With England, centurion Ashley Cole is joined by 94-cap Frank Lampard and 13-cap Gary Cahill as Roy Hodgson's squad prepares for two World Cup qualifiers, away to San Marino on Friday before a tricky trip to Montengro next Tuesday. England are second behind the Montenegrins after four games.Yossi Benayoun is expected to captain Israel when they host Portugal on Friday. They then travel to Northern Ireland next Tuesday, and currently sit in second place, five points behind leaders Russia.There are also qualifiers in Africa, as Demba Ba's Senegal host Angola on Saturday, while Cup of Nations champions John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses are in the Nigerian squad that hosts Kenya the same day.Spanish pair Juan Mata and Cesar Azpilicueta have to qualify for the World Cup despite being defending champions, so face a double-header against Finland in Gijon and France in Paris. Those games take place on Friday and Tuesday, with the Spaniards leading the French on goal difference at the top of their group.Branislav Ivanovic's Serbia need to start making ground on Eden Hazard's Belgium in Group A. Serbia travel to joint-leaders Croatia on Friday before hosting Scotland next Tuesday with six points to make up. Meanwhile Hazard faces a double-header against Macedonia, away on Friday, home on Tuesday.
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