The United central defender missed Saturday's win over Kazakhstan because of the strain, which he carried during the latter stages of the Reds' season, but any lingering hopes of featuring at Wembley on Wednesday have been dashed by his failure to sufficiently recover over the weekend.
Fabio Capello's men have a 100 percent qualifying record with six straight victories, and can move to the brink of a berth in next summer's finals in South Africa with victory over a side ranked 196th in the world.
Wayne Rooney, a scorer in the 4-0 win over Kazakhstan, will expect to be in the starting line-up, while United team-mate Gary Neville will be aiming for a first taste of international football since February 2007.
Ferdinand joins Michael Carrick in withdrawing from the Three Lions squad through injury.
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