The Blues striker has been named in coach Roy Hodgson's preliminary 28-man squad for the match in Baku on 28th March. Finland Squad: Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton Wanderers), Peter Enckelman (Blackburn Rovers), Niki Maenpaa (Den Bosch), Petri Pasanen (Werder Bremen), Sami Hyypia (Liverpool), Hannu Tihinen (Zurich), Toni Kallio (Young Boys), Toni Kuivasto (Djurgarden), Jari Ilola (Elfsborg), Markus Heikkinen (Luton Town), Ari Nyman (Thun), Veli Lampi (Zurich) and Iiro Aalto (HJK), Joonas Kolkka (Feyenoord) , Mika Vayrynen (PSV Eindhoven), Peter Kopteff (Utrecht), Alexei Eremenko (Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast), Jari Litmanen (Malmo), Jarkko Wiss (Tampere United), Mika Nurmela (HJK), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham Hotspur) and Roman Eremenko (Siena), Jonatan Johansson (Malmo), Shefki Kuqi (Crystal Palace), Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City) and Roni Porokara (Honka).
Forssell is still not a certainty for the game however, as the Finland coach is expected to reduce the squad to just 22 players after a training camp.