THERE are a number of men’s first-team players away on international duty this week as qualifying continues for next year’s FIFA World Cup.
Here’s a round-up of who is away, and the games they have coming up.
Scotland - John Souttar & Liam Kelly
Scotland v Greece - World Cup Qualifier - Thursday, October 9 - 7.45pm
Scotland v Belarus - World Cup Qualifier - Sunday, October 12 - 5pm
Steve Clarke’s Scotland face two huge fixtures at Hampden this week as they look to add to their four points from the first two games in Group C.
John Souttar and Liam Kelly have both been called up to the squad once again, with Souttar featuring regularly in recent fixtures for the national team.
Scotland will host Greece on Thursday evening, before Belarus on Sunday.
Norway - Thelo Aasgaard
Norway v Israel - World Cup Qualifier - Saturday, October 11 - 5pm
Norway v New Zealand - Friendly - Tuesday, October 14 - 5pm
Thelo will join up with his Norway teammates as they look to continue their winning run in World Cup qualifying.
The Rangers midfielder came off the bench to score a hat-trick in the last fixture for Norway, an 11-1 victory over Moldova.
This international break, they’ll host Israel in a qualifying match, before New Zealand in a friendly match on Tuesday evening.
North Macedonia - Bojan Miovski
Belgium v North Macedonia - World Cup Qualifier - Friday, October 10 - 7.45pm
North Macedonia v Kazakhstan - World Cup Qualifier - Monday, October 13 - 7.45pm
North Macedonia have their sights set on making history and qualifying for their first World Cup, as they currently top Group J.
Miovski will meet-up with his international teammates this window for another two crucial qualifying matches firstly away to Belgium on Friday night, before hosting Kazakhstan on Monday.
Finland - Oliver Antman
Finland v Lithuania - World Cup Qualifier - Thursday, October 9 -- 5pm
Netherlands v Finland - World Cup Qualifier - Sunday, October 12 - 5pm
Oliver has been named in the Finland squad for their upcoming qualifying matches this week.
Finland currently sit third in Group G as they face another crucial double header of fixtures against Lithuania and the Netherlands.
Burkina Faso - Nasser Djiga
Sierra Leone v Burkina Faso - World Cup Qualifier - Wednesday, October 8 - 5pm
Burkina Faso v Ethiopia - World Cup Qualifier - Sunday, October 12 - 8pm
Nasser will travel with the Burkina Faso squad for two qualifying fixtures in their hopes of reaching the World Cup.
They currently sit five points behind Egypt, and will need to win both games, and hope results elsewhere go their way to have a chance of qualifying outright.
Burkina Faso play Sierra Leone on Wednesday evening, before hosting Ethiopia on Sunday.
Belgium - Nico Raskin
Belgium v North Macedonia - World Cup Qualifier - Friday, October 10 - 7.45pm
Wales v Belgium - World Cup Qualifier - Monday, October 13 - 7.45pm
Nico Raskin has been called-up to the Belgium squad as they look to continue their unbeaten start to qualifying.
He will come up against Bojan Miovski’s North Macedonia in the first match on Friday evening, before heading back to the UK to take on Wales on Monday.
Albania - Nedim Bajrami
Serbia v Albania - World Cup Qualifier - Saturday, October 11 - 7.45pm
Albania v Jordan - Friendly - Tuesday, October 14 - 6pm
Albania will play two matches this international break, one World Cup qualifier against Serbia and a friendly against Jordan.
They currently sit second in Group K behind England, with Serbia just one point behind them in third place.
Canada - Derek Cornelius
Canada v Australia - Friendly - Saturday, October 11 - 12.30am
Colombia v Canada - Friendly - Wednesday, October 15 - 1am
Derek will join-up with his Canada teammates for two friendlies over this international break.
In their last friendly match in September, Cornelius scored the only goal of the game with a fantastic free-kick against Wales.
This international break, they’ll play Australia and Colombia.
Portugal U21 - Youssef Chermiti
Portugal U21 v Bulgaria U21 - UEFA Euro U21 Qualification - Friday, October 10 - 7.30pm
Gibraltar U21 v Portugal U21 - UEFA Euro U21 Qualification - Tuesday, October 14 - 6pm
Youssef Chermiti has been named in the Portugal U21 squad as they continue their qualifying campaign for the UEFA Euro U2 1 Championships.
Portugal have won two out of two matches so far in qualifications, and will be looking to continue their strong start in Group A.
Scotland U21 - Findlay Curtis
Scotland U21 v Gibraltar U21 - UEFA Euro U21 Qualification - Thursday, October 9 - 5.30pm
Azerbaijan U21 v Scotland U21 - UEFA Euro U21 Qualification - Tuesday, October 14 - 4pm
After recently making his debut for Scotland U21, Findlay Curtis has once again been selected for their next qualifying fixtures.
The young Scots will be looking to get their first points on the board as they host Gibraltar at Dens Park on Thursday evening, before travelling away to Azerbaijan on Tuesday.
England U19 - Mikey Moore
England U19 v Belgium U19 - Friendly - Saturday, October 11 - 10am
England U19 v Wales U19 - Friendly - Tuesday, October 14 - 11am
Mikey will join up with the England U19 squad for two friendlies in preparation for next month’s UEFA Euro U19 qualifiers.
Both fixtures will be played in Spain, as the take on Belgium and Wales at their training camp.
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