Ferdinand to miss qualifier

June 8, 2009

Rio Ferdinand was unable to take part in Saturdays win over Kazakhstan and looks set to miss Wednesdays World Cup qualifier against Andorra as he has still not recovered in time from his injury.

Matthew Upson played alongside Terry on Saturday and is likely to start again as England look for win number 7 from & games.

Gareth Barry, who got on the score sheet at the weekend, is set to miss the game through suspension.

Ferdinand’s exclusion ends an injury-blighted campaign for the player.

He was troubled by the calf injury in the build-up to the Champions League final - but played in Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat by Barcelona in Rome - and has also been troubled by a back complaint in recent times.

Bolton’s Gary Cahill was called up to squad by manager Fabio Capello last week for the first time as Ferdinand’s replacement.

Capello has opted not to call up a replacement for midfielder Gareth Barry, who scored England’s first goal in Almaty, but is suspended for Wednesday’s match at Wembley after being booked in the first half.

England struggled at the start in Almaty but ended up winning comfortably thanks to goals from recent £12m Manchester City signing Barry, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard.

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