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The Whites may be taking a break from their Premier League campaign this weekend, but with the latest round of World Cup Qualifying matches on the horizon, there's no respite for Fulham's international stars.
Mark Schwarzer returns to Australia as the Socceroos host New Zealand in a friendly before taking on Asia Group One opponents Uzbekistan in Sydney.
Meanwhile Clint Dempsey has a busy travel schedule as USA look to continue their good start to Round Four of the North, Central America and Caribbean Qualifiers. The US make the trip to El Salvador before hosting Trinidad and Tobago in Nashville.
Round Three of the Africa group stages also begins, with John Pantsil and his Ghana team-mates taking on Group D opponents Benin in Kumasi.
Closer to home, high-flying Northern Ireland will be looking to extend their ambitious progress in Group Three of the European qualifying stages, with Aaron Hughes and Chris Baird in the squad that hosts Poland and Slovenia in Belfast.
Simon Davies will have the hopes of Wales on his shoulders as they face Finland and Group Four leaders Germany in Cardiff. Toni Kallio is part of said Finland squad, who will also face Brede Hangeland and Erik Nevland in a friendly fixture against Norway in Oslo.
Before that, Brede and Erik will be part of the Norway squad that flies to Rustenburg to play 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa in a friendly.
Zoltan Gera will be in Tirana as his Hungary team face Albania in Group One, before hosting Malta in Budapest, while Fredrik Stoor has been named in Sweden's provisional squad for their Group One match with Portugal.
Elsewhere, Chris Smalling's impressive progress with the Club's Development Squad has been rewarded with a place in the England U20 squad that will play Italy in a friendly match at QPR's Loftus Road in preparation for the FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt in September.
Also, Academy scholar Reece Jones is preparing to represent Wales at the eight Uefa U17 Championship in Turkey.
