With the Sky Bet Championship postponed for two weeks, eight Hornets are hoping to make it on the international stage after receiving the call-up to represent their country.
We start with Ryan Porteous, who has linked up again with Scotland after helping Steve Clarke’s side qualify for Euro 2024 last month.
The centre-back will be hoping to finish the team’s Group A campaign strongly, with top spot still up for grabs.
Matches against Georgia in Tbilisi (November 16, 5pm KO GMT) and Norway at Hampden Park (November 19, 7:45pm KO GMT) await the 24-year-old.
The first match will be an all-Watford affair as Porteous’ Scotland take on Giorgi Chakvetadze’s Georgia, with the dynamic Golden Boys midfielder looking to improve on his country’s fourth-place finish.
After facing the Scots, Chakvetadze – who now has 20 caps – will close out Georgia’s Euro 2024 qualifying campaign against Spain (November 19, 7:45pm KO GMT) at the Stadium José Zorrilla cave in Valladolid.
Ken Sema will reunite with his Swedish countrymen after being sidelined last month due to injury during international matches in September.
The in-form winger will be available to play against Azerbaijan (November 16, 5pm KO GMT) and Estonia (November 19, 5pm KO GMT) in the final round of Euro qualifying.
Jamal Lewis also takes part in European Championship qualifying, as Northern Ireland play their final matches against Finland (November 17, 5pm KO GMT) and Denmark (November 20, 7:45pm KO GMT), after being mathematically eliminated from the entry list.
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Outside Europe, Yáser Asprilla has been called up to the Colombian national team as they continue their World Cup qualifying campaign with matches against Brazil (November 17, 00h KO GMT) and Paraguay (November 21, 11pm KO GMT).
The Watford youngster scored his first goal for Colombia in September 2022, in a 4-1 win over Guatemala.
Meanwhile, Edo Kayembe – who opened his account in a yellow shirt with a stunning goal in the 5-0 win over Rotherham United this weekend – will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo as they begin their round campaign World Cup qualifying for the 2026 tournament.
The midfielder will play against Mauritania (November 15, 4pm KO GMT) and Sudan (November 19, 4pm KO GMT).
Ismaël Koné’s Canada have a home and away match to look forward to when they take on Jamaica in the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-finals.
They will travel to Kingston in the first leg (November 18, 00:00 KO GMT) and host Toronto (November 22, 00:30 KO GMT) in the decider.
Watford-born Ryan Andrews will join England in the Elite League, earning his third successive call-up to the Three Lions youth team.
The full-back will be in action against Italy (November 16, 7pm KO GMT) and Germany (November 20, 5pm KO GMT).
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