Qualification for Euro 2012 kicks-off on Friday with eight Fulham players involved for their respective nations.
Close to home, Chris Baird and Aaron Hughes have been selected by Northern Ireland for Friday’s clash against Slovenia in Maribor whilst Damien Duff and Stephen Kelly have been selected by the Republic of Ireland for two qualifying matches.
The Fulham duo will travel to Yerevan for Friday’s match against Armenia before heading home to Dublin for Tuesday’s qualifier against Andorra.
Fulham’s Norwegian contingent, Brede Hangeland and Bjorn Helge Riise, head to Reykjavik for Friday’s head-to-head with Iceland before a home tie against Portugal in Oslo on Tuesday.
Following his return to the international scene with Hungary, Zoltan Gera will be in action twice over the next week, first against Sweden in Solna before entertaining Moldova in Budapest.
After making a scintillating start to his Fulham career, Moussa Dembele heads home to Brussels for Friday’s qualifier against Germany, before his Belgium team take on Turkey in Istanbul on Tuesday.
Further afield three Fulham players will be taking part in Continental Qualifiers in Africa. John Pantsil will team up with up Ghana for Sunday’s match against Swaziland in Lobamba whilst Rafik Halliche returns home to Blida for Algeria’s game against Tanzania. Saturday’s goal scoring hero, Dickson Etuhu, has been selected by Nigeria for Sunday’s qualifier against Madagascar in Abuja.
Carlos Salcido will also be collecting plenty of air miles over the next week, as he returns home to Mexico for two friendly matches against Ecuador on Saturday in Guadalajara, and Columbia on Tuesday in Monterrey.