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WC Qualifiers

England are looking for revenge against Croatia while Ukraine face Kazakhstan seeking to their winning streak.

England skipper John Terry is ready to deliver a rallying speech to his team-mates in Zagreb but he believes avenging the last result against Croatia will be the real motivating force.

Terry is fuelled by personal frustration as he was sidelined with a knee injury when Slaven Bilic's side won at Wembley last November to end England's hopes of reaching Euro 2008.

The 27-year-old was fit when England lost to Croatia at Maksimir Stadium earlier in that campaign - courtesy of Paul Robinson's famous blunder - and the Chelsea centre-back is expecting a hostile reception.

It could call for one of his speeches to rally his team-mates in their potentially-crucial World Cup qualifier.

"The memories of last time will be more than enough to get the lads fighting but if I feel the need on the night of the game then I will, whether it is before, at half-time or during the game," Terry said.

Central defender Rio Ferdinand is expected to be fit for the clash after recovering from a back injury and Manchester United team-mate Wes Brown could return to the starting XI.

Joe Cole is set to feature after scoring both goals in the 2-0 win over Andorra on Saturday.

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic admitted a past memory of England coach Fabio Capello will ensure his side will not take the World Cup qualifier lightly.

Bilic can recall the 1994 European Cup final when Capello masterminded a shock 4-0 AC Milan victory over favourites BarcelonaNow the former West Ham player knows the expectations are on his side to beat England after overcoming them twice in the Euro 2008 qualification group.

Bilic said: "There is more expectation and pressure on us this time. We are always under pressure. We don't want to run away from this pressure.

"The way England are approaching this game is that we are favourites and that England don't stand a chance and it reminds me of the 1994 European Cup final, Barcelona v Milan.

Ukraine will be aiming to continue their perfect start to the qualifying campaign against Kazakhstan.

Golden boy Andriy Shevchenko came on as a substitute and notched a stoppage-time penalty to give Alexei Mikhalichenko's men a crucial win against Belarus, but the Ukrainians cannot afford to be complacent.

The minnows have performed well on home soil recently, having held Belgium to a 2-2 draw and beating Serbia 2-1 in their during Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.

Kazakhstan will look to their own star striker, Sergei Ostapenko for inspiration after he netted both goals in his side's 2-0 win over Andorra.

In the final match in Group Six, winless duo Andorra and Belarus meet in Barcelona, with both side's looking to score their first points of the campaign.