Surely Germany will defeat Kazakhstan on Friday night and stay top but Sweden and Ireland will be trying to grab the win to keep in touch. Giovanni Trappatoni’s Irish side have been heavily depleted with withdrawals. But the Swedes are looking strong with talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic looking to lead his country to glory. Austria face the Faroe Islands in a must-win game for them as they have claimed only 4 points in their three games.

Sweden v Rep of Ireland, Friday 19:45

 

SWEDEN – Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Kasimpasa), Kristoffer Nordfeldt, (Heerenveen), Johan Wiland (FC Copenhagen)

Defenders: Mikael Antonsson (Bologna), Andreas Granqvist (Genoa), Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Per Nilsson (Nuernberg), Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion), Behrang Safari (Anderlecht), Oscar Wendt (Borussia Monchengladbach)

Midfielders: Jimmy Durmaz (Genclerbirligi), Rasmus Elm (CSKA Moscow), Samuel Holmen (Istanbul), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Alexander Kacaniklic (Burnley), Kim Kallstrom (Spartak Moscow), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Pontus Wernbloom (CSKA Moscow), Erkan Zengin (Eskisehirspor)

Strikers: Ola Toivonen (PSV Eindhoven), Tobias Hysen (IFK Goteborg), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain), Erton Fejzullahu (Djurgardens IF)

Withdrawn: Martin Olsson (Blackburn), Alexander Gerndt (Young Boys)

 

IRELAND – Goalkeepers: Kieran Westwood (Sunderland), David Forde (Millwall), Zach Randolph (Motherwell)

Defenders: John O’Shea (Sunderland), Sean St Ledger (Leicester), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Marc Wilson (Stoke), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Stephen Kelly (Reading), Darren O’Dea (Toronto)

Midfielders:  James McCarthy (Wigan), Paul Green (Leeds), Jeff Hendrick (Derby), James McClean (Sunderland), Robbie Brady (Hull)

Forwards: Robbie Keane (Los Angeles Galaxy), Shane Long (West Brom), Conor Sammon (Derby), Simon Cox (Nottingham Forest), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich), Andy Keogh (Millwall)

Withdrawn: Paul McShane (Hull), Joey O’Brien (West Ham), Alex Pearce (Reading), Stephen Ward (Wolves), Aiden McGeady (Spartak Moscow), Anthony Pilkington (Norwich), Kevin Doyle (Wolves), Jonathan Walters (Stoke), Glenn Whelan (Stoke)

 

Kazakhstan v Germany, Friday 18:00

 

KAZAKHSTAN – Goalkeepers: David Loria (Rizespor), Anton Tsirin (Irtysh), Andrei Sidelnikov (Aktobe)

Defenders: Aleksandr Kirov (Shakhter Karagandy), Mukhtar Mukhtarov (Ordabasy), Mark Gorman (Samsunspor), Kairat Nurdauletov (Astana), Samat Smakov (Rizespor), Viktor Dmitrenko (Astana), Mikhail Rozhkov (Astana)

Midfielders: Valeri Korobkin (Astana), Ulan Konysbayev (Shakhter Karagandy), Anatoli Bogdanov (Tobol), Heinrich Schmidthgal (Greuther Furth), Azat Nurgaliev (Ordabasy), Baurzhan Islamkhan (Kuban Krasnodar), Marat Shakhmetov (Astana)

Strikers: Sergei Ostapenko (Zhetysu), Sergey Gridin (Tobol), Daurenbek Tazhimbetov (Ordabasy), Tanat Nuserbayev (Astana)

 

GERMANY – Goalkeepers: Rene Adler (Hamburger SV), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Benedikt Hoewedes (Schalke), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Heiko Westermann (Hamburg)

Midfielders: Andre Schuerrle (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke), Mario Goetze (Borussia Dortmund), Ilkay Guendogan (Borussia Dortmund, Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Mesut Oezil (Real Madrid), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)

Strikers: Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal)

Withdrawn: Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Sven Bender (Borussia Dortmund), Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen)

 

Austria v Faroe Islands, Friday 19:30

 

AUSTRIA – Goalkeepers: Heinz Lindner (Austria Wien), Lukas Kongshofer (Rapid Wien), Ramazan Ozcan (FC Ingolstadt 04)

Defenders: Emanuel Pogatetz (West Ham United), Christian Fuchs (Schalke 04), Sebastien Prodl (Werder Bremen), Gyorgy Garics (Bologna), Franz Schiemer (Red Bull Salzburg), Aleksandar Dragovic (FC Basel), Florian Klien (Red Bull Salzburg), Markus Suttner (Austria Wien)

Midfielders: Andreas Ivanschitz (Mainz), Martin Harnik (Stuttgart), Christoph Leitgeb (Red Bull Salzburg), Julian Baumgartlinger (Mainz), Marko Arnautovic (Werder Bremen), Zlatko Junuzovic (Werder Bremen), Veli Kavlak (Besiktas), David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Jakob Jantscher (Dinamo Moscow)

Strikers: Marc Janko (Trabzonspor), Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa), Philipp Hosiner (Austria Wien)

 

FAROE ISLANDS – Goalkeepers: Gunnar Nielsen (Unattached), Kristian Joensen (NSÍ Runavík), Teitur Gestsson (HB Tórshavn)

Defenders: Odmar Færø (Forfar Athletic), Atli Gregersen (Víkingur), Jónas Þór Næs (Valur), Rógvi Baldvinsson (Bryne BK), Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (NSÍ Runavik), Viljormur Davidsen (Jerv)

Midfielders: Pætur Dam Jacobsen (EB/Streymur), Hans Pauli Samuelsen (EB/Streymur), Fróði Benjaminsen (HB Tórshavn), Christian Lamhauge Holst (Silkeborg IF), Hallur Hansson (AaB Aalborg), Daniel Udsen (Herlev IF)

Strikers: Hjalgrím Elttør (KÍ Klaksvík), Jóan Símun Edmundsson (Viking Stavanger), Símun Samuelsen (HB Tórshavn), Arnbjørn Hansen (EB/Streymur)

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