The international break takes place in early October with a raft of MLS stars joining their national teams. Here is a breakdown of the MLS-heavy international rosters.

The FIFA October international dates are quickly approaching, soccer fans will get to see many of their nations take the field starting October 8th-16th.

In Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) there will be competitive matches played. The UEFA Nations League group stage matchday three and four will be occurring during these dates. In Africa, there will be Africa Cup of Nation qualifying matches played. In the Americas, there will be friendlies played during these dates.

During the September international dates, MLS players were heavily involved with the US Men’s National Team and other national sides. The trend continues with Dave Sarachan’s squad announcement yesterday.

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Sarachan announced his team for the pair of October friendlies versus Colombia (October 11th) and Peru (October 16th).

The interim manager chose to go with a mix of experience and fresh faces in this roster. He called up the likes of Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) and Brad Guzan (Atlanta United) to give experience to the side. While going with fresh faces in the fullback and winger spots with Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas), Ben Sweat (NYCFC) and Jonathan Amon (FC Nordsjælland) for their debut call-ups.

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Other MLS players to be called into this camp are Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls), and Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC).The 24-man squad consists of 9 MLS players and regulars from abroad such as Christian Pulisic, John Brooks, DeAndre Yedlin, Weston McKennie and Bobby Wood. The variety of talent and experience in the side will give Sarachan plenty of options and rotations to go with against two strong CONMEBOL sides.