Carroll leads international call-ups

Andy Carroll is one of a host of West Ham United players who have been called-up for international duty for their respective countries.

The striker has been included in England's squad for two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Poland. England play San Marino at Wembley on Friday 12 October and visit Poland on Tuesday 16 October, having collected four points from their opening two Group F fixtures.

Carroll, who returned from a month out with a hamstring injury in Monday's 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory at Queens Park Rangers, has earned eight senior caps, scoring in a friendly draw with Ghana in March 2011 and the EURO 2012 win over Sweden earlier this year.

Further afield, Guy Demel and Mohamed Diame could face one another when Senegal host Ivory Coast in a vital CAN 2013 qualifier in Dakar on 13 October. Demel's Ivorians hold a 4-2 first-leg advantage going into the second meeting in the Senegalese capital.

Modibo Maiga is in the Mali squad for their own CAN 2013 qualifier second leg in Botswana on 12 October. The Malians hold a 3-0 advantage from the first leg, with Maiga scoring one of the goals.

Guy Demel has also been selected to play in the CAN 2013 qualifiers, the defender will join up with the Ivory Coast on Monday ahead of a clash with Senegal on 13 October.

Of West Ham's age-group players, Kieran Sadlier has been selected for the Republic of Ireland squad for their UEFA U19 Championsip Qualifying Round mini-group in Luxembourg between 11-16 October. Ireland will face Luxembourg in Hesperange on 11 Ocober, FYRO Macedonia in the same venue on 13 October and Germany in Grevenmacher on 16 October.

Goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel has been included by Switzerland for their U20 friendly with Poland in Vevey on 10 October.

Academy midfielder Taylor Tombides recently appeared for Australia at the AFC U-16 Championship in Iran. However, the Australians' hopes of reaching the next FIFA U-17 World Cup were dashed by a 5-1 quarter-final defeat by the host nation in Tehran.