There will be plenty for Aston Villa fans to keep an eye on during the first international break of the 2021/22 season in September.
Following success at the Copa América and Tokyo Olympics, some members of Dean Smith's squad will be involved in FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures across the globe.
Find out where and when you will see our players in action...
England
Tyrone Mings has been named in Gareth Southgate's squad for England's September World Cup qualifiers.
The Three Lions travel to face Hungary on Thursday, September 2 at 7.45pm, before heading back to Wembley to take on Andorra on Sunday, September 5 at 5pm.
Mings and England will then complete their September schedule by travelling to Poland on Wednesday, September 8 at 7.45pm.
Argentina
Emi Martínez and Emi Buendía have travelled to join up with the Argentina squad with the permission of the club in accordance with FIFA’s international match call-up rules.
Both players have agreed to make themselves available for Argentina’s vital first two World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Brazil but will not take part in the third international match against Bolivia.
Following their Copa América success in July, Lionel Scaloni's side will travel to face Venezuela on Friday, September 3 at 1am before taking on Brazil at the Maracanã on Sunday, September 5 at 8pm.
These arrangements mean that Martínez and Buendía will only miss our Premier League match with Chelsea before being available for the visit of Everton to Villa Park on September 18 in order to comply with the UK’s Covid quarantine regulations. For full details, click here.
Argentina are aiming to continue their unbeaten start to qualifying for Qatar 2022, having won three and drawn three so far.
Martínez won the Golden Glove award at the Copa América in the summer, while Buendía is still waiting to make his international debut.
Scotland
Scotland take on Denmark, Moldova and Austria in a trio of World Cup qualifiers as they look to strengthen their position in Group F, currently sitting in second.
The Tartan Army travel to Copenhagen to play the Danes on Wednesday, September 1 (ko 7.45pm) before returning to Hampden Park to play Moldova on Saturday, September 4 (ko 7.45pm).
They finish their set of games away to Austria on Tuesday, September 7 (7.45pm).
John McGinn is currently following government guidelines with regards to Covid-19.
Republic of Ireland
Conor Hourihane, who completed a season-long loan move to Sheffield United on Monday, has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Stephen Kenny's side will travel to face Portugal on Wednesday, September 1 at 7.45pm, before returning home for a double-header at the Aviva Stadium.
Azerbaijan are the opponents on Saturday, September 4 at 5pm, with the trio of qualifiers coming to a close against Serbia on Tuesday, September 7 at 7.45pm.
Young Lions
A number of Young Lions have also been selected to represent England at age-group level.
Carney Chukwuemeka, Aaron Ramsey and Filip Marschall have been called up to the U19s, while Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Kaine Kesler-Hayden will join up with the U20s and Jacob Ramsey will link up with the U21s.
Tyreik Wright will join the Republic of Ireland U21s and Aaron O'Reilly will link up with the U19s, while Caolan McBride has been called up to represent Northern Ireland's U19s
Dutch duo Lamare Bogarde and Sil Swinkels have been selected for Holland's U19s and Viljami Sinisalo will represent Finland U21s.
