The qualification rounds are still in process for FIFA World Cup 2014. England will face Montenegro in its net match of World Cup qualifier. Some of teams have qualified but half of teams still struggling for Brazil ticket. This match will be live broadcast from England’s number one & last host stadium of UEFA Champions league stadium which is Wembley. Match date is finalized & it will be played on 12th October, 2013. Kick-off timing are fixed at 3:00 am (GMT+8)
ENGLAND v MONTENEGRO: MATCH PREVIEW
There are just three points separating the top four teams in Uefa World Cup Qualification Group H with England currently top of the log, a point clear of Ukraine and Montenegro with Poland a further two points in arrears. With Ukraine and Poland meeting in Kharkov on Friday night, it might be that the Three Lions are virtually qualified by beating the Montenegrins.
The Three Lions have been unbeaten in their eight games played, conceding a miserly three goals, but four drawn matches mean that their position at the top of the points table isn’t as solidified as it should be. Coach Roy Hodgson’s men played two qualifiers last month. In the first one against Moldova at home, they easily won 4-0 but had to settle for a 0-0 draw away in Ukraine.
The Three Lions have been unbeaten in their eight games played, conceding a miserly three goals, but four drawn matches mean that their position at the top of the points table isn’t as solidified as it should be. Coach Roy Hodgson’s men played two qualifiers last month. In the first one against Moldova at home, they easily won 4-0 but had to settle for a 0-0 draw away in Ukraine.
Ashley Cole will miss the meeting with Montenegro after suffering a rib injury in Chelsea’s defeat of Norwich on Sunday. Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs has been called up as his replacement, but Leighton Baines is set to replace Cole in the starting lineup while Daniel Sturridge and Wayne Rooney are set to return to first-team duties after missing the last round of international fixtures through injury.
Montenegro really need victory here if they are to give themselves a decent chance of progressing to Brazil, though – if other results go their way – a draw may suffice to see them to a second place finish and a possible play off. They have drawn two and lost one of their three most recent qualifiers and another defeat here would almost certainly take their destiny out of their own hands.
Coach Branko Brnović will be without key quartet Mirko Vucinic, Mladen Bozovic, Marko Basa and Milorad Pekovic for the trip to Wembley due to injury. Up front, Fatos Beqiraj is expected to partner Stevan Jovetic in the absence of captain Vucinic.
This will be the fourth time that England have played Montenegro and on each of the other three encounters, the best that the Three Lions could manage was a draw. The two teams met in Podgorica in March and played out a 1-1 draw, with England failing to build on Wayne Rooney’s early goal.
Montenegro really need victory here if they are to give themselves a decent chance of progressing to Brazil, though – if other results go their way – a draw may suffice to see them to a second place finish and a possible play off. They have drawn two and lost one of their three most recent qualifiers and another defeat here would almost certainly take their destiny out of their own hands.
Coach Branko Brnović will be without key quartet Mirko Vucinic, Mladen Bozovic, Marko Basa and Milorad Pekovic for the trip to Wembley due to injury. Up front, Fatos Beqiraj is expected to partner Stevan Jovetic in the absence of captain Vucinic.
This will be the fourth time that England have played Montenegro and on each of the other three encounters, the best that the Three Lions could manage was a draw. The two teams met in Podgorica in March and played out a 1-1 draw, with England failing to build on Wayne Rooney’s early goal.
ENGLAND v MONTENEGRO HEAD TO HEAD
ENGLAND v MONTENEGRO: PROBABLE LINEUPS
England (4-2-3-1): Hart; Baines, Jagielka, Cahill, Walker; Wilshere, Gerrard; Welbeck, Milner, Rooney; Sturridge
Montenegro(4-4-2): Poleksic; Jovanovic, Dzudovic, Savic, Volkov; Zverotic, Drincic, Krkotic, Boskovic; Jovetic, Beqiraj
England (4-2-3-1): Hart; Baines, Jagielka, Cahill, Walker; Wilshere, Gerrard; Welbeck, Milner, Rooney; Sturridge
Montenegro(4-4-2): Poleksic; Jovanovic, Dzudovic, Savic, Volkov; Zverotic, Drincic, Krkotic, Boskovic; Jovetic, Beqiraj
ENGLAND v MONTENEGRO: TEAM FORM
England
11-Sep-2013 Ukraine 0 - England 0 WCQE
07-Sep-2013 England 4 - Moldova 0 WCQE
15-Aug-2013 England 3 - Scotland 2 FR
03-Jun-2013 Brazil 2 - England 2 FR
30-May-2013 England 1 - Ireland Republic 1 FR
Montenegro
07-Sep-2013 Poland 1 - Montenegro 1 WCQE
14-Aug-2013 Belarus 1 - Montenegro 1 FR
08-Jun-2013 Montenegro 0 - Ukraine 4 WCQE
27-Mar-2013 Montenegro 1 - England 1 WCQE
23-Mar-2013 Moldova 0 - Montenegro 1 WCQE
England
11-Sep-2013 Ukraine 0 - England 0 WCQE
07-Sep-2013 England 4 - Moldova 0 WCQE
15-Aug-2013 England 3 - Scotland 2 FR
03-Jun-2013 Brazil 2 - England 2 FR
30-May-2013 England 1 - Ireland Republic 1 FR
Montenegro
07-Sep-2013 Poland 1 - Montenegro 1 WCQE
14-Aug-2013 Belarus 1 - Montenegro 1 FR
08-Jun-2013 Montenegro 0 - Ukraine 4 WCQE
27-Mar-2013 Montenegro 1 - England 1 WCQE
23-Mar-2013 Moldova 0 - Montenegro 1 WCQE
So those were the line up?
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