Scotland v Holland
Scotland face Holland at Hampden Park needing a win to keep alive their hopes of reaching next summer's World Cup finals.
George Burley's men go in to the game in second place in Group Nine following the 2-0 home win over Macedonia last weekend.
However, all three points are still probably required against Holland if they are to have a chance of a play-off spot.
Scotland could secure a two-legged play-off spot with victory over Holland if other results go their way.
If Northern Ireland fail to win at home against Slovakia on Wednesday night, and Poland draw with Slovenia, then a Scotland win would guarantee Burley's side a place in the play-offs.
The worst-placed of the nine group runners-up will miss out on the play-offs in November and Scotland and their rivals for the runners-up spot in Group Nine are facing up to the prospect of suffering that fate.
Scotland are sweating over the fitness of goalkeeper Craig Gordon after he picked up a thigh strain.
The Sunderland goalkeeper faces a late fitness test with Neil Alexander and David Marshall standing by to replace him.
The home side are without talismanic forward James McFadden through suspension after he was booked against Macedonia.
Shaun Maloney is expected to replace McFadden in the starting line-upm while Scott Brown has been passed fit to play after shaking off an ankle injury.
Steven Naismith is being tipped to come into the starting line-up wide on the left with Steven Fletcher making way as Kenny Miller will be employed in a lone striker's role.
Gary Caldwell is available again after suspension, but he is likely to start on the bench with Stephen McManus and David Weir keeping their places at the heart of the defence.
Holland, who are aiming to finish the group with a 100 per cent record, are expected to be without goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg through injury.
The Ajax custodian is struggling with a finger injury and if he misses out Michel Vorm or Piet Velthuizen will deputise between the sticks.
Wesley Sneijder has been declared fit to play after recovering from an ankle injury he sustained in last weekend's friendly win over Japan.
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has vowed to field his strongest possible line-up meaning all the big guns, including Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie and Dirk Kuyt are all likely to start.
England v Croatia
England will be out for revenge against Croatia on Wednesday as they look to secure their passage to the World Cup finals.
The noises coming out of the Three Lions camp suggest that the painful memories of Euro 2008 heartache suffered at the hands of the Croats two years ago will not be spurring them on, but there can be no doubting that they will want to lay that ghost to rest.
Slaven Bilic's men secured a now infamous 3-2 victory on their last visit to Wembley, in November 2007, putting paid to England's hopes of qualifying for the European Championships and brining the curtain down on Steve McClaren's disastrous tenure in international management.
The tables have been somewhat reversed on this occasion, though, with the hosts now standing on the brink of qualification while the fate of their opponents hangs in the balance.
Three points will be enough to send England to South Africa, while even a point could suffice if Ukraine fail to win away in Belarus.
Defeat for Croatia, and victory for Ukraine, would leave their hopes of gracing next year's showpiece on a knife-edge - with just one fixture remaining.
It all adds up to what promises to be an intriguing evening at the home of English football, with the numerous sub-plots adding to the sense of occasion.
Not that Fabio Capello will be concerning himself with anything other than the accumulation of three points and a guaranteed spot at world football's most prestigious showpiece.
The Italian does not do things by half and after blazing a trial through Group Six so far, with seven wins in seven outings, he will not want to let that record slip.
His opposite number, Bilic, knows all the hard work he has put in over the last few years could start to unravel should Croatia slip up in midweek, and he will be desperate to lead his country to a fourth consecutive World Cup - 12 years after he helped them to a third-placed finish in France during his days as a combative centre-half.
England's hopes of picking up the positive result they crave has been boosted by the news that Capello will have a fully fit squad from which to choose.
Saturday's friendly victory over Slovenia threw up a few selection posers for the Three Lions coach, but he is not expected to make sweeping changes.
Robert Green should therefore be given the nod in goal, while Glen Johnson is expected to retain his place at right-back.
Aaron Lennon, Shaun Wright-Phillips and David Beckham are all vying for a starting berth on the right of midfield, while Gareth Barry, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard will fill the other spaces in the middle of the park.
The only dilemma facing Capello is whether to start with the in-form Jermain Defoe alongside the talismanic Wayne Rooney, or keep faith with the experienced Emile Heskey.
In contrast to England's relatively problem-free build up to the game, Bilic has been forced to offset the loss of key members of his starting XI.
Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric, the heartbeat of the Croatian side, sustained a broken leg in domestic action recently and his absence will hurt the most.
