The first international break of the 2023/24 season is upon us, with a number of senior West Ham United players set to represent their respective nations in the coming days.
The players involved are preparing for a host of different challenges, including major tournament qualifiers and Nations League fixtures across the globe..
Read on for all you need to know about West Ham’s involvement in the September internationals…
Who has been called up?
As mentioned, a number of Hammers are heading away to play for their countries in the coming days.
Hammers skipper Jarrod Bowen is in Lee Carsley's first England squad, following Gareth Southgate's decision to step down after UEFA Euro 2024, where the Three Lions finished as runners-up to Spain. England's UEFA Nations League campaign gets underway in this international window, when they will be aiming to get their promotion bid from Group B2 off to a winning start with group games against Republic of Ireland and Finland.
The fourth team in that same group is Greece, for whom Dinos Mavropanos will be in action against the same two opponents.
Another country aiming to launch a promotion bid from League B is Czech Republic, with Tomáš Souček and Vladimír Coufal set for Group B1 outings against Georgia and Ukraine.
Moving up a division and summer signing Niclas Füllkrug will be hoping to add to his 21 Germany caps and 13 goals when they take on Hungary and Euro 2024 semi-finalists Netherlands in a brace of mouthwatering Group A3 games.
Meanwhile, in Group A2 Alphonse Areola's France campaign gets underway against Italy and Belgium.
Finally in Europe, Academy striker Callum Marshall, currently on loan with Huddersfield Town, will be looking to fire Northern Ireland to success against Luxembourg and Bulgaria in Group C3 after making a fine start to his 2024/25 season with the Terriers.
Moving across the Atlantic Ocean to South America, where 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers will be taking place over the next week or so, and Lucas Paqueta's Brazil will be looking to give their campaign a boost with fixtures against Ecuador and Paraguay. Brazil are currently in the sixth and final automatic qualifying slot nearing the halfway stage, having lost three of their first six qualifiers.
Guido Rodríguez's Argentina are in a healthier position, sitting top of the tree with games against Chile and Colombia to come in this window. The defending World Cup winners and 2024 Copa América champions have won five out of six games so far to lead the CONMEBOL qualifying table by two points from Uruguay.
Elsewhere, Michail Antonio and Jamaica get their CONCACAF Nations League bid up and running with Group B games at home to Cuba and away in Honduras.
In Africa, Mohammed Kudus and Ghana begin their qualification campaign for the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Stars will be playing Angola and Niger in Group F, with a place in the finals in Morocco the ultimate prize.
Morocco's Nayef Aguerd, on loan at Real Sociedad, will face Gabon and Lesotho in Group B.
Seventeen-year-old midfielder Gabriel Caliste could earn his first senior cap for Mauritius in an Intercontinental Cup fixture against Syria.
Where can I watch the games?
Coverage of this round of international fixtures appears to be fairly limited on UK television screens. However, England's UEFA Nations League matches against Republic of Ireland and Finland will both be broadcast live in the UK on ITV1
Meanwhile, Hammers fans in the UK will be able to watch Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Chile and Brazil's clash with Paraguay on Premier Sports.
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How about our young Hammers?
A total of eight Academy stars have been called up by England as their various age groups for this international window. Kaelan Casey is with the Men's Elite League squad (formerly U20s), Lewis Orford, Josh Ajala and Finlay Herrick are in the U19s, Airidas Golambeckis has been called up by the U18s, while first-year scholars Andre Dike, Chinaza Nwosu and Lanre Awesu are in the U17s.
Elsewhere, Michael Forbes and Patrick Kelly are in the Northern Ireland U21 squad for two fixtures against England, Krisztián Hegyi is with Hungary U21s for games against Spain and Slovakia, and Luis Guilherme has been called-up by Brazil for two U20s fixtures against Mexico.
Fixtures in full
Thursday 5 September
Mohammed Kudus | Ghana v Angola - CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group F - Kumasi, Ghana - 4.45pm BST
Callum Marshall | Northern Ireland v Luxembourg - UEFA Nations League Group C3 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - 7.45pm BST
Friday 6 September
Guido Rodríguez | Argentina v Chile - CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifying - Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1am BST
Lucas Paquetá | Brazil v Ecuador - CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifying - Curitiba, Brazil - 2am BST
Gabriel Caliste | Syria v Mauritius - Intercontinental Cup - Hyderabad, India - 3pm BST
Alphonse Areola | France v Italy - UEFA Nations League Group A2 - Paris, France - 7.45pm BST
Saturday 7 September
Michail Antonio | Jamaica v Cuba - CONCACAF Nations League Group B - Kingston, Jamaica - 2am BST
Tomáš Souček/Vladimír Coufal | Georgia v Czech Republic - UEFA Nations League Group B1 - Tbilisi, Georgia - 5pm BST
Jarrod Bowen | Republic of Ireland v England - UEFA Nations League Group B2 - Dublin, Republic of Ireland - 5pm BST
Niclas Füllkrug | Germany v Hungary - UEFA Nations League Group A3 - Düsseldorf, Germany - 7.45pm BST
Dinos Mavropanos | Greece v Finland - UEFA Nations League Group B2 - Athens, Greece - 7.45pm BST
Sunday 8 September
Callum Marshall | Bulgaria v Northern Ireland - UEFA Nations League Group C3 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - 5pm BST
Monday 9 September
Alphonse Areola | France v Belgium - UEFA Nations League Group A2 - Lyon, France - 7.45pm BST
Mohammed Kudus | Niger v Ghana - CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group F - Berkane, Morocco - 8pm BST
Tuesday 10 September
Tomáš Souček/Vladimír Coufal | Czech Republic v Ukraine - UEFA Nations League Group B1 - Prague, Czech Republic - 7.45pm BST
Jarrod Bowen | England v Finland - UEFA Nations League Group B2 - London, England, 7.45pm BST
Dinos Mavropanos | Republic of Ireland v Greece - UEFA Nations League Group B2 - Dublin, Republic of Ireland - 7.45pm BST
Niclas Füllkrug | Netherlands v Germany - UEFA Nations League Group A3 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - 7.45pm BST
Guido Rodríguez | Colombia v Argentina - CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifying - Barranquilla, Colombia - 9.30pm BST
Wednesday 11 September
Lucas Paquetá | Paraguay v Brazil - CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualfying - Asunción, Paraguay - 1.30am BST
Michail Antonio | Honduras v Jamaica - CONCACAF Nations League Group B - Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 3am BST
