A total of 14 Liverpool players have been selected for duty during the current international break – find out where and when they will be in action for their countries with our preview of the fixtures taking place around the world.

Reds quartet Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Raheem Sterling will represent England for two matches. The Three Lions host Slovenia in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday November 15 before travelling north to meet Scotland in a friendly three days later.

Midfielder Joe Allen and goalkeeper Danny Ward have been picked among the Wales party that will travel to Belgium for an important qualifying encounter in Group B on Sunday November 16.

Simon Mignolet will be in the opposition camp on the evening, with his nation also participating in a warm-up against Iceland at the same venue four days beforehand.

On Friday November 14, winger Lazar Markovic and Serbia welcome Denmark to Belgrade with the target a place in the continental tournament in two years' time. They also journey to Greece on Tuesday November 18.

Summer signing Mario Balotelli has been brought back into Antonio Conte's Italy selection for a Euro 2016 preliminary with Croatia at the San Siro on November 16 and friendly at home to Albania 48 hours on.

He could cross swords with Dejan Lovren in that first encounter. The Liverpool defender is with Croatia, who begin a double-header by facing Argentina in London on Wednesday November 12.

Martin Skrtel will look to help Slovakia maintain their strong opening to qualifying when they take a trip to FYR Macedonia on November 15. A friendly with Finland is also on their schedule for three days later.

Centre-back Kolo Toure is part of the Ivory Coast team that must navigate a pair of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers - Sierra Leone on November 14 and Cameroon on Wednesday November 19.

Philippe Coutinho has retained his Brazil berth. The South American giants have arranged two clashes in Europe, taking on Turkey on November 12 and Austria on November 18.

Back to match fitness, meanwhile, midfielder Emre Can has been recalled to the Germany U21 squad, with a pair of friendlies on the agenda - against the Netherlands on Thursday November 13 and the Czech Republic five days later.