Internationals: Who's playing and when

Twelve of our first-team players have been called up to represent their countries during the October international break.

Scroll down to find out who will be in action and when:

Alexandre Lacazette, Olivier Giroud

France

Bulgaria v France, Saturday, 7 October

France v Belarus, Tuesday, 10 October

Lacazette and Giroud have been called up for France’s World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Belarus.

Aaron Ramsey

Wales

Georgia v Wales, Friday, 6 October

Wales v Republic of Ireland, Monday, 9 October

Ramsey has been called up for Wales’ World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.

Alexis

Chile

Chile v Ecuador, Thursday, 5 October

Brazil v Chile, Tuesday, 10 October

Alexis has been called up for Chile’s World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Brazil.

Granit Xhaka

Switzerland

Switzerland v Hungary, Saturday, 7 October

Portugal v Switzerland, Tuesday, 10 October

Xhaka has been called up for Switzerland’s World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Portugal.

Sead Kolasinac

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina v Belgium, Saturday, 7 October

Estonia v Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuesday, 10 October

Kolasinac has been called for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s World Cup qualifiers against Belgium and Estonia.

Shkodran Mustafi

Germany

Northern Ireland v Germany, Thursday, 5 October

Germany v Azerbaijan, Sunday, 8 October

Mustafi has been called up for Germany’s World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan.

Nacho Monreal

Spain

Spain v Albania, Friday, 6 October

Israel v Spain, Monday, 9 October

Monreal has been called up for Spain’s World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Israel.

David Ospina

Colombia

Colombia v Paraguay, Thursday, 5 October

Peru v Colombia, Tuesday, 10 October

Ospina has been called up for Colombia’s World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru.

Mohamed Elneny

Egypt

Egypt v Congo, Sunday, 8 October

Elneny has been called up for Egypt’s World Cup qualifier against Congo.

Alex Iwobi

Nigeria

Nigeria v Zambia, Friday, 7 October

Iwobi has been called up for Nigeria’s World Cup qualifier against Zambia.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles

England Under-20s

England U-20s v Scotland, Friday, 6 October

Andorra v England U-20s, Tuesday, 10 October

Maitland-Niles has been called up for England Under-20s' European Championship qualifiers against Scotland and Andorra.