His White Hart Lane team-mate Vedran Corluka is also missing, through suspension, and his commanding presence will be felt at the back.
Stipe Pletikosa has also been ruled out through injury, while Genoa midfielder Ivan Juric is the latest player to withdraw from the squad with a slight knock.
N.Ireland v Slovakia
Northern Ireland host Slovakia in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park on Wednesday.
With just two games left of their Group Three schedule, the Northern Irish are sat in second place - just two points off Slovakia in top-spot.
Northern Ireland have not qualified for a World Cup finals since 1986, but they are now close to at least sealing a top-two spot.
Nigel Worthington has been delighted with the progress of his side and he is confident his side can take all three points in Belfast.
Worthington does have decisions to make about his starting line-up for the clash.
Target-man Kyle Lafferty has been ruled out with the knee injury he picked up against Poland at the weekend.
That means Burnley's Martin Paterson will be handed a starting role alongside David Healy.
Chris Brunt and Chris Baird are also back after they missed the draw in Poland because of injury and suspension respectively, but they might have to make do with places on the bench.
Worthington was full of praise for his side's displays against the Poles, and with the exception of Paterson, he could name an unchanged line-up.
Slovakia come into the match on the back of a draw with rivals Czech Republic.
The Slovaks also know that victory in Belfast will secure their place in South Africa - so the stakes are high.
One huge blow for coach Vladimir Weiss is that star man Marek Hamsik is suspended, after the Napoli midfielder was sent off at the weekend.
Wales v Russia
Germany are hoping Wales can do them a favour in Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier with Russia in Cardiff.
Germany are just one point ahead of Russia at the top of Group Four with three games remaining, and the two nations face a qualifying showdown in Moscow next month.
Germany coach Joachim Low has said how difficult it is to win in Wales, and if John Toshack's men can upset Russia, it would put the Germans in pole position to reach next year's finals in South Africa.
Wales can still qualify but it would take an unlikely series of results, so they will be playing for pride in their last game at the Millennium Stadium for perhaps two years.
The 80,000-capacity venue has often been half-empty for international football matches and the Welsh FA have chosen to hit the road, with forthcoming home games to be staged at Cardiff City's new 27,000-seater stadium, Swansea's Liberty Stadium and Llanelli rugby club's Parc y Scarlets.
Wales will be encouraged by the fact they were unlucky to lose 2-1 in the reverse fixture last October and are set to welcome back captain Craig Bellamy .
The Manchester City striker was ruled out of last month's 2-1 friendly defeat to Montenegro with a knee injury but has returned to the squad.
Danny Gabbidon is doubtful, though, having only just returned to action after almost two years out with abdominal and groin problems.
The West Ham defender played in the friendly against Montenegro but has made just one club appearance since battling back so is short of match fitness.
Toshack will make a late decision on the 30-year-old, with Peterborough's Craig Morgan on standby, while Doncaster's Brian Stock is hoping to make his international debut at some point.
Otherwise, Toshack has confirmed he will make changes from the young side that won their last qualifier in Azerbaijan in June.
"Some of the lads who did so well in Azerbaijan will not play this time, I have spoken to them and they have a right to be disappointed," he said. "But we need experience against a very good Russian side.
"This is the toughest group, I feel, with two of the top half-dozen sides in the world, so we need people like Gabbidon, James Collins, Sam Ricketts and Craig Bellamy, who did not play in Azerbaijan."
Russia boss Guus Hiddink hopes Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin (groin) will be fit but Chelsea wing-back Yuri Zhirkov (knee) is a major doubt.
Dinamo Moscow centre-back Denis Kolodin is out with a hamstring problem while Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Igor Denisov is suspended.
20:00 England vs Croatia
19:30 Scotland vs Holland
19:45 Wales vs Russia
19:45 Northern Ireland vs Slovakia
18:00 Belarus vs Ukraine
19:00 Andorra vs Kazakhstan
19:30 Norway vs FYR Macedonia
18:30 Liechtenstein vs Finland
19:45 Germany vs Azerbaijan
16:20 Czech Republic vs San Marino
19:15 Montenegro vs Cyprus
19:45 Slovenia vs Poland
19:50 Italy vs Bulgaria
17:00 Armenia vs Belgium
17:15 Faroe Islands vs Lithuania
17:30 Malta vs Sweden
18:45 Romania vs Austria
19:00 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Turkey
19:00 Israel vs Luxembourg
19:30 Albania vs Denmark
Scotland face Holland at Hampden Park needing a win to keep alive their hopes of reaching next summer's World Cup finals.
