PreviewInternational fixtures: When and where Liverpool players are in action

Kieran Morrison has received a first senior call-up for Northern Ireland, who meet Italy in the World Cup play-off semi-finals.

Federico Chiesa was initially included in the Italy squad but withdrew on Monday.

The winners of the match will face Wales or Bosnia & Herzegovina for a place at this summer's World Cup finals, while the losers from each last-four game will meet in a friendly.

Lewis Koumas, currently on loan at Hull City from the Reds, is in the Wales squad participating in the same section of the European play-offs.

• Italy v Northern Ireland – Thursday March 26, 7.45pm GMT (Bergamo)
• Wales v Bosnia