Group E
San Marino - Finland
Finland have perhaps reason to feel they have underachieved thus far in the group. While the Netherlands were widely expected to run away with top spot, the Finns have so far failed to mount a serious challenge for second place and they lie second bottom, having played four games and taken just three points to Sweden's nine. However, in Mikael Forssell, they have the third top goalscorer in the section with five goals.
San Marino are unsurprisingly the whipping boys and after five games sit rock bottom. They are yet to find the back of the net and have conceded 29 goals to date, almost six a game. When they last played Finland back in November, they succumbed to an embarrassing 8-0 defeat. Their last win in any international came in a friendly victory over Liechtenstein back in 2004.
Moldova - Sweden
Sweden will play only their fifth game of the qualifying campaign, but they are currently sitting second in the group with nine points, level with Hungary who have already played six matches. A win for Erik Hamren's side will see them move into pole position to qualify for Poland-Ukraine 2011 as one of the best runners-up. However, they will have to get the points without star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the AC Milan striker misses out with an ankle injury.
Moldova are third from bottom having collected just six points from five games. Although they suffered a narrow loss at home to the Dutch, they did manage to overcome Finland in a 2-0 victory last September. Having already played Sweden in the group, and lost 2-1 in Solna, they will be out for revenge.
Group F
Croatia - Georgia
Croatia, who are still coached by Slaven Bilic, occupy second spot in a group, which has become a four-way battle for the top two spots. They have a creditable 10 points to their name from five games, although they suffered defeat last time out in the reverse fixture in Tblisi. They have won one and drawn one of their two home games so far and are yet to concede a goal.
Georgia will be looking to build on their excellent 1-0 win at home to the Croatians in their previous competitive fixture, which came courtesy of a winning goal from Hertha Berlin's Levan Kobiashvili, whom they will be without for this upcoming encounter. With Temuri Ketsbaia's side having played a game more than Greece or Croatia, at least a point is essential to stay in the qualification hunt.
Group I
Liechtenstein - Lithuania
Hosts Liechtenstein have been true to form in the group stages so far with four defeats from four, although unlike San Marino, they have at least mustered a goal, which famously came via the boot of Mario Frick in Hampden Park as the minnows almost embarrassed Scotland. They have had two home defeats so far, to top two Spain and the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, Frick is suspended for this clash.
Lithuania are fourth in the five-team group with four points, level with Scotland though trailing Craig Levein's men on goal difference. A win would take them within two points of second-placed Czech Republic and they will be looking to this game and their next encounter, the return game against Liechtenstein, to mount a charge for the play-off spot. Their solitary win in the group so far came away to the Czechs last September but they have played Spain twice.