George Burley's men go in to the game in second place in Group Nine following the 2-0 home win over Macedonia last weekend.
However, all three points are still probably required against Holland if they are to have a chance of a play-off spot.
Scotland could secure a two-legged play-off spot with victory over Holland if other results go their way.
If Northern Ireland fail to win at home against Slovakia on Wednesday night, and Poland draw with Slovenia, then a Scotland win would guarantee Burley's side a place in the play-offs.
The worst-placed of the nine group runners-up will miss out on the play-offs in November and Scotland and their rivals for the runners-up spot in Group Nine are facing up to the prospect of suffering that fate.
Scotland are sweating over the fitness of goalkeeper Craig Gordon after he picked up a thigh strain.
The Sunderland goalkeeper faces a late fitness test with Neil Alexander and David Marshall standing by to replace him.
The home side are without talismanic forward James McFadden through suspension after he was booked against Macedonia.
Shaun Maloney is expected to replace McFadden in the starting line-upm while Scott Brown has been passed fit to play after shaking off an ankle injury.
Steven Naismith is being tipped to come into the starting line-up wide on the left with Steven Fletcher making way as Kenny Miller will be employed in a lone striker's role.
Gary Caldwell is available again after suspension, but he is likely to start on the bench with Stephen McManus and David Weir keeping their places at the heart of the defence.
Holland, who are aiming to finish the group with a 100 per cent record, are expected to be without goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg through injury.
The Ajax custodian is struggling with a finger injury and if he misses out Michel Vorm or Piet Velthuizen will deputise between the sticks.
Wesley Sneijder has been declared fit to play after recovering from an ankle injury he sustained in last weekend's friendly win over Japan.
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has vowed to field his strongest possible line-up meaning all the big guns, including Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie and Dirk Kuyt are all likely to start.
England v Croatia
England will be out for revenge against Croatia on Wednesday as they look to secure their passage to the World Cup finals.
The noises coming out of the Three Lions camp suggest that the painful memories of Euro 2008 heartache suffered at the hands of the Croats two years ago will not be spurring them on, but there can be no doubting that they will want to lay that ghost to rest.
Slaven Bilic's men secured a now infamous 3-2 victory on their last visit to Wembley, in November 2007, putting paid to England's hopes of qualifying for the European Championships and brining the curtain down on Steve McClaren's disastrous tenure in international management.
The tables have been somewhat reversed on this occasion, though, with the hosts now standing on the brink of qualification while the fate of their opponents hangs in the balance.
Three points will be enough to send England to South Africa, while even a point could suffice if Ukraine fail to win away in Belarus.
Defeat for Croatia, and victory for Ukraine, would leave their hopes of gracing next year's showpiece on a knife-edge - with just one fixture remaining.
It all adds up to what promises to be an intriguing evening at the home of English football, with the numerous sub-plots adding to the sense of occasion.
Not that Fabio Capello will be concerning himself with anything other than the accumulation of three points and a guaranteed spot at world football's most prestigious showpiece.
The Italian does not do things by half and after blazing a trial through Group Six so far, with seven wins in seven outings, he will not want to let that record slip.
His opposite number, Bilic, knows all the hard work he has put in over the last few years could start to unravel should Croatia slip up in midweek, and he will be desperate to lead his country to a fourth consecutive World Cup - 12 years after he helped them to a third-placed finish in France during his days as a combative centre-half.
England's hopes of picking up the positive result they crave has been boosted by the news that Capello will have a fully fit squad from which to choose.
Saturday's friendly victory over Slovenia threw up a few selection posers for the Three Lions coach, but he is not expected to make sweeping changes.
Robert Green should therefore be given the nod in goal, while Glen Johnson is expected to retain his place at right-back.
Aaron Lennon, Shaun Wright-Phillips and David Beckham are all vying for a starting berth on the right of midfield, while Gareth Barry, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard will fill the other spaces in the middle of the park.
The only dilemma facing Capello is whether to start with the in-form Jermain Defoe alongside the talismanic Wayne Rooney, or keep faith with the experienced Emile Heskey.
In contrast to England's relatively problem-free build up to the game, Bilic has been forced to offset the loss of key members of his starting XI.
Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric, the heartbeat of the Croatian side, sustained a broken leg in domestic action recently and his absence will hurt the most.
