Eight Loons called up for November International window

With the international window dead ahead callups have been announced for November’s set of international matches, which sees eight Loons, six first team and two Twosies, heading out to represent their countries. Summer acquisition Nectarios Triantis makes his debut for the Greek senior national team when they face Scotland on 15 November in Piraeus, Greece before traveling north to Hungary for a match with Belarus as part of FIFA World Cup Qualifying. The Sydney, NSW, Australia native represented Australia at the U20 and U23 levels before making the one time switch to Greece in August 2025.

Dayne St. Clair joins Canada for their single friendly match against Ecuador on 12 Nov in Toronto at BMO Field. Robin Lod returns to the Finnish squad for their World Cup Qualifying matches. Huuhkajat hosts Malta on 14 Nov in Helsinki before playing away at Andorra on 17 Nov. Joseph Rosales will join Honduras for their Concacaf World Cup Qualifying matches at Nicaragua on 13 Nov and then Costa Rica on 18 Nov. Rosales is suspended for the Loons Western Conference Semi-Final match in San Diego due to the red card issued to him against the Sounders.

Michael Boxall continues to anchor New Zealand as they play a series of friendlies in the United States. The All Whites face Columbia on 15 November in Fort Lauderdale, FL, followed by a friendly with Ecuador on 18 Nov in Harrison, NJ. New Zealand has already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after winning the OFC Qualifying tournament over New Caledonia in March of this year.

Carlos Harvey and Panama continue their World Cup qualifying saga with a pair of matches. First opening in Guatemala on 14 Nov followed by hosting El Salvador on 18 November. Everyone in Concacaf Group A is still alive in the qualifying stage, with no team having earned more than a single win. Panama is second in the group and will need at least one win if not two to guarantee themselves a spot in next years Men’s World Cup.

Twos keeper Kayne Rizvanovich will head out with the USA U19 team for training camp in Wrexham, Wales from 8 to 19 Nov, with three friendlies against Germany, Wales, and Japan scheduled for their week and a half camp. Additionally Twos forward Muba Nour earned second callup to Somali national team for FIFA Arab Cup qualification match against Oman in Doha, Qatar on 26 November. Nour made his debut for the Ocean Stars coming off the bench on 9 October in Somalia’s 3–0 loss to Algeria. He made his second appearance days later against Mozambique, once again coming off the bench.