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England's European Championship final defeat in Sweden over the summer marked the end of a two-year cycle for head coach Pearce, with just four players starting at the Ricoh from the side that lost 4-0 to Germany.Both sides made a solid start to the encounter with Ibraimi the first to test goalkeeper Scott Loach with a stinging free-kick that the Watford man safely parried away for a corner.England started to grab a foothold on the game somewhat as the first quarter wore on but Macedonia were more than willing to commit men forward themselves.

The midfield quartet of Jack Wilshere, Danny Rose, Jack Rodwell and Tom Cleverley looked more than at ease as they worked the ball around - and the latter two combined for England's opener after 22 minutes.Cleverley did extremely well to keep Rodwell's crossfield pass in play as he hugged the touchline, before playing a through-ball for Walcott."We will play the same as in the other matches and I will choose my best 11. "Getting 10 wins out of 10 is not important, it's just important to win.

"I want to see the team play with the same spirit and style and to play to win. Sometimes you find another team that is stronger than you and you can lose. We always play to win."England thrashed Croatia twice in the group, but found Ukraine a much tougher nut to crack at Wembley this year, needing a late goal from John Terry to seal victory.

"I would warn against too much optimism. We played a good game but it was only a friendly and we are now looking towards the qualifiers," said midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski.Following a lacklustre first period, the match sparked into life after half-time.

Obraniak deflected in a shot by Marcin Wasilewski in the 47th minute before sealing victory with his second goal of the game in the 79th.Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon misses out through injury, meaning Galatasaray's Morgan De Sanctis should start with Siena youngster Gianluca Curci on the bench.

Antonio Di Natale, Andrea Pirlo, Alberto Aquilani and Gianluca Zambrotta are also out.Udinese playmaker Gaetano D'Agostino, 26, could win his first cap.The former Roma and Bari man is the only new face for Italy, although Grosso, Nicola Legrottaglie, Mauro Camoranesi and Vincenzo Iaquinta all return from injury.

Ancelotti, noting the mood of determination at the club, has made few changes since his arrival from AC Milan and has been rewarded with a five-match winning streak in the Premier League.
The latest of those - a come from behind 2-1 victory at Stoke on Saturday - underlined Chelsea's renewed will to win.Ancelotti, a Champions League winner with Milan in 2003 and 2007, said: "We played well and with big hearts (at Stoke). It is always important to believe you can go on and get the victory.

"I do not think were are lucky - we play until the last minute. We want to continue like this as our fans are very happy."But while Portugal will miss the presence of the talismanic winger in Wednesday night's friendly, Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore insisted that English football will be unaffected by the star's £80 million transfer away from Manchester United."I remain entirely phlegmatic because I know the game will sustain any one player moving either way," he said."It's always exciting when a new one arrives, but players leave. As long as we've got some stars - and we've got lots - the individual one itself doesn't matter

Group One leaders Denmark will qualify for next year's World Cup finals in South Africa if they beat second-placed Sweden, who are three points behind on 15, in Copenhagen on Saturday.The Sweden striker, who scored Barca's opening goal on Tuesday and created one for defender Gerard Pique with a clever backheel, went over on his right ankle in the second half and played on for several minutes before being replaced by Pedro.The Danes face Sweden on Saturday in Copenhagen and three points in the Scandinavian derby will send Denmark to the finals in South Africa next year.

Denmark top Group 1 on 18 points, three ahead of second-placed Sweden.The stakes are high in Copenhagen, as hosts Denmark take on rivals Sweden in what could prove to be a decisive World Cup qualifier…Denmark can automatically qualify for next year's tournament by beating Sweden in Group 1. Ronaldo hasn't scored in an official game for Portugal

"This year we have already signed agreements worth 10.7 billion zlotys (£2.5bn). In the 2008-2012 period, the road investments will reach almost 126 billion (£30bn) and next year alone we want to near 30 billion zlotys," Grabarczyk said.Poland has only three major highways totalling less than 1,000 km (620 miles). As the country of 38 million celebrates 20 years of democratic rule this year, many say its poor roads are a key failing.Since the centre-right government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk took over in late 2007, it has made boosting the antiquated roads one of its priorities.

"Until the end of the year we have one more highway tender to open. The east-west link, as well as most of the north-south road connection, will be ready for Euro 2012, which we co-host with Ukraine," Grabraczyk also said.Grabarczyk signed deals for construction of more than 1,000 kilometres of roads - nearly half of it highways - over almost two years in office, but a lot of the agreements came recently.Poland has introduced legal changes, some of which were aimed at increasing competition among firms participating in tenders, and Grabarczyk said this led to a drop in prices.

Italy, which lost out on Euro 2012 to Poland and Ukraine, has several ageing stadiums but new grounds for Juventus in Turin and Roma in Rome are among those in the pipeline."Euro 2016 represents an historic opportunity to transform the quality, security and ambience of Italian stadiums," federation president Giancarlo Abete said in a statement.Ireland, unbeaten in competitive matches under the ex-Juventus boss, trail leaders Italy by four points in World Cup European qualifying Group 8 and hold a five-point lead over third-placed Bulgaria.Italy, which lost out on Euro 2012 to Poland and Ukraine, has several ageing stadiums but new grounds for Juventus in Turin and Roma in Rome are among those in the pipeline.

"Euro 2016 represents an historic opportunity to transform the quality, security and ambience of Italian stadiums," federation president Giancarlo Abete said in a statement.Ireland, unbeaten in competitive matches under the ex-Juventus boss, trail leaders Italy by four points in World Cup Eur"Euro 2016 represents an historic opportunity to transform the quality, security and ambience of Italian stadiums," federation president Giancarlo Abete said in a statement.Officials in Naples, Verona and Cagliari have recently given guarantees that their cities would form part of the bid, the statement added.