TEAM NEWS
Cote D’Ivoire
Four key players were yesterday announced as out of Cote D’Ivoire roster – Newcastle’s Tiote Cheik couldn’t make the trip due to administrative constraints, while Eboue Emmanuel (Arsenal), Gohouri Steve (Wigan) and Coulibaly Kafoumba (Nice) all have injury problems.
Probable Line-up: Barry Boubacar, Tiene Siaka, Zokora Didier, Demel Guy-Roland, Gosso Gosso Jean Jacques, Ya Konan Didier, Toure Yaya, Max Gradel, Didier Drogba, Yao Kouassi Gervais, Doumbia Seydou
Israel
Luis Fernandez says he has named his strongest possible squad to play Cote D’Ivoire.
Probable Line-up: Ouateudu, Tal Ben Haim, Itzik Cohen, Rami Gershon, Bibras Natkho, Biram Kiyal, Almog Cohen, Eran Zahavi, Tomer Hemed, Itay Shechter, Elyaniv Barda