One Watford defender will be aiming to help his nation secure their place at the finals of Euro 2024, while another is hoping to feature for England for the first time this week.

Ryan Porteous and Ryan Andrews are among seven players who have been called up by their respective countries for the second international break of the season.

Porteous and his Scotland teammates are preparing for a trip to Spain on Thursday, knowing that a point in the Group A qualifier in Seville will book their place in next year’s finals in Germany.

Following that game, Scotland will head over the border to face France in a friendly in Lille on Tuesday, October 17.

Having been called up for a training camp during the last international break, Andrews will be hoping to get his first cap for the England Men’s Elite League squad.

The team, formerly the England Under-20s, are set to face Romania in Bucharest on Thursday before returning home to take on Portugal at Stadium MK on October 17 in two Elite League fixtures.

A third Hornets defender, on-loan Newcastle United left-back Jamal Lewis, will be hoping to play for Northern Ireland for the first time since March when they face San Marino (Saturday) and Slovenia (October 17) in Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Giorgi Chakvetadze has again been named in the Georgia squad who will face Thailand in an exhibition fixture on Thursday ahead of their next Euro 2024 Group A qualifier at home to Cyprus on Sunday.

Ismael Kone is in the Canada squad that will be heading to Japan for an international friendly, officially named the Mizuho Blue Dream Match 2023, on Friday.

Yaser Asprilla will hope to be involved in Colombia’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay (Thursday) and Ecuador (Wednesday, October 18), while Edo Kayembe is in the DR Congo squad for friendlies against New Zealand (Friday) and Angola (October 17), taking place in Spain and Portugal respectively.