West Ham United’s international players will have no time to rest this weekend, with nine Hammers in action across the globe.
Friday kicks-off with Manuel Lanzini set to make his Argentina debut when the South Americans tackle old rivals Brazil at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on Friday morning. Kick-off in Australia is at 11.05am BST and Hammers fans will likely be able to find live coverage of the game online.
Later on Friday, Jose Fonte and Edimilson Fernandes will continue their quest to reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in European qualifying Group B with Portugal and Switzerland respectively.
UEFA Euro 2016 winner Fonte travels to Latvia, while Switzerland are also away from home in the Faroe Islands, with both ties kicking off at 7.45pm BST. The Swiss top the group with a perfect five wins out of five, while Portugal sit second with 12 points from a possible 15 – their only defeat coming in Switzerland last September.
Moving on to Saturday and two more Hammers will be in direct competition at Hampden Park in Glasgow, where Scotland host England in a vital Group F qualifier at 5pm BST.
Frest from their Royal Marines Commando training weekend, Aaron Cresswell’s England top the group with 13 points, six more than the fourth-placed Scots after five rounds of matches, but a home win for Robert Snodgrass and company on home turf would open the group up.
Farther afield, Havard Nordtveit’s Norway also need a win when they host the Czech Republic in Oslo. With Germany and Northern Ireland setting the pace in Group C, both sides need to win, with the struggling Norwegians already all but eliminated from the qualification race.
After helping England U20s to reach the final of the Toulon Tournament in France on Friday, young winger Dan Kemp and the Young Lions take on Ivory Coast for the trophy in Aubagne on Saturday at 4.30pm BST.
Heading back to senior level, Darren Randolph’s Republic of Ireland continue their own World Cup qualifying campaign when Austria visit the Aviva Stadium in Group D on Sunday afternoon.
Victory in the 5pm kick-off in Dublin will strengthen the second-place Boys in Green’s position and could even see them leapfrog Serbia and go top of their group.
Finally, Andre Ayew's Ghana host Ethiopia in their opening 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group F qualifier in Kumasi on Sunday at 4.30pm.
Whufc.com and the Club’s social media channels will keep you up to date with the latest international action involving the Hammers all weekend, so stay tuned!