Tonight, England will welcome the Netherlands in a friendly match, and the duel at "Wembley" will also mark the beginning of proving Albion's acting coach Stuart Pearce.
The popular Psycho took charge of the national team after Fabio Capello's surprise exit as manager, but many believe Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will soon take over England.
For Pierce, however, there is no problem.
"I act and work as if I will remain a selector forever. It is my obligation, I know the guys and everything is as it should be. I admit that the job I do requires an expert with a much richer resume than mine, but I am ready to accept any decision made by the Football Association association," Pierce said.
The English have a problem with the squad before the duel with the "Tulips", because Pearce has canceled two strikers due to injuries (Wayne Rooney and Darren Bent), as well as defender Kyle Walker and midfielder Tom Cleverley.
Thus, Albion will rely on youngsters in the prime - there is Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge and Fraser Campbell. The Dutch team will not include the injured Rafael van der Vaart.
The derby is played in Bremen, where Germany meets France.
"Tricolor" coach Laurent Blanc believes that his team will continue its 17-game unbeaten streak even after this duel.
"It's always good when you play with such a powerful opponent. However, Germany, like Spain and the Netherlands, is at a higher level than my team. Our series? Let it last until the European Championship and let it continue there," said Blanc.
Spain plays Venezuela in Malaga, and it will be interesting in Bern, where Switzerland and Argentina meet.
Sweden, led by Zlatan Ibrahimović, visits Croatia in Maksimir. The Milan striker is, of course, the main star in Zagreb.
"I am Balkan, I feel that I belong to this area, I speak that language at home. I was raised by parents who are from this area, so I have such a temperament and mentality and I will always be like that. The only difference is that I grew up in a different environment." said Ibra.
Yesterday, at the opening of the tournament in Cyprus, Serbia defeated Armenia 2:0 (goals by Zdravko Kuzmanović and Banet Ivanović), and today they have a duel with the host, while Bosnia and Herzegovina was defeated by Brazil in St. Gallen in the last minute (2:1 ).
Montenegrin opponents in the group for the World Cup are also playing - Ukraine hosts Israel, Poland welcomes Portugal, and Moldova awaits Belarus.
More important matches: Spain - Venezuela, England - Netherlands, Germany - France, Italy - USA, Switzerland - Argentina, Greece - Belgium, Croatia - Sweden, Romania - Uruguay, Cyprus - Serbia, Poland - Portugal, Moldova - Belarus, Israel - Ukraine.
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