International Hammers: Multiple West Ham players will be in action for their countries

The international break has come at a good time for West Ham United as they are on a poor run of form. Back-to-back home defeats cost Nuno Espírito Santo his job. Scott Parker replaced him and, on his first day, managed to get the Hammers to come back from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Cardiff City.

In Parker's second game in charge, West Ham suffered a 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers. Parker will have time during this international break to assess his squad. However, many of his players will be away representing their countries.

Soucek will be back representing Czechia for the first time since the World Cup. He suffered a serious ankle injury at the tournament. However, since returning to action for West Ham has already scored three goals in seven Championship games.

In Czechia's squad are two former Hammers, Vladimir Coufal and Alex Kral. Czechia are currently bottom of their Nations League group, having lost all four of their games. They have a very difficult task of taking on Spain before they face Croatia. Czechia still have a chance of finishing above Croatia, which would mean a possible chance of qualifying for relegation playoffs.

Despite being born in France, Kante has Malian heritage and has been called up by the African side for the first time. They have two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Rwanda during this international break. Mali and Rwanda are the top two teams in Group K, so Kante's side has a great chance of securing qualification for the 2027 tournament.

Solomon's form at West Ham has dropped recently, meaning that Edvin Austbø is getting more game time instead of the Israeli on the left wing. Israel's fixtures are quite controversial at the moment due to the conflict with Palestine. Israel play Kosovo away before taking on Austria in Hungary. They need to get at least one victory in order to finish above the Republic of Ireland in their Nations League group. Finishing bottom would mean a possible relegation playoff. However, Ireland would want nothing more than to send Israel down.

Hermansen's position in the West Ham team has been questioned by many fans recently. There is a real chance that Parker could soon start Alphonse Areola ahead of him, especially as the new head coach had the Frenchman at Fulham.

The Danish goalkeeper will go away with his country, with a battle to be their first choice, too. He is currently competing with Filip Jørgensen for the starting spot. Last international break, Jørgensen played the first two games, with Hermansen getting the final two.

This break, Denmark plays Portugal and then Norway. They are currently second only to the Portuguese in their Nations League group. Portugal has already qualified for the quarter-finals, and Denmark has a good chance of joining them.

Piroe represented the Netherlands up to the Under-20 level. However, he then switched his international allegiance to Suriname. The striker has just one cap for Suriname, which came in a defeat to Bolivia in the semi-finals of the World Cup qualifying playoffs at the start of this year.

He arrives on international duty with confidence after scoring West Ham's goal in the recent match with Blackburn. Suriname has a friendly match against Lithuania during this international break.

Mavropanos starred for Greece in the last international break, where they had a big win over Germany. Greece are currently second in their Nations League group, behind the Netherlands. This break the Dutch before taking on Serbia. Mavropanos' side are in a great position to qualify for the quarter-finals.

The last international break saw Mukasa promoted from the England U20s to the U21s. He helped them secure qualification for next year's European U21 Championship. Lee Carsley's side now has friendly matches against Portugal and France, which will both be played at Ashton Gate in Bristol.

Austbø is the preferred option by many West Ham fans on the left-wing for West Ham instead of Solomon right now. Norway U21s have also already qualified for the 2027 European U21 Championship. During this international break, they have friendly matches against Poland and Portugal.

Golambeckis had to fill in when Mavropanos was injured in the loss to West Bromwich Albion recently. Herrick has not played for West Ham since the defeat to Fulham in the EFL Cup. They are both part of the Three Lions U20 side for U20 Euro Elite League matches against Czechia and Portugal. England are currently top of the division with three wins from three so far.