The Group Nine clash in Reykjavik gives Bert van Marwijk's side the chance to move 11 points clear of second-placed Scotland, who are not playing but have only three games left and would not be able to catch the 1974 and 1978 runners-ups.
Netherlands, who have won all five qualifiers, moved up to second place in the FIFA rankings on Wednesday for the first time in nearly four years.
"We want the job done as soon as possible, with all due respect to Kazakhstan and Andorra, these are games we should win so we need to approach them with the right attitude," midfielder Steven Gerrard told a news conference.
"The majority of the time when England play these type of teams we are expected to win very comfortably but these teams can be very organised and difficult to beat and everyone wants to beat England."
Gerrard will be joined in midfield by Gareth Barry, who has just joined Manchester City from Aston Villa, and striker Wayne Rooney must put behind him a poor display in Manchester United's Champions League final defeat by Barcelona last week.
In case of a slip-up in Almaty, England will hope second and third-placed Croatia and Ukraine cancel each other out in Zagreb on Saturday where a win for the visitors would bring them level with Slaven Bilic's side.
Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic must put thoughts of leaving Inter Milan to one side for the Stockholm clash if Lars Lagerback's side are to re-enter the qualification race.
