The first women's international break of the 2023/24 campaign is here.
The Barclays Women’s Super League season may not be underway just yet, but eleven West Ham United women’s team players could feature for their respective nations in the coming seven days.
The players involved are preparing for a host of different challenges, including UEFA Nations League action and friendly fixtures.
Continue reading for all you need to know about West Ham’s involvement in the September internationals…
Who has been called up?
As mentioned previously, eleven players could be in action across the next week.
Honoka Hayashi, Risa Shimizu and Riko Ueki have been called up by Japan for their friendly fixture against Argentina on Saturday 23 September.
Lisa Evans could feature for Scotland in their inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League matches against England on Friday 22 September before facing Belgium on Tuesday 26 September in Group A.
Amber Tysiak will hope to feature for Belgium against her Club teammate Evans when they face Scotland on Tuesday. Before that, they take on the Netherlands on Friday in their opening fixture in Group A.
The Republic of Ireland are also in Nations League action, and Izzy Atkinson and Megan Walsh could be in action in Group E as they take Northern Ireland on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium ahead of a trip to Hungary on Tuesday.
France meanwhile take on Portugal on Friday and Austria on Tuesday in Group B, and Viviane Asseyi has been called up by manager Herve Renard.
Anouk Denton, Mel Filis and Emma Harries will all be hoping to feature for England U23s when they take on Norway on Thursday, before welcoming Belgium on Monday.
Where can I watch the games?
Scotland’s fixture against England will be available to watch in the United Kingdom on ITV4 and ITVX. Meanwhile, their fixture against Belgium will be shown on BBC Scotland, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
No other fixtures involving Hammers are set to be televised in the UK. Round-ups of each game will be available at whufc.com.
Fixtures in full
Thursday 21 September
Anouk Denton, Mel Filis and Emma Harries, Norway U23s v England U23s, Friendly, Byrne, Norway 5:30pm BST.
Friday 22 September
Amber Tysiak, Belgium v Netherlands - UEFA Women’s Nations League Group A - King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Belgium, 7:30pm BST.
Lisa Evans, England v Scotland - UEFA Women’s Nations League Group A - Stadium of Light, England 7:45pm BST.
Viviane Asseyi, France v Portugal - UEFA Women’s Nations League Group B - Stade du Hainaut, France, 8:10pm BST.
Saturday 23 September
Honoka Hayashi, Risa Shimizu and Riko Ueki - Japan v Argentina - International Friendly - Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Japan, 4am BST.
Izzy Atkinson and Megan Walsh, Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland - UEFA Nations League Group E - Aviva Stadium, Republic of Ireland, 1pm BST.
Monday 25 September
Anouk Denton, Mel Filis and Emma Harries - England U23s v Belgium U23s - International Friendly, New Meadow, England, 7pm BST.
Tuesday 26 September
Viviane Asseyi, Austria v France - UEFA Women’s Nations League Group B - Generali Arena, Austria, 5:30pm BST.
Izzy Atkinson and Megan Walsh, Hungary v Republic of Ireland - UEFA Women’s Nations League Group E - Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Hungary, 6:30pm BST.
Lisa Evans, Scotland v Belgium - UEFA Women’s Nations League Group A - Hampden Park, Scotland, 7:45pm BST.
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