The final international break of 2025 is poised to get under way, with a number of Manchester United's players due to represent their countries for the final time this year.
There is good news for Matthijs de Ligt, as his excellent form all season has been rewarded with a recall to the Netherlands squad.
The centre-back scored the late equaliser at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday that earned a 2-2 draw and ensured our unbeaten run stretched to five games, in advance of this pause in domestic action.
Ronald Koeman's side are looking to seal qualification for the World Cup finals, with ties against Poland and Lithaunia on the horizon.
Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez will train with the World Cup holders' squad in Europe as he continues his progress toward full fitness.
However, the centre-back will not play in their friendly against Angola on Friday.
Although Casemiro was substituted during the Spurs game, with head coach Ruben Amorim suggesting afterwards the midfielder needed to come off, the 33-year-old has linked up with Brazil, for their games in Europe.
Matheus Cunha is also part of Selecao boss Carlo Ancelotti's plans for the friendlies.
The South Americans face Senegal at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Saturday and Tunisia in Lille on Tuesday 18 November.
Benjamin Sesko was named in the Slovenia squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Sweden, but has not reported at this time, after being injured in the 2-2 draw at Spurs.
The striker came on as a substitute but was unable to complete the closing stages of the game.
Goalkeepers Senne Lammens (Belgium - facing Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein) and Altay Bayindir (Turkey - against Bulgaria and Spain) are both away with their respective nations. Belgium number one Thibaut Courtois, the Real Madrid man, has been forced to withdraw due to injury.
Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu and Rasmus Hojlund, who is on loan at Napoli, are preparing for Denmark's qualifiers against Belarus and Scotland.
Diogo Dalot will be looking forward to Portugal's ties against Republic of Ireland and Armenia. Bruno Fernandes is suspended for the Dublin encounter but was called up and is likely to return in the home fixture at Porto's Estadio do Dragao.
Bryan Mbeumo faces a crucial World Cup play-off for Cameroon, against DR Congo, with Andre Onana, currently on loan at Trabzonspor, also in the squad.
Amad is in a 25-man Ivory Coast group, for fixtures against Saudi Arabia and Oman, and Noussair Mazraoui is with Morocco, as they play friendlies with Mozambique and Uganda.
Diego Leon will hope for more minutes for Paraguay, after making his debut last month, as they continue their preparation for the World Cup finals with friendlies against USA and Mexico. Manuel Ugarte's Uruguay face the same opponents, in reverse order.
In terms of Academy players, James Scanlon's Gibraltar meet Montenegro and Czech Republic, and James Overy's first senior-call up for Australia will include contests in the US against Venezuela and Colombia.
Leny Yoro is with France Under-21s again, as they tackle their Switzerland and Faroe Islands counterparts.
Marcus Rashford, who is on loan at Barcelona, is in the England squad for qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, although Thomas Tuchel's men have already sealed a place in next year's finals.
FIXTURES GUIDE
Thursday 13 November
CAMEROON (Mbeumo) v DR Congo (19:00 GMT)
Republic of Ireland v PORTUGAL (Dalot) (19:45 GMT)
Friday 14 November
Saudi Arabia v IVORY COAST (Amad) (16:30 GMT)
MOROCCO (Mazraoui) v Mozambique (19:00 GMT)
GIBRALTAR (Scanlon) v Montenegro (19:45 GMT)
Poland v NETHERLANDS (De Ligt) (19:45 GMT)
Saturday 15 November
Venezuela v AUSTRALIA (Overy) (02:00 GMT)
Kazakhstan v BELGIUM (Lammens) (14:00 GMT)
BRAZIL v Senegal (Casemiro, Cunha) (16:00 GMT)
TURKEY v Bulgaria (Bayindir) (17:00 GMT)
DENMARK v Belarus (Dorgu) (19:45 GMT)
United States v PARAGUAY (Leon) (22:00 GMT)
Sunday 16 November
Mexico v URUGUAY (Ugarte) (01:30 GMT)
PORTUGAL (Dalot, Fernandes) v Armenia (14:00 GMT)
Monday 17 November
Czech Republic v GIBRALTAR (Scanlon) (19:45 GMT)
NETHERLANDS (De Ligt) v Lithuania (19:45 GMT)
Tuesday 18 November
Oman v IVORY COAST (Amad) (11:00 GMT)
MOROCCO (Mazraoui) v Uganda (19:00 GMT)
BELGIUM (Lammens) v Liechtenstein (19:45 GMT)
BRAZIL (Casemiro, Cunha) v Tunisia (19:45 GMT)
Scotland v DENMARK (Dorgu) (19:45 GMT)
Spain v TURKEY (Bayindir) (19:45 GMT)
Wednesday 19 November
United States v URUGUAY (Ugarte) (00:00 GMT)
Colombia v AUSTRALIA (Overy) (01:00 GMT)
Mexico v PARAGUAY (Leon) (01:30 GMT)