Kezman returns to the fold

Disagreement with coach
Kezman withdrew from the national squad after the 2-2 home draw with Azerbaijan in February following a disagreement with former coach Dejan Savicevic. The match in Belgrade will be his first appearance for Serbia and Montenegro since then.

Back in favour
Kezman is not the only player back in favour under new coach Ilija Petkovic as Milivoje Cirkovic, Goran Gavrancic, Goran Bunjevcevic and Predrag Djordjevic all return. Petkovic has called up 20 players in all, among them FK Crvena zvezda midfield player Dragan Mladenovic, who is included for the first time.

Injured pair
RSC Anderlecht's Nenad Jestrovic and Zvezda's Nemanja Vidic are both missing due to injuries, while Goran Trobok and Zorna Mirokovic have not been called up after failing to find clubs over the summer.

Coach states aims
"This is the team I was hoping for," said Petkovic. "The match against Wales is very important for us. Not so much in the competitive sense, but to restore motivation and self-confidence. In two days we cannot do much on the physical and tactical side, but it is important that we look at each other straight in the eyes and tackle any problem in communication."

'Building for the future'
Serbia and Montenegro are fourth in Group 9 and have little chance of qualifying. "I will not apply any revolutionary changes for the time being," added Petkovic. "We will play in a standard 3-5-2 formation. Now I am concentrating on building foundations for the future."

Serbia and Montenegro squad
Jevric, Zilic, Cirkovic, Markovic, Gavrancic, N Djordjevic, Krstajic, Stefanovic, Dragutinovic, Mladenovic, Bunjevcevic, P Djordjevic, Stankovic, Vukic, Ilic, Boskovic, Brnovic, Milosevic, Kovacevic, Kezman.