Luzhniki stadium
Wednesday, 17 October
Kick-off: 1600 BST
England captain John Terry is unlikely to play in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia in Moscow.
The Chelsea defender took part in training on Tuesday at the Luzhniki stadium but was unable to complete the session after his knee locked.
Terry had been expected to play despite suffering a broken toe, fractured cheekbone as well as the knee injury.
Head coach Steve McClaren said: "John Terry is almost certainly ruled out - he could not complete the session."
The England captain took part in a warm-up and practice match on Tuesday but broke down after the players split into groups for the final 25 minutes of the session.
Sol Campbell deputised for Terry in Saturday's 3-0 win over Estonia at Wembley and the Portsmouth defender is expected to replace the Chelsea player again.
Even had Terry played against Russia he would have required a minor knee operation to remove some floating bone on his return to England.
The Chelsea defender expects to be back playing a week after having the operation.
England will reach the finals in Austria and Switzerland if they beat Russia. A draw would leave them needing a point from their final game against Croatia at Wembley on 21 November.
McClaren's squad arrived in a chilly Moscow late on Monday. The city had its first snow of the winter at the weekend but the forecast for Wednesday is cloudy, with temperatures of 9C.
A sell-out 80,000 crowd is expected at the Luzhniki Stadium, where the match will be played on an artificial surface. England trained on a similar pitch in Cheshire on Monday.
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