Players to participate in five international competitions across three continents during the November FIFA International Window
CHICAGO (Nov. 9, 2026) – Seven Chicago Fire FC players were called up to represent their respective national teams during the November FIFA International Window. Players will participate in international competitions across three continents, including UEFA Nations League and EURO U-21 qualifying, Concacaf Nations League, AFCON qualifying and the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Matches will take place from Nov. 9-17, with all players returning before Chicago faces Charlotte FC in Game 1 of the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 series on Nov. 22.
Robert Lewandowski – Poland Men’s National Team
Poland’s all-time top scorer returns to the UEFA Nations League B, preparing to face Romania and Sweden in Group B4. Poland will travel to face Romania at 1:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the National Arena Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania. The team then hosts Sweden at 1:45 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Tarczynski Arena Wroclaw in Wroclaw, Poland.
Puso Dithejane & Mbekezeli Mbokazi – South Africa Men’s National Team
South Africa continues its push to qualify for the African Cup of Nations, currently sitting atop Group D with a full six points after the first two matches of the qualifying tournament. Bafana Bafana will host Kenya at 10:00 a.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 13, at Orlando Amstel Arena in Johannesburg, before traveling for the second leg on 10:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
The camp marks Dithejane’s second call-up to the South Africa Men’s National Team, and Mbokazi’s first since playing in four matches for Bafana Bafana at the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Anzor Mekvabishvili – Georgia Men’s National Team
Mekvabishvili also joins Georgia in UEFA Nations League B competition, taking on Hungary and Ukraine in Group B2. Head Coach Willy Sagnol’s squad first hosts Hungary at 11:00 a.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, before traveling to face Ukraine at 1:45 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Košická Futbalová Aréna in Košice, Slovakia.
Omari Glasgow – Guyana Men’s National Team
Glasgow will follow a season-long loan to USL Championship side Monterey Bay FC with a call-up to the Guyana Men’s National Team in Concacaf Nations League B action. Guyana's all-time leading goal scorer will lead his side in two home matches against the Cayman Islands on Thursday, Nov. 12 and Puerto Rico on Monday, Nov. 16, both held at the Leonora National Track & Field Center.
Noah Allen – Greece U-21 Men’s National Team
After finishing in second place in the Group F standings behind Germany by goal differential, Greece heads to a play-off against Iceland for one final ticket to the 2027 UEFA European Under 21 Championship in Albania and Serbia. Allen and Greece U-21 will face Iceland at 7:00 a.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Throttarvöllur in Reykjavik, Iceland, before traveling home for the return leg at 11:00 a.m. CT at Stadio Apostolos Nikolaidis in Athens.
Robert Turdean – U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team
Homegrown player Turdean will represent the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team at the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. was drawn into Group J of the tournament alongside Algeria, Chile and Montenegro. The USA will open the tournament against Montenegro at 8:30 a.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 21. The Americans will then face Chile on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 a.m. CT and close group play against Algeria at 9:00 a.m. CT on Friday, Nov. 27.
All three of the USA’s Group J games will be played at the Aspire Zone Sports Complex in Al Rayyan/Doha, with the final staged at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium and Khalifa International Stadium for specific matches. All matches will be streamed on FS2 and FSD.
