Leeds stars Ao Tanaka and Ethan Ampadu.
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Declan Carr
Wed 12 November 2025 6:40, UK
Leeds have the international break as a welcome distraction after a poor run of form.
Daniel Farke is under pressure at Leeds after one win in their last six Premier League matches, so he will enjoy the time away from club football.
Noah Okafor has been a shining light for Leeds this season, but he has not been called up by Switzerland due to an ongoing dispute.
MOT Leeds News looks at which Leeds players have been selected to potentially represent their country before the Whites return to action on 23 November.
Daniel Farke ahead of Leeds' match with Nottingham Forest
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Ethan Ampadu and Ao Tanaka among those called up
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The midfielder is one of four Whites stars who will represent the Dragons in their World Cup qualifiers with Liechtenstein and North Macedonia.
Dan James, Joe Rodon and Karl Darlow are also in Craig Bellamy’s squad.
Ao Tanaka is part of the Japan squad for their friendlies with Ghana and Bolivia, while Brenden Aaronson is also is non-competitive action against Paraguay and Uruguay.
Gabriel Gudmundsson could represent Sweden in their World Cup qualifiers with Switzerland and Slovenia, and he will meet Peacocks teammate Jaka Bijol in the latter.
Bijol should feature for the Matjaz Kek’s side in their qualifiers against Kosovo and Sweden.
Ilia Gruev is the final of Farke’s first team stars who could potentially feature in the break, with his Bulgaria side taking on Turkiye and Georgia in their qualifiers.
How to watch Leeds’s stars on international duty
Tanaka is the first Whites ace to be in action as his nation takes on Ghana on 14 November, with a kick-off time of 10:20 GMT, before an November 18 clash with Bolivia at 10:15, but neither game will be available for fans to watch.
The four Wales internationals are in action on 15 November, with the clash with Liechtenstein kicking off at 17:00 on 15 November, live on BBC Two and iPlayer.
Their clash with North Macedonia is a 19:45 kick-off on 18 November, as is available to watch on BBC Three and iPlayer.
Player(s) Games Dates
Tanaka Japan vs Ghana, Japan vs Bolivia 14 November, 18 November
James, Darlow, Ampadu, Rodon Liechtenstein vs Wales, Wales vs North Macedonia 15 November, 18 November
Gudmundsson Switzerland vs Sweden, Sweden vs Slovenia 15 November, 18 November
Bijol Slovenia vs Kosovo, Sweden vs Slovenia 15 November, 18 November
Gruev Turkiye vs Bulgaria, Bulgaria vs Georgia 15 November, 18 November
Aaronson USA vs Paraguay, USA vs Uruguay 15 November, 19 November
Gudmundsson’s Sweden play both of their matches at 19:45 on 15 November and 18 November, and the former is available via Amazon Prime’s pay-per-view service.
Bijol plays at the same time and dates for his fixtures, but neither can be viewed in the UK at the moment.
Gruev’s Bulgaria are also in action on the same dates, with 17:00 and 19:45 kick-off times, with the Turkiye game live on Amazon Prime pay-per view.
Aaronson’s international campaign also starts on 15 November at 10:00, and he then plays again on the 19 November at 12:00, but neither are available to watch.
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