By Middlesbrough FC

Five Boro players are in line to represent their countries over the next ten days.

Seny Dieng and Sammy Silvera have been selected by Senegal and Australia respectively, as their countries kick off campaigns to reach the 2026 World Cup.

Paddy McNair could add two more caps to his tally as Northern Ireland close out their EURO 2024 qualification stage.

At Under-21 level, Rav van den Berg and Hayden Hackney have been called up by the Netherlands and England for qualifiers for the U21 European Championships in 2025.

Our other November international, youngster Finlay Cartwright, is due to return home after two substitute appearances as England Under-17s booked their place in the elite round of qualification for their upcoming Euros.

The fixture calendar looks like this:

Thursday 16 November

Australia v Bangladesh

Netherlands U21 v Gibraltar U21

Friday 17 November

Finland v Northern Ireland

Saturday 18 November

Senegal v South Sudan

Serbia U21 v England U21

Monday 20 November

Northern Ireland v Denmark

Sweden U21 v Netherlands U21

Tuesday 21 November

Palestine v Australia

Togo v Senegal 

England U21 v Northern Ireland U21