English Premiership stars Dwight Yorke, Shaka Hislop and Stern John could be heading to Bermuda's shores as Kenny Thompson's men prepare for the start of the long road to the World Cup Finals.

Trinidad & Tobago are set to send a full-strength side to the Island for two friendlies next month as Bermuda prepare for the visit of Montserrat in the first match of their qualifying campaign on February 18.

Both Bermuda Football Association and their Trinidadian counterparts are awaiting final confirmation before making official announcements but the mini-tour has already been publicised on the CONCACAF website, with the games expected to take place on February 10 and 12 at the National Sports Centre.

And Shaun Fuentes of the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation confirmed that the 'soca warriors' coach Bertille St. Clair, who was only appointed at the weekend, would be bringing a full squad, including the islands' overseas stars.

"These games will be treated as a dress rehearsal for our World Cup campaign," Fuentes told The Royal Gazette.

"We will be taking a full squad down there ahead of our game against the Brazilian All-Stars a few days later at Port of Spain.

"You can expect to see guys like Shaka Hislop (Portsmouth), Stern John (Birmingham), Marvin Andrews (Livingston) and Colin Samuel (Falkirk).

"There is also a chance Dwight Yorke may be coming over too, that is something that is being discussed at the moment.

"We want to get everyone together."

St. Clair's men, ranked 71 in the world, hit the World Cup trail against the winners of the Dominican Republic and Anguilla in June after getting a bye through the competition's first round.

And Bermuda national coach Thompson is pleased that, subject to confirmation, his side will get their "minimum of two" preparation games ahead of the two-legged tie against British Overseas Territory Montserrat.

"The more games the better," said Thompson, who is hoping to bring Major League Soccer draft pick Kevin Richards over for the back-to-back games.

"But certainly two games will be sufficient. We are still waiting to get confirmation but it looks like we are going to get these two games in against Trinidad.

"They will be a good test for us and a chance to work on a few things that we picked up in the recent games against Barbados."

Thompson, who has a pool of 34 to work with which includes overseas players and those currently out injured, is bringing together 20 of the available players for training four times a week.

The squad work out on the pitch at the National Sports Centre on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Saturdays for technical, endurance, speed and tactical work while they concentrate on strength at a gym on Mondays.

Thompson is hopeful of increasing the frequency of the get-togethers as the February 18 clash with Montserrat draws near, hoping even to set up a mini-camp ahead of the vital match.

But even if a mini-camp could arranged, it would seem there would be little to discuss about the opposition.

When the World Cup draw paired Bermuda with Montserrat, officially the world's worst footballing nation, Thompson was hopeful of digging up some information on the volcano-ridden island with a population of 4,500.

But even with the wonders of the Internet, details on the island's footballing pedigree are scarce to say the least.

"I haven't really found out that much about them," admitted Thompson.

"I have looked on the Internet and have tried to keep an eye out for friendlies they are playing in. If they do play a game, ideally we would send a representative to report on it."

Bermuda take on Montserrat on February 18 before heading south for the return leg on March 31. If victorious, Bermuda would then face El Salvador in June in the second round on the road to Germany 2006.