The third 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.
The European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup come to their conclusion during the November window, and though Jarrod Bowen and England have already secured their spot in next month's finals draw, there is still plenty to play for for a number of our Hammers.
Similarly, over in Africa, Aaron Wan-Bissaka will be hoping to help DR Congo keep their hopes of qualification alive as they take on Cameroon in the first of two potential second-round encounters, with a spot in the inter-confederation play-offs ultimately at stake.
While there are also a handful of friendly internationals to come this month, two pairs 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 eleven Premier League games, and make his landmark 250th appearance for West Ham against Burnley last time out.
The 28-year-old will be aiming to add to his 19 senior international caps and help the already-qualified Three Lions complete a perfect UEFA Group K campaign when they take on Serbia at Wembley (Thursday 13 November, 7.45pm GMT) and Albania in Tirana (Sunday 16 November, 5pm GMT).
Tomáš Souček and Czechia go into their final Group L clash against Gibraltar (Monday 17 November, 7.45pm GMT) with an outside chance of finishing top and securing automatic progression to next summer's finals in North America.
To do that, they must defeat Gibraltar heavily and hope Croatia lose to the Faroe Islands at home and away to Montenegro by big margins in their final two matches. Whatever happens, Souček and his compatriots are guaranteed a place in the play-offs by virtue of finishing top of their UEFA Nations League group earlier this year.
Before the Gibraltar encounter, Souček will be hoping to build on his two-game scoring run for West Ham in a friendly fixture against San Marino (Thursday 13 November, 5pm GMT).
Andy Irving has been called up to the Scotland squad, with boss Steve Clarke and his team knowing that wins in their final two Group C ties, against Greece (Saturday 15 November, 7.45pm GMT) and Denmark (Tuesday 18 November, 7.45pm GMT) would take them to the World Cup for the first time since 1998.
Part of the Denmark squad standing in the Scots' way will be goalkeeper Mads Hermansen, who will be hoping to make his senior international debut and help clinch top spot in that Hampden Park encounter and at home to Belarus three days earlier (Saturday 15 November, 7.45pm GMT).
Young forward Callum Marshall and his Northern Ireland teammates currently sit third in Group A, three points behind leaders Germany and second-place Slovakia, and face two pivotal qualifiers as they seek a first appearance at the finals since 1986.
They first take on Slovakia in Košice (Friday 14 November, 7.45pm GMT), before hosting bottom side Luxembourg at Windsor Park (Monday 17 November, 7.45pm GMT).
Over in Africa, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and DR Congo finished as one of the four top-ranked runners-up in the CAF qualifying group stage, and are now set to compete in a four-team second round, the winner of which will qualify for the six-team inter-confederation play-offs, where two World Cup spots are up for grabs.
That journey begins with a CAF qualifying second-round semi-final against Cameroon (Thursday 13 November, 7pm GMT), ahead of a potential final clash three days later (Sunday 16 November, 7pm GMT).
Elswhere, Mateus Fernandes has been called up by Portugal U21s for a UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier against Czechia (Tuesday 18 November, 5pm GMT), while Lucas Paquetá and El Hadji Malick Diouf are set to go head-to-head in a friendly between Brazil and Senegal at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London (Saturday 15 November, 4pm GMT).
Both Brazil and Senegal have already secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup, and will contest a total of two international friendlies this month. Brazil will round off the window by taking on Tunisia in France (Tuesday 18 November, 7.30pm GMT), whereas Senegal will travel to Türkiye to take on Kenya (Tuesday 18 November, 3pm GMT).
Where can I watch the games?
Both of England's games, against Serbia and Albania, will be broadcast on ITV1 and can be streamed live for free on ITVX.
Scotland's two matches, against Greece and Mads Hermansen's Denmark, will be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Scotland, while Northern Ireland's games against Slovakia and Luxembourg will be on BBC Three and BBC Two NI. All four of those fixtures will also be shown across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
DR Congo's fixture against Cameroon can be viewed on FIFA+.
Unfortunately, the remaining matches are not available to watch in the UK at the time of writing.
Fixtures in full
Thursday 13 November
Tomáš Souček | Czechia v San Marino - International Friendly, Městský Stadion, Karviná, Czechia, 5pm GMT
Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Cameroon v DR Congo - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Play-Offs Semi-Finals, Al Barid Stadium, Rabat, Morocco, 7pm GMT
Jarrod Bowen | England v Serbia - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group K, Wembley Stadium, London, England, 7.45pm GMT
Friday 14 November
Callum Marshall | Slovakia v Northern Ireland - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group A, Košická Futbalová Aréna, Košice, Slovakia, 7.45pm GMT
Saturday 15 November
Lucas Paquetá & El Hadji Malick Diouf | Brazil v Senegal - International Friendly, Emirates Stadium, London, England, 4pm GMT
Andy Irving | Greece v Scotland - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, 7.45pm GMT
Mads Hermansen | Denmark v Belarus - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7.45pm GMT
Sunday 16 November
Jarrod Bowen | Albania v England - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group K, Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania, 5pm GMT
Monday 17 November
Tomáš Souček | Czechia v Gibraltar - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group L, Andrův Stadion, Olomouc, Czechia, 7.45pm GMT
Callum Marshall | Northern Ireland v Luxembourg - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group A, Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 7.45pm GMT
Tuesday 18 November
El Hadji Malick Diouf | Senegal v Kenya - International Friendly, Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Türkiye, 3pm GMT
Mateus Fernandes | Czechia U21 v Portugal U21 - UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Group B, Všesportovní Stadion, Hradec Králové, Czechia, 5pm GMT
Lucas Paquetá | Brazil v Tunisia - International Friendly, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France, 7.30pm GMT
Andy Irving & Mads Hermansen | Scotland v Denmark - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, 7.45pm GMT
