The first international break of the 2025/26 season is upon us, with a number of senior West Ham United players set to represent their respective nations over the coming days.
The players involved are preparing for a host of different challenges, including major tournament qualifiers across the globe, while three pairs of Hammers will be hoping to return to Rush Green with bragging rights, with six players set to face off against a familiar face during the September window.
There are ten first-team players representing their countries during the international break, and you can find out everything you need to know about the upcoming fixtures by scrolling below…
Who has been called up?
Captain Jarrod Bowen was rewarded for a strong individual start to the 2025/26 campaign by being recalled to Thomas Tuchel’s 24-man England squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia, in UEFA Group K.
The skipper - who set the Hammers on their way to a first victory of the Premier League season at Nottingham Forest on Sunday - will look to help his country maintain their 100 per cent start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Three Lions will welcome Andorra to Villa Park on Saturday 6 September at 5pm BST before they head to Belgrade to face Serbia on Tuesday 9 September at 7.45pm BST.
Meanwhile, the World Cup qualifying campaign in UEFA Group C gets underway, where Mads Hermansen, hoping to win his first senior cap for Denmark, will face teammate Dinos Mavropanos at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus on Monday 8 September at 9.45pm EEST (7.45pm BST).
Three days prior to that, Hermansen’s De Rød-Hvide will welcome Scotland to Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Friday 5 September at 8.45pm CEST (7.45pm BST), while Mavropanos’ Ethniki will host Belarus on the same day, also at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium at 9.45pm EEST (7.45pm BST).
Continuing in Europe, midfielder Tomáš Souček has a vital FIFA World Cup qualifier with the Czech Republic, and the national team captain will lead his country in their UEFA Group L tie away at Montenegro on Friday 5 September at 8.45pm CEST (7.45pm BST).
With just one qualifier to play in September, Czechia will also welcome Saudi Arabia to Malšovická aréna in Hradec Králové for a friendly international on Monday 8 September at 7.15pm CEST (6.15pm BST).
Similarly, Niclas Füllkrug and Callum Marshall are part of the Germany and Northern Ireland squads, respectively, for the start of their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns in UEFA Group A.
Germany are first scheduled to travel to Slovakia on Thursday 4 September (8.45pm CEST, 7.45pm BST), before hosting Northern Ireland in Cologne on Sunday 7 September (8.45pm CEST, 7.45pm BST) - a clash that could see Füllkrug line up against fellow West Ham forward Marshall.
Northern Ireland start their bid for World Cup qualification on Thursday 4 September at 8.45pm CEST (7.45pm BST), against Luxembourg at Stade de Luxembourg.
West Ham's new midfielder Mateus Fernandes has been named in the Portugal U21 squad for 2027 UEFA European U21 Championship Group B qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Scotland.
Our No18 and his compatriots begin their qualifying campaign by hosting Azerbaijan at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos - home of Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente - in north-western Portugal on Friday 5 September at 8.30pm CEST (7.30pm BST).
They then fly north to take on Scotland at Fir Park in Motherwell on Tuesday 9 September at 7pm BST.
Meanwhile, Lucas Paquetá has been recalled to the Brazil squad for two FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with our No10 being selected by recently-appointed manager Carlo Ancelotti for the first time.
Brazil will host Chile at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday 4 September at 9.30pm local time (Friday 5 September, 1.30am BST), before travelling to the Municipal Stadium in El Alto to tackle Bolivia on Tuesday 9 September at 7.30pm local time (Wednesday 10 September, 12.30am BST).
Left wing-back El Hadji Malick Diouf has been included in Senegal’s squad for two FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Senegal welcome Sudan to Diamniadio Olympic Stadium on Friday 5 September at 7pm GMT (8pm BST), before travelling to the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa to face DR Congo on Tuesday 9 September at 5pm DST (5pm BST).
The latter clash could see Diouf go up against his fellow West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has accepted a call-up by DR Congo for the first time, and is in line to make his debut for the country of his parents’ birth.
Before hosting Senegal, DR Congo are set to travel to South Sudan on Friday 5 September at 2pm CAT (1pm BST).
Sébastien Desabre's Leopards are in pole position to qualify for the World Cup from CAF Group B, currently sitting top of the ranks with 13 points from their first six games, with four to play. Senegal are one place and one point behind as things stand.
Where can I watch the games?
England’s World Cup qualifying fixtures against Andorra and Serbia will be broadcast on ITV1 and can be streamed live for free on ITVX.
The BBC will be broadcasting the Denmark fixture against Scotland and Northern Ireland’s games against Luxembourg and Germany, on regional channels as well as BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website.
Germany's opening match against Slovakia is available on Amazon Prime pay-per-view, as is the clash between Greece and Denmark.
Premier Sports will be broadcasting Brazil's match against Chile, while both of Senegal's and DR Congo's outings will be shown on FIFA+.
Unfortunately, the remaining fixtures are not available to watch in the UK at the time of writing.
Fixtures in full
Thursday 4 September
Niclas Füllkrug | Slovakia v Germany - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group A, Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia, 7.45pm BST
Callum Marshall | Luxembourg v Northern Ireland - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group A, Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 7.45pm BST
Friday 5 September
Lucas Paquetá | Brazil v Chile - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CONMEBOL South American phase, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1.30am BST
Aaron Wan-Bissaka | South Sudan v DR Congo - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Group B, Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan, 1pm BST
Mateus Fernandes | Portugal U21 v Azerbaijan U21 - 2027 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Group B, Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal, 7.30pm BST
Mads Hermansen | Denmark v Scotland - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7.45pm BST
Dinos Mavropanos | Greece v Belarus - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, 7.45pm BST
Tomáš Souček | Montenegro v Czech Republic - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group L, Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro, 7.45pm BST
El Hadji Malick Diouf | Senegal v Sudan - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Group B, Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar, Senegal, 8pm BST
Saturday 6 September
Jarrod Bowen | England v Andorra - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group K, Villa Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 5pm BST
Sunday 7 September
Niclas Füllkrug & Callum Marshall | Germany v Northern Ireland - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group A, RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany, 7.45pm BST
Monday 8 September
Tomáš Souček | Czech Republic v Saudi Arabia - International Friendly, Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, 6.15pm BST
Dinos Mavropanos & Mads Hermansen | Greece v Denmark - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group C, Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, 7.45pm BST
Tuesday 9 September
Aaron Wan-Bissaka & El Hadji Malick Diouf | DR Congo v Senegal - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CAF Group B, Stade des Martyrs, Lingwala, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5pm BST
Mateus Fernandes | Scotland U21 v Portugal U21 - 2027 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying Group B, Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland, 7pm BST
Jarrod Bowen | Serbia v England - FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA Group K, Red Star Stadium, Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia, 7.45pm BST
Wednesday 10 September
Lucas Paquetá | Bolivia v Brazil - FIFA World Cup Qualifying CONMEBOL South American phase, Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto, Bolivia, 12.30am BST
