SWEDEN

In the hope of being on the right side of that match, Sweden captain Victor Lindelof will also come. Our number 2 can lead his nation to secure the top spot in the group with a win against Georgia on Thursday (17:00 GMT) if Spain fails to win, but victories for both means that Janne Andersson’s team must avoid defeat in Spain three days later to book an automatic ticket to Qatar.

WALES

Last but not least, the young midfielder Dylan Levitt, who is currently spending the season on loan with Scottish Dundee United, is part of Wales’ squad that will fight for a place in the winter tournament, in the coming month. Qualifying by topping the group is unlikely for the Dragons as they are behind Belgium with five points with two games left but will face Roberto Martinez’s team at home in their last game on 16 November.

Fighting for Group E’s play-off place looks more like what it will be about for Robert Pages’ team, which currently occupies third place in the group, just behind second-placed Czech Republic on goal difference, but with one match left. They will make sure to use the extra match, at home against Belarus on Sunday (19:45 GMT) with full effect, to skip the Czechs who enter the last match day of the qualifying campaign.

FUTURE LIST

THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER

Georgia vs. Sweden (17:00 GMT)

Republic of Ireland v Portugal (19:45 GMT)

Greece v Spain (19:45 GMT)

FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER

Brazil v Colombia (00:30 GMT)

Moldova v Scotland (17:00 GMT)

England v Albania (19:45 GMT)

Uruguay v Argentina (23:00 GMT)

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER

Côte d’Ivoire in Mozambique (19:00 GMT)

France v Kazakhstan (19:45 GMT)

SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER

Spain vs. Sweden (19:45 GMT)

Portugal v Serbia (19:45 GMT)

MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER

San Marino v England (19:45 GMT)

Scotland v Denmark (19:45 GMT)

TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER

Cameroon on Ivory Coast (19:00 GMT)

Finland vs. France (19:45 GMT)

Bolivia v Uruguay (20:00 GMT)

Argentina v Brazil (23:30 GMT)

You will be able to follow our Reds during the break via our international blog on ManUtd.com and the official app, starting Thursday.