Every March international fixture involving Tottenham Hotspur stars as 17 call-ups confirmed

Tottenham Hotspur go into the international break downtrodden following the 2-0 defeat to Fulham on Sunday but do now have two weeks to prepare to bounce back from that result against Chelsea next month.

Ange Postecoglou does have 17 first team players not with him during that time as international fixtures take place across the globe. LondonWorld looks at who those players are.

Son Heung-min is captain of the South Korea national team and, as ever, will be away with the nation over the break. South Korea are in World Cup qualifying action against Oman on March 20 and then against Jordan on March 25.

There’s just one Spurs player representing England for Thomas Tuchel’s first matches in charge of the Three Lions. That’s fit-again Dominic Solanke, who has only been back from a knee injury for two top flight fixtures. England play Albania on March 21 and Latvia on March 24 in World Cup qualifiers.

Yves Bissouma will represent Mali once again as he nears 50 caps for the national side - he is currently on 43. Mali play Comoros on March 20 and then the Central African Republic on March 24 in World Cup qualifiers.

Two Tottenham Hotspur stars are away with Wales in Brennan Johnson and Ben Davies. The duo will be involved in World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan on March 22 and against North Macedonia on March 25.

Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie will also travel together as they are part of the Italian national side. Luciano Spalletti’s men have Nations League matches against Germany on March 20 and March 23.

Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur to face off

Lucas Bergvall is part of the Sweden national side for friendlies against Luxembourg on March 22 and against Northern Ireland on March 25. His midfield partner Pape Matar Sarr is away with Senegal to play Sudan on March 22 and Togo on March 25 in World Cup qualifiers.

The Spanish speaking contingent at Tottenham Hotspur on international duty are Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro and Rodrigo Bentancur. World Cup winner Romero has World Cup qualifying action for Argentina against Uruguay on March 21 and then Brazil on March 26. In the first of those games, he will play Bentancur who is away with Uruguay for the clash with Argentina before facing Bolivia on March 25.

Spain and Porro play the Netherlands twice in Nations League action. The first match is on March 20 before another clash on March 23.

Tottenham Hotspur youngsters on international duty

That’s all the Tottenham Hotspur players away on senior international duty but Ange Postecoglou has had to turn to youth plenty this season and some of the club’s rising talents are set to travel and work with under-19, under-20 and under-21 international set-ups.

Both Wilson Odobert and new signing Mathys Tel are part of the France under-21 squad. Gérald Baticle’s youngsters play England on March 21 and Slovakia on March 24.

Archie Gray will be part of that England under-21 squad that takes on France. The former Leeds United man is still awaiting a senior call-up but will busy himself against France and then against Portugal on March 24.

Dane Scarlett and Mikey Moore are also in the England youth set up. The former for the under-20 side against Portugal on March 21 and against Switzerland on March 24. Meanwhile, Moore is away with the under-19s for clashes with Wales on March 19, Turkey on March 22 and Portugal on March 25.

In other news, this former Tottenham Hotspur manager has teased that he would love to return to the club for ‘unfinished business’ as pressure continues to mount on Ange Postecoglou.