The Seattle Sounders have an incredible nine players competing in international duty during this window, including eight in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Here is a breakdown of who, when and where your Sounders are playing.
UNITED STATES — Clint Dempsey, Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan
CONCACAF Hexagonal Matchday 7 vs. Costa Rica
DATE: Friday, Sept. 1
TIME: 3:30 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.
TV INFO: ESPN, Univision
CONCACAF Hexagonal Matchday 8 at Honduras
DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 5
TIME: 2:30 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Estadio Olimpico, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
TV INFO: beIN SPORTS, Universo
The United States continue their quest to #Get3 as they welcome Los Ticos to New Jersey for a massive home tilt before visiting Honduras next Tuesday. The U.S. are in third place in the Hexagonal, the final round of CONCACAF qualifying, three points behind Costa Rica and just one ahead of fourth-place Panama. The U.S. fell to Costa Rica on the road last November, effectively ending Jurgen Klinsmann’s time at the helm, before routing Honduras in March behind a hat trick from Clint Dempsey.
Dempsey enters Matchday 7 tied with Landon Donovan for the all-time U.S. men’s goalscoring record with 57 tallies and was instrumental in leading the Yanks to July’s Gold Cup title. Jordan Morris is coming off a three-goal Gold Cup showing, including a late game-winner over Jamaica. Cristian Roldan earned his first cap against Martinique during the Gold Cup as well and has earned his second consecutive call-up from Head Coach Bruce Arena.
PANAMA — Roman Torres
CONCACAF Hexagonal Matchday 7 at Mexico
DATE: Friday, Sept. 1
TIME: 6:30 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
CONCACAF Hexagonal Matchday 8 vs. Trinidad and Tobago
DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 5
TIME: 7:05 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama
Roman Torres captains a Panama side looking to advance out of fourth place, which would force them into a home-and-home with a country from the Asian Football Confederation. Torres has 13 goals in 83 caps for Los Canaleros, including a 90th-minute equalizer to save a point against Honduras on Matchday 6 on June 13.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO — Joevin Jones
CONCACAF Hexagonal Matchday 7 vs. Honduras
DATE: Friday, Sept. 1
TIME: 5 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad
TV INFO: beIN SPORTS
CONCACAF Hexgonal Matchday 8 at Panama
DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 5
TIME: 7:05 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama
Joevin Jones and T&T need two wins against Honduras and Panama to keep their slim hopes of a World Cup berth alive. Jones often plays in an attacking role for the Soca Warrios and has six goals in 63 caps.
JAMAICA — Oniel Fisher
Friendly against Canada
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 2
TIME: 4 p.m. PT
LOCATION: BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
TV INFO: TSN (Canada)
Although Jamaica and Canada were knocked out of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, they each have another opportunity to gain some valuable international reps when they face off in Toronto. Oniel Fisher and the Reggae Boyz defeated Canada in the quarterfinals of July’s Gold Cup, but an MLS-heavy Canucks side will get a shot at redemption. Fisher has seven caps for Jamaica.
URUGUAY — Nicolas Lodeiro
CONMEBOL Matchday 15 vs. Argentina
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 31
TIME: 4 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Estadio Cententario, Montevideo, Uruguay
TV INFO: beIN SPORTS en Español
CONMEBOL Matchday 16 at Paraguay
DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 5
TIME: 5 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay
Nicolas Lodeiro and Uruguay have two massive fixtures in this international window, the larger being a home bout against Argentina, who are just one point behind Uruguay. La Celeste are in third place in CONMEBOL qualifying, one point behind Colombia and even on points with Chile. Lodeiro has 50 caps and four goals, including the opener in a 3-0 WCQ win over Venezuela on Oct. 6, 2016.
SWEDEN — Gustav Svensson
UEFA Group A Matchday 7 at Bulgaria
DATE: Thursday, Aug. 31
TIME: 11:45 a.m. PT
LOCATION: Vasil Levski, Sofia, Bulgaria
TV INFO: Fox Soccer Mass Patch (online)
UEFA Group A Matchday 8 at Belarus
DATE: Sunday, Sept. 3
TIME: 9 a.m. PT
LOCATION: Borisov Arena, Borisov, Belarus
TV INFO: Watch ESPN (online)
Gustav Svensson joins Sweden for the first time since January 2016 after his fantastic form with the Sounders this season. He has six caps for the Blågult, who are tied with France for first place in Group A of UEFA qualifying and three points ahead of the Netherlands.
CAMEROON — Nouhou
CAF Group B Matchday 3 at Nigeria
DATE: Friday, Sept. 1
TIME: 9 a.m. PT
LOCATION: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria
CAF Group B Matchday 4 vs. Nigeria
DATE: Monday, Sept. 4
TIME: 10 a.m. PT
LOCATION: Stade Omnisports Ahmadou-Ahidjo, Yaounde, Cameroon
Nouhou has earned his first call-up for the Cameroon senior team after previously playing for the U-20s. Les Lions Indomptables are second in their four-team Group B in Round 3 of African World Cup Qualification and will play first-place Nigeria in a home-and-home in this international window.
