Just because club football is on pause, doesn’t mean there is no Wolves action for the week.
With a record number of Wolves players on international duty, there is no shortage of intriguing fixtures to peruse in the coming days.
You might welcome this reprieve, seeing it as a chance to carry out a small Wolves detox, but if you’re still keen to watch Vitor Pereira’s men in action, here are three games you won’t want to miss.
Thursday: Ladislav Krejci looks to take Czechia to the top
In the first taste of international action, we’ll see Ladislav Krejci hosting Luka Modric and Croatia in a battle for direct qualification to the World Cup.
Both teams stand on 12 points at present, but the Croats have a game in hand. A win for Czechia would level the playing field going into the final three qualifiers.
Krejci should start for Czechia, and it will give us the chance to see more of what Wolves fans have been so impressed by so far.
Czechia vs Croatia, Thursday 9 October, 7.45 pm
Friday: Three Wolves players face off in Seoul
We could see three Wolves players on the pitch together when Brazil travel to South Korea for a friendly match, with both teams already qualified for next year’s competition.
Hwang Hee-chan has been recalled to the national team, and Andre and Joao Gomes got the nod from Carlo Ancelotti.
They face stiff competition for minutes in the Brazil squad, but at least one of the Wolves midfielders will be out there to face the out-of-form Hwang. Should be an interesting contest.
South Korea vs Brazil, Friday 10 October, 12 pm
Tuesday: Tolu Arokodare’s must-win match
Nigeria have been uncharacteristically poor in this edition of the World Cup Qualifiers. They have just two wins from eight games, and haven’t looked convincing in the five draws they’ve played out.
With just two games left, they sit three points behind the top two, Benin and South Africa. They will be expected to win against Lesotho on Friday, but they play Benin next Tuesday in what could be a make-or-break game for their World Cup dreams.
Tolu Arokodare hasn’t been the starting striker for much of the campaign. Victor Osimhen is Nigeria’s star player.
But the Wolves striker has been getting minutes from the bench, and with Tuesday’s outing set to be a nail-biter, we could see him make a big impact, even if he doesn’t start.
Nigeria vs Benin, Tuesday 14 October, 5 pm