Wales v Bosnia & Herzegovina, FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaft, Fussball Qualifier, Semi-Final Wales crest on scoreboard during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier semi final match between Wales and Bosnia & Herzegovina at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, UK on 26 March 2026. Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium South Glamorgan UK Editorial use only , Copyright: xAlunxRobertsx PSI-23955-0002
Wales v Bosnia & Herzegovina, FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaft, Fussball Qualifier, Semi-Final Wales crest on scoreboard during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier semi final match between Wales and Bosnia & Herzegovina at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, UK on 26 March 2026. Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium South Glamorgan UK Editorial use only , Copyright: xAlunxRobertsx PSI-23955-0002
Liverpool are preparing for a busy week, with a Champions League trip to Fenerbahce on Wednesday followed by a Premier League meeting with Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The game at Selhurst Park kicks off at 14:00 GMT and will be the Reds’ final league fixture before the November international break. They will not return to Premier League action until hosting Manchester United on November 22.
With national teams beginning to announce their squads, the first Liverpool players have already received international recognition.
Sweden have included Alexander Isak in Graham Potter’s squad for their Nations League matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 14 and Poland three days later.
There is also academy representation, with defender Dara Jikiemi, who joined Liverpool from Celtic this season, selected for Scotland’s youth fixtures against Sweden, Albania and Finland.
Liverpool had 18 first-team players called up during the previous September-October break, including Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz and Alexis Mac Allister.
Another Liverpool forward has now been handed an international invitation, with Wales head coach Craig Bellamy naming Lewis Koumas in his 26-man squad for the final two Nations League fixtures.
Wales travel to face Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion on November 14 before hosting Portugal at the Cardiff City Stadium three days later.
The top two teams in Group A4 will reach the quarter-finals, while the third-placed side must contest a relegation playoff against a League B opponent in March.
Harry Wilson returns after missing Wales’ fixtures since March, while goalkeeper Joe Duncan receives his first senior call-up.
Koumas is one of eight forwards selected, alongside Brennan Johnson, Sorba Thomas, Kieffer Moore, Mark Harris, Dan James, Cian Ashford and David Brooks.
The Liverpool youngster was also included in Bellamy’s squad for the previous international break, making a 23-minute substitute appearance in the 2-0 defeat away to Denmark on September 27.
Koumas scored his first senior international goal in a 1-1 friendly draw with Ghana in Cardiff on June 2, 2026, heading in a Neco Williams cross in the third minute of stoppage time. He made his Wales debut against Gibraltar in June 2024.
The forward returned to Liverpool this summer after loan spells at Birmingham City and Hull City.
He joined Birmingham in August 2025 before moving to Hull in January 2026, helping the latter secure promotion to the Premier League through the Championship playoffs.
Koumas has made 12 appearances for Liverpool this season, including seven in the Premier League, and has scored once.
He featured for nine minutes in the 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal on November 1 and is also part of Liverpool’s 22-man squad for Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Fenerbahce.
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