The second international window of the 2025/26 season is upon us, with nine senior West Ham United men's players set to represent their respective nations over the coming days.
A host of pivotal FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers dominate the calendar across the globe, as a number of our players fight to secure their place at next year's finals in North America, in ties covering Europe and Africa.
While there are also a handful of friendly internationals to come this month, one pair of Hammers are set to do battle for the bragging rights when their countries go toe-to-toe.
The relevant run of fixtures is due to get underway on Thursday, and you can find out everything you need to know by scrolling below...
Who has been called up?
Captain Jarrod Bowen has kept his place in Thomas Tuchel's England squad, following an impressive start to 2025/26 that has seen him notch three goals in seven Premier League appearances, plus an assist in West Ham's narrow Carabao Cup defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers in late August.
The 28-year-old will be aiming to add to his 17 senior international caps when the Three Lions contest a hotly-anticipated friendly against former Hammer Craig Bellamy's Wales at Wembley on Thursday 9 October (7.45pm BST), before they bid to extend their perfect FIFA World Cup qualifying record away at Latvia in UEFA Group K on Tuesday 14 October (7.45pm BST).
Elsewhere, Mads Hermansen and Dinos Mavropanos are set to resume UEFA Group C action, for Denmark and Greece respectively, with the pair potentially facing off in Copenhagen at 7.45pm BST on Sunday 12 October.
Before that, Hermansen will be hoping to win his maiden cap when De Rød-Hvide face bottom side Belarus in Hungary (7.45pm BST, Thursday 9 October), while Mavropanos could make his 39th appearance for Greece away at Scotland (7.45pm BST, Thursday 9 October).
Staying in Europe, Tomáš Souček and Czechia take on UEFA Group L leaders Croatia at 7.45pm BST on Thursday 9 October, knowing that a win would move them to the top of the table, and significantly boost their hopes of a first World Cup appearance since 2006.
Ivan Hašek's side then travel to the Faroe Islands for a second qualifier of the window at 5pm BST on Sunday 12 October.
Young forward Callum Marshall will be itching to build on his Premier League debut, earned away at Arsenal on Saturday, when Northern Ireland contest two World Cup qualifiers in UEFA Group A, at home to Slovakia (7.45pm BST, Friday 10 October) and Germany (7.45pm BST, Monday 13 October).
Marshall currently has 12 senior international caps to his name, and featured in both of his country's games, against Luxembourg and Germany, in the September window.
Over in Africa and, having made his DR Congo debut last month, Aaron Wan-Bissaka could add to his two caps in crucial CAF Group B World Cup qualifiers away at Togo (2pm BST, Friday 10 October) and at home to Sudan (8pm BST, Tuesday 14 October).
In the same group, El Hadji Malick Diouf and leaders Senegal could confirm their World Cup place with victories over South Sudan (1pm BST, Friday 10 October) and Mauritania (8pm BST, Tuesday 14 October).
Elswhere, Mateus Fernandes has been called up by Portugal U21s for UEFA European U21 Championship qualifiers against Bulgaria (7.30pm BST, Friday 10 October) and Gibraltar (6pm BST, Tuesday 14 October), and Lucas Paquetá, whose Brazil national side have already qualified for the World Cup, is set for friendlies against South Korea (12noon BST, Friday 10 October) and Japan (11.30am BST, Tuesday 14 October) over in East Asia.
Where can I watch the games?
Both of England's games, against Wales and Latvia, will be broadcast on ITV1 and can be streamed live for free on ITVX. The Wales match will also be shown on S4C and BBC iPlayer.
The BBC will be broadcasting the Greece fixture against Scotland and Northern Ireland’s games against Slovakia and Germany, on regional channels as well as BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website.
Greece's second fixture, against Denmark, is available on Amazon Prime pay-per-view, as is Czechia's clash at home to Croatia.
Senegal's two outings, against South Sudan and Mauritania, and both of DR Congo's fixtures, against Togo and Sudan, will be broadcast by FIFA+.
Academy starlet Gabriel Caliste will be in action for Mauritius, whose two qualifiers against Cameroon and Libya will also be shown online for free at FIFA+.
For a full rundown of our October Academy internationals, click HERE.
Unfortunately, the remaining matches are not available to watch in the UK at the time of writing.
Fixtures in full
Thursday 9 October
Jarrod Bowen | England v Wales - International Friendly, Wembley Stadium, London, England, 7.45pm BST
Mads Hermansen | Belarus v Denmark - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary, 7.45pm BST
Dinos Mavropanos | Scotland v Greece - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, 7.45pm BST
Tomáš Souček | Czechia v Croatia - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group L, Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czechia, 7.45pm BST
Friday 10 October
Lucas Paquetá | South Korea v Brazil - International Friendly, Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, 12noon BST
El Hadji Malick Diouf | South Sudan v Senegal - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Group B, Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan, 1pm BST
Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Togo v DR Congo - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Group B, Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo, 2pm BST
Mateus Fernandes | Portugal U21 v Bulgaria U21 - UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Group B, Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, Portugal, 7.30pm BST
Callum Marshall | Northern Ireland v Slovakia - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group A, Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7.45pm BST
Sunday 12 October
Tomáš Souček | Faroe Islands v Czechia - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group L, Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 5pm BST
Mads Hermansen & Dinos Mavropanos | Denmark v Greece - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7.45pm BST
Monday 13 October
Callum Marshall | Northern Ireland v Germany - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group A, Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7.45pm BST
Tuesday 14 October
Lucas Paquetá | Japan v Brazil - International Friendly, Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, 11.30am BST
Mateus Fernandes | Gibraltar U21 v Portugal U21 - UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Group B, Europa Sports Park, Europa Point, Gibraltar, 6pm BST
Jarrod Bowen | Latvia v England - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group K, Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia, 7.45pm BST
Aaron Wan-Bissaka | DR Congo v Sudan - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Group B, Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 8pm BST
El Hadji Malick Diouf | Senegal v Mauritania - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Group B, Stade Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar, Senegal, 8pm BST