His White Hart Lane team-mate Vedran Corluka is also missing, through suspension, and his commanding presence will be felt at the back.
Stipe Pletikosa has also been ruled out through injury, while Genoa midfielder Ivan Juric is the latest player to withdraw from the squad with a slight knock.
N.Ireland v Slovakia
Northern Ireland host Slovakia in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park on Wednesday.
With just two games left of their Group Three schedule, the Northern Irish are sat in second place - just two points off Slovakia in top-spot.
Northern Ireland have not qualified for a World Cup finals since 1986, but they are now close to at least sealing a top-two spot.
Nigel Worthington has been delighted with the progress of his side and he is confident his side can take all three points in Belfast.
Worthington does have decisions to make about his starting line-up for the clash.
Target-man Kyle Lafferty has been ruled out with the knee injury he picked up against Poland at the weekend.
That means Burnley's Martin Paterson will be handed a starting role alongside David Healy.
Chris Brunt and Chris Baird are also back after they missed the draw in Poland because of injury and suspension respectively, but they might have to make do with places on the bench.
Worthington was full of praise for his side's displays against the Poles, and with the exception of Paterson, he could name an unchanged line-up.
Slovakia come into the match on the back of a draw with rivals Czech Republic.
The Slovaks also know that victory in Belfast will secure their place in South Africa - so the stakes are high.
One huge blow for coach Vladimir Weiss is that star man Marek Hamsik is suspended, after the Napoli midfielder was sent off at the weekend.
Wales v Russia
Germany are hoping Wales can do them a favour in Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier with Russia in Cardiff.
Germany are just one point ahead of Russia at the top of Group Four with three games remaining, and the two nations face a qualifying showdown in Moscow next month.
Germany coach Joachim Low has said how difficult it is to win in Wales, and if John Toshack's men can upset Russia, it would put the Germans in pole position to reach next year's finals in South Africa.
Wales can still qualify but it would take an unlikely series of results, so they will be playing for pride in their last game at the Millennium Stadium for perhaps two years.
The 80,000-capacity venue has often been half-empty for international football matches and the Welsh FA have chosen to hit the road, with forthcoming home games to be staged at Cardiff City's new 27,000-seater stadium, Swansea's Liberty Stadium and Llanelli rugby club's Parc y Scarlets.
Wales will be encouraged by the fact they were unlucky to lose 2-1 in the reverse fixture last October and are set to welcome back captain Craig Bellamy .
The Manchester City striker was ruled out of last month's 2-1 friendly defeat to Montenegro with a knee injury but has returned to the squad.
Danny Gabbidon is doubtful, though, having only just returned to action after almost two years out with abdominal and groin problems.
The West Ham defender played in the friendly against Montenegro but has made just one club appearance since battling back so is short of match fitness.
Toshack will make a late decision on the 30-year-old, with Peterborough's Craig Morgan on standby, while Doncaster's Brian Stock is hoping to make his international debut at some point.
Otherwise, Toshack has confirmed he will make changes from the young side that won their last qualifier in Azerbaijan in June.
"Some of the lads who did so well in Azerbaijan will not play this time, I have spoken to them and they have a right to be disappointed," he said. "But we need experience against a very good Russian side.
"This is the toughest group, I feel, with two of the top half-dozen sides in the world, so we need people like Gabbidon, James Collins, Sam Ricketts and Craig Bellamy, who did not play in Azerbaijan."
Russia boss Guus Hiddink hopes Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin (groin) will be fit but Chelsea wing-back Yuri Zhirkov (knee) is a major doubt.
Dinamo Moscow centre-back Denis Kolodin is out with a hamstring problem while Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Igor Denisov is suspended.
20:00 England vs Croatia
19:30 Scotland vs Holland
19:45 Wales vs Russia
19:45 Northern Ireland vs Slovakia
18:00 Belarus vs Ukraine
19:00 Andorra vs Kazakhstan
19:30 Norway vs FYR Macedonia
18:30 Liechtenstein vs Finland
19:45 Germany vs Azerbaijan
16:20 Czech Republic vs San Marino
19:15 Montenegro vs Cyprus
19:45 Slovenia vs Poland
19:50 Italy vs Bulgaria
17:00 Armenia vs Belgium
17:15 Faroe Islands vs Lithuania
17:30 Malta vs Sweden
18:45 Romania vs Austria
19:00 Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Turkey
19:00 Israel vs Luxembourg
19:30 Albania vs Denmark
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