WALES V FINLAND
Venue: Millennium Stadium Date: Saturday, 28 March Kick-off: 1500 BST
Coverage: Full commentary on BBC Radio Wales and online, live text commentary online and score updates on BBC Radio 5 Live and online
 Collins (left) and Bellamy will have medical examinations this week
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Wales captain Craig Bellamy and centre back James Collins are in contention for the World Cup qualifiers against Finland and Germany.
Manchester City's Bellamy was among the first arrivals when the Wales squad began assembling on Monday night for Saturday's clash with the Finns.
Bellamy returned from a knee injury as a substitute for his club on Sunday.
Collins is in full club training, but has not played since hurting a hamstring against Bolton in February.
A Wales squad spokesman said: ''They [Bellamy and Collins] are going to be looked at by the doctors and decisions will be taken in due course.''
It is likely boss John Toshack will want an indication of whether they will be ready for action by the middle of the week.
The Welsh camp appear quietly confident both will be ready.
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606: DEBATE
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The rest are due to start training on Tuesday though its unlikely Bellamy and Collins will play a full part.
Meanwhile Swansea City's Ashley Richards has been called into Brian Flynn's Under-21 squad for the double header with Luxembourg due to fitness doubts over Cardiff defender Darcy Blake.
Wales travel to face Luxembourg on Friday and the rematch is at Parc Y Scarlets five days later.
Meanwhile Swansea City manager Roberto Martinez has called on Toshack to go easy on Ashley Williams.
Williams, 24, has teamed up with in the national squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers against Finland and Germany.
The defender has played in all 40 Swans' Championship games this season and every Wales game since winning his first of 10 caps a year ago.
"If we can get Ashley a bit looked after, we will welcome that," said Martinez.
"He has played every single minute in the league. He is the only player [for the Swans] and in that respect, you can see the fatigue is playing a part in Ashley's work.
"But we understand the importance of the two games that the national team are facing."
Williams has played in the heart of Wales' defence continuously since making his debut in the 2-0 win over Luxembourg in a friendly last March.
Long-term injuries to the likes of Danny Gabbidon and James Collins helped Williams to win his first cap, while he was still at League Two side Stockport County.
Wales 24-man squad to face Finland on 28 March and Germany on 1 April: Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), Boaz Myhill (Hull), Owain Fon Williams (Stockport), Gareth Bale (Tottenham), James Collins (West Ham), Neal Eardley (Oldham), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), Lewin Nyatanga (Derby), Sam Ricketts (Hull), Ashley Williams (Swansea), Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough), Simon Davies (Fulham), David Edwards (Wolves), Carl Fletcher (Plymouth), Owain Tudur Jones (Swindon), Jason Koumas (Wigan), Joe Ledley (Cardiff), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Carl Robinson (Toronto), Craig Bellamy (Manchester City), David Cotterill (Sheffield United), Robert Earnshaw (Nottingham Forest), Ched Evans (Manchester City), Sam Vokes (Wolves).
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