Katan question hangs over Israel

Israel are sweating over the fitness of striker Yaniv Katan after naming their squad for Saturday's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier against Russia in Moscow.

Stomach injury
The Maccabi Haifa FC forward will undergo medical tests before Israel's training session on Tuesday to assess whether a stomach muscle injury will rule him out of the Group E game against Russia, as Dror Kashtan's side seek a third successive victory. Veteran defender Adoram Keisi has been recalled after recovering from a long-term leg injury, while his Maccabi Haifa FC team-mate Dekel Keinan has switched to the Under-21 squad for their all important UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off against France.

Israel squad
Goalkeepers: Dudu Awat (RC Deportivo La Coruña), Nir Davidovich (Maccabi Haifa FC).

Defenders: Tal Ben Haim (Bolton Wanderers FC), Shimon Gershon (Beitar Jerusalem FC), Tommer Ben Yossef (Beitar Jerusalem FC), Omri Afek (Beitar Jerusalem FC), Roni Gafni (Beitar Jerusalem FC), Yoav Ziv (Beitar Jerusalem FC), Adoram Keisi (Maccabi Haifa FC), Klemi Saban (FC Steaua Bucuresti).

Midfielders: Idan Tal (Bolton Wanderers FC), Yossi Benayoun (West Ham United FC), Walid Badier (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC), Salim Toama (Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC), Michael Zandberg (Beitar Jerusalem FC), Gal Alberman (Beitar Jerusalem FC).

Forwards: Yaniv Katan (Maccabi Haifa FC), Roberto Colautti (Maccabi Haifa FC), Shlomi Arbeitman (Maccabi Haifa FC), Omer Golan (Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC), Amit Ben Shushan (Beitar Jerusalem FC), Toto Tamuz (Beitar Jerusalem FC).