14 Foxes Set For Crunch International Action
- Fourteen Leicester City players have been called up by their countries this week
- Nigerians Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa are closing in on World Cup qualification
- Harry Maguire is in with a chance of making his England debut against Slovenia or Lithuania
- Four members of the Development Squad have been called upon by their countries
Kasper Schmeichel, the 2017 Danish Footballer of the Year, will be in contention to appear for Denmark during World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Romania.
The Danes, level on points with Montenegro in third place in European Qualification Group E, first travel to Podgorica on Thursday before welcoming Romania to Copenhagen on Sunday.
Nigerian trio Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa will also be available for selection for the visit of Zambia to Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Saturday.
After four matches in African Group B, the Super Eagles occupy top spot with 10 points, three more than Zambia, ahead of a November clash with Algeria.
Meanwhile, Harry Maguire may make his debut for England during their final two World Cup qualifiers, against Slovenia at Wembley on Thursday, and in Lithuania on Sunday.
Gareth Southgate's men are five points ahead of second place Slovakia in European Group F with two matches remaining.
Demarai Gray, on the other hand, has been called upon by England's U21s as they look to strengthen their chances of reaching UEFA EURO 2019.
Ben Chilwell has withdrawn from the squad due to injury and has returned to Leicester City.
First up, the young Lions welcome Scotland to Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, on Friday before embarking on a trip to tackle Andorra four days later.
Andy King, the only man in City's history to notch up 41 international appearances while at the Club, could add to his tally with Wales set to face Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.
Chris Coleman’s men, who reached the EURO 2016 semi-finals, realistically need two wins, sitting four points adrift of European Group D leaders Serbia and one ahead of ROI, who also take on Moldova.
Eight runners-up of nine with the strongest record against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups will proceed to play-offs to decide the remaining four European berths at the 2018 World Cup.
In the same group, Austrian defender Aleksandar Dragović, on loan at City from Bayer Leverkusen, has been called upon for Friday’s clash with Serbia and Monday’s trip to Moldova.
Austria are currently four points adrift of third-placed ROI and five away from Wales, meaning they need a perfect run of results this week to break into the top two positions.
Daniel Amartey, on the other hand, knows a victory over Uganda is key for Ghana's chances on Saturday with his nation four points adrift of African Group E leaders Egypt in third place.
The Black Stars will tackle Egypt on Monday 6 November.
Midfielder Harvey Barnes, on loan with Sky Bet Championship outfit Barnsley, may add to his caps tally for the England U20s during clashes with Italy on Thursday (A) and Czech Republic next Tuesday (H).
A quartet of stars from the Development Squad could also see action this fortnight, meaning they miss the Checkatrade Trophy clash at Carlisle United on Tuesday (7:45pm kick-off).
Daniel Iversen (Denmark U20s), Darnell Johnson (England U20s), Alex Pascanu (Romania U21s) and George Thomas (Wales U21s) are all in contention.