Lyon 'keeper Hugo Lloris was in brilliant form in the first leg at Croke Park as Les Bleus took a big step towards World Cup qualification and he'll be loking for another cleansheet at the Stade de France on Wednesday to complete the job. He is likely to be joined in the starting XI by up to four other domestic-based players with Alou Diarra (Bordeaux), André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Sidney Govou (Lyon) and Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) all vying for places in Raymond Domenech's side. Defender Eric Abidal and midfielders Toulalan and Abou Diaby are all unavailable through injury.

Bosnia-Herzegovina v Portugal (0-1 on aggregate):

Miralem Pjanic is in the running for a starting role in one of the biggest games of his short international career as his side look to oust powerhouse Portugal and qualify for the first ever time for the World Cup finals. Bosnia coach Miroslav Blazevic is without Montpellier stopper and regular captain Emir Spahic as well as Elvir Rahimic and Samir Muratovic.

Slovenia v Russia (1-2 on aggregate):

Like Pjanic, Slovenia's Ligue 1 trio are also the underdogs looking to overcome a one-goal deficit from the first leg against Guus Hiddink's Russia. Auxerre's Valter Birsa, Grenoble's Bostjan Cesar and Sochaux left-back Bojan Jokic are all likely to play a part on the big night in Maribor. Russia features ex-Marseille striker Dmitri Sytchev and former PSG midfielder Sergei Semak.

Uruguay v Costa Rica (1-0 on aggregate):

South American's Uruguay are in the box seat after the first leg of their play-off clash with CONCACAF rivals Costa Rica. Monaco midfielder Diego Perez has been a regular fixture in the Celeste's line-up but didn't take part in the first leg in San José.

Egypt v Algeria:

Algeria need to pick themselves up from the disappointment of their 2-0 loss to Egypt on Saturday which left both sides perfectly equal in their African qualifying section and therefore in need of a one-of play-off to decide who goes through to South Africa. The match to be played in at the El Merreikh Stadium in Khartoum, Sudan will feature a host of current and former French-based players, starting with Algeria's skipper Yazid Mansouri (Lorient). He is joined by Ligue 2 pensioners Djamel Abdoun (Nantes) and Yacine Bezzaz (Strasbourg) and former Ligue 1 players Majid Bougherra, Rafik Saïfi, Karim Ziani, Antar Yahia, Nadir Belhadj, Hassan Yebda and former France Under-21 international Mourad Meghni. Egypt, the twice defending African champions, also feature frmer Strasbourg midfielder Hosni Abd Rabo.

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