fulham), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers), Liam Miller (Hibernian), Stephen Hunt (Hull City), Andy Keogh (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Steven Reid (Blackburn Rovers), Liam Lawrence (Stoke City)

Forwards: Caleb Folan (Middlesbrough), Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Robbie Keane (Tottenham Hotspur), Shane Long (Reading), Leon Best (Coventry City)

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic has named a 23-man squad for a home friendly against Qatar in Rijeka on October 8 and the World Cup Group Six qualifier away to Kazakhstan six days later, minus Luka Modric.

Bilic is shorn of the services of injured Tottenham star Luka Modric, but the Premier League is well represented with Vedran Corluka, Niko Kranjcar, Eduardo and Ivan Klasnic in the party.

Goalkeepers: Vedran Runje (RC Lens), Danijel Subasic (Hajduk Split), Matej Delac (Inter Zapresic).

Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Tottenham Hotspur), Josip Simunic (Hoffenheim), Ivica Krizanac (Zenit St. Petersburg), Robert Kovac (Dinamo Zagreb), Hrvoje Vejic (Hajduk Split), Dejan Lovren (Dinamo Zagreb), Danijel Pranjic (Bayern Munich), Hrvoje Cale (Trabzonspor).

Midfielders: Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham Hotspur), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev), Nikola Pokrivac (Salzburg), Jerko Leko (Monaco), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Ivan Rakitic (Schalke), Anas Sharbini (Hajduk Split)

Forwards: Ivica Olic (Bayern Munich), Eduardo da Silva (Arsenal), Mladen Petric (Hamburg SV), Mario Mandzukic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Klasnic (Bolton).

Russia coach Guus Hiddink has called up uncapped goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanayev for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Azerbaijan.

Dzhanayev, 22, replaces Russia's number two keeper Vladimir Gabulov, who is out for the season after breaking his jaw in a league match this month.

Dzhanayev has established himself as undisputed number one at his club Spartak Moscow this season, relegating experienced Croatian keeper Stipe Pletikosa to the bench.

Hiddink also recalled Dmitry Torbinsky for the first time in nearly six months after the Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder recovered from a number of injuries.

Russia face Germany in the top-of-the-table European Group Four clash on Oct. 10 in Moscow before travelling to Baku for their final qualifier against Azerbaijan four days later.

The Germans lead Russia by a point and will clinch a place in next year's finals in South Africa with a win in Moscow.

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav Malafeyev (Zenit St Petersburg), Soslan Dzhanayev (Spartak Moscow)

Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (Chelsea), Renat Yanbayev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Alexander Anyukov (Zenit St Petersburg)

Midfielders: Igor Semshov (Zenit St Petersburg), Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit St Petersburg), Vladimir Bystrov (Zenit St Petersburg), Igor Denisov (Zenit St Petersburg), Sergei Semak (Rubin Kazan), Alan Dzagoyev (CSKA Moscow), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Everton), Alexei Rebko (FK Moscow), Dmitry Torbinsky (Lokomotiv Moscow)

Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Tottenham Hotspur), Pavel Pogrebnyak (VfB Stuttgart), Alexander Kerzhakov (Dynamo Moscow), Alexander Bukharov (Rubin Kazan).

Bulgaria coach Stanimir Stoilov has recalled Leicester City defender Alexander Tunchev for next month's 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Georgia.

Tunchev, 28, was preferred to Sanfreche's Iliyan Stoyanov for the October 10 and 14 games, which Bulgaria must win to keep alive their chances in the race for the runners-up spot in Group Eight.

Stoilov will add home-based players to the squad next week. Squad (overseas players only):

Goalkeepers: Dimitar Ivankov (Bursaspor), Nikolay Mihaylov (Twente Enschede).

Defenders: Stanislav Manolev (PSV Eindhoven), Alexandar Tunchev (Leicester City).

Midfielders: Stilian Petrov (Aston Villa), Stanislav Angelov (Energie Cottbus), Blagoy Georgiev (Terek Grozny), Chavdar Yankov (Duisburg), Martin Petrov (Manchester City).

Forwards: Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United), Dimitar Rangelov (Borussia Dortmund), Valeri Domovchiyski (Hertha Berlin), Valeri Bojinov (Parma).

Austria coach Didi Constantini, whose side still have an outside chance of reaching next year's World Cup, has been forced to name an injury-weakened squad for next month's qualifiers.

Captain Emanuel Pogatetz, Werder Bremen defender Sebastian Proedl and Spartak Moscow defender Martin Stranzl were left out due to lack of match fitness for the games against Lithuania and France, Austria's last in European Group Seven.

Constantini also declined to recall midfielder and former captain Andreas Ivanschitz, who has recovered from injury, and overlooked defender Gyoergy Garics and Inter Milan forward Marko Arnautovic.

Goalkeepers: Christian Gratzei (Sturm Graz), Helge Payer (Rapid Wien), Andreas Schranz (Austria Kaernten)

Defenders: Ekrem Dag (Besiktas), Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria Vienna), Christian Fuchs (VfL Bochum), Manuel Ortlechner (Austria Vienna), Juergen Patocka (Rapid Vienna), Paul Scharner (Wigan Athletic), Franz Schiemer (Salzburg), Andreas Ulmer (Salzburg)

Midfielders: Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria Vienna), Daniel Beichler (Sturm Graz), Christopher Drazan (Rapid Vienna), Andreas Hoelzl (Sturm Graz), Jakob Jantscher (Sturm Graz), Yasin Pehlivan (Rapid Vienna), Thomas Prager (LASK Linz)

Forwards: Erwin Hoffer (Napoli), Marc Janko (Salzburg), Stefan Maierhofer (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Roman Wallner (LASK Linz)

Bosnia coach Miroslav Blazevic has named a 24-man squad for the World Cup Group Five qualifiers away to Estonia on October 10 and at home to Spain four days later.

Goalkeepers: Kenan Hasagic (Istanbul BB SK), Nemanja Supic (Timisoara), Asmir Begovic (Portsmouth)

Defenders: Emir Spahic (Montpellier), Adnan Mravac (Westerlo), Sanel Jahic (AEK Athens), Damir Mirvic (Roselare), Boris Pandza (Hajduk Split), Safet Nadarevic (Eskisehirspor)

Midfielders: Dzemal Berberovic (Denizlispor), Dario Damjanovic (Kaiserslautern), Samir Muratovic (Sturm Graz), Semir Stilic (Lech Poznan), Sejad Salihovic (Hoffenheim), Miralem Pjanic (Lyon), Zvjezdan Misimovic (VfL Wolfsburg), Zlatan Bajramovic (Eintracht Frankfurt), Senijad Ibricic (Hajduk Split), Elvir Rahimic (CSKA Moscow)

Forwards: Zlatan Muslimovic (PAOK Salonika), Admir Vladavic (Salzburg), Vedad Ibisevic (Hoffenheim), Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg), Mirko Hrgovic (Greuther Furth)

Estonia coach Tarmo has named a 20-man squad for the 2010 World Cup Group Five qualifiers in Tallinn against Bosnia on October 10 and against Belgium four days later.

Goalkeepers: Mihkel Aksalu (Tallinna FC Flora) Pavel Londak (FK Bodo/Glimt), Sergei Pareiko (Tom Tomsk)

Defenders: Alo Barengrub (FK Bodo/Glimt), Enar Jaager (Ascoli), Ragnar Klavan (AZ Alkmaar), Dmitri Kruglov (PFC Neftshi Bakuu), Raio Piiroja (Fredrikstad FK), Taavi Rahn (PFC Neftshi Bakuu), Tihhon Sisov (Tallinna FC Levadia)

Midfielders: Aleksandr Dmitrijev (Honefoss BK), Tarmo Kink (Gyori Eto FC) Joel Lindpere (Tromso), Sander Puri (Tallinna FC Levadia), Konstantin Vassiljev (NK Nafta Lendava), Martin Vunk (Tallinna FC Flora)

Forwards: Andres Oper (Shanghai Shenhua), Ats Purje (FC International Turku), Kaimar Saag (Silkeborg IF), Vladimir Voskoboinikov (Luts-Energia Vladivostok).

Lithuania coach Jose Couceiro has named the following 25-man squad for their World Cup Group 7 qualifier against Austria on October 10 and Serbia four days later.

Goalkeepers: Zydrunas Karcemarskas (Dynamo Moscow), Paulius Grybauskas (FC Neftchi Baku), Saulius Klevinskas (Suduva Marijampole)

Defenders: Ignas Dedura (Spartak Moscow), Marius Stankevicius (Sampdoria), Andrius Skerla (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Arunas Klimavicius (Ural Yekaterinburg), Vidas Alunderis (LASK Linz), Gediminas Paulauskas (Vetra Vilnius), Vaidas Slavickas (Suduva Marjampole), Tadas Kijanskas (Vetra Vilnius)

Midfielders: Deividas Semberas (CSKA Moscow), Mindaugas Panka (Widzew Lodz), Kestutis Ivaskevicius (Krivbass Krivoj Rog), Mantas Savenas (Sibir Novosibirsk), Linas Pilibaitis (Gyori ETO Dero), Mindaugas Kalonas (Metalurg Zaporozhe), Darius Miceika (Metalurg Zaporozhe), Vytautas Luksa (MTZ-Ripo Minsk)

Forwards: Tomas Danilevicius (Livorno), Valdas Trakys (Ekranas Panevezys), Saulius Mikoliunas (Arsenal Kiev), Darvydas Sernas (Widzew Lodz), Deividas Cesnauskis (Ergotelis Heraklion), Edgaras Cesnauskis (FK Moscow)

Hungary coach Erwin Koeman named the following 22-man squad for their final two World Cup Group One qualifiers away to Portugal on October 10 and away to Denmark four days later.

Goalkeepers: Gabor Babos (NEC), Marton Fulop (Sunderland), Gabor Kiraly (1860 Munich)

Defenders: Laszlo Bodnar (Debrecen), Csaba Feher (NAC Breda), Roland Juhasz (Anderlecht), Gabor Gyepes (Cardiff City), Boldizsar Bodor (Roda), Miklos Gaal (Amkar Perm), Norbert Meszaros (Debrecen)

Midfielders: Szabolcs Huszti (Zenit St Petersburg), Balazs Dzsudzsak (PSV Eindhoven), Peter Halmosi (Hull City), Zoltan Gera (Fulham), Tamas Hajnal (Borussia Dortmund), Krisztian Vadocz (Osasuna), Balazs Toth (Racing Genk), Pal Dardai (Hertha Berlin), Akos Buzsaky (Queens Park Rangers)

Strikers: Sandor Torghelle (Augsburg 1907), Gergely Rudolf (Debrecen), Tamas Priskin (Ipswich Town)

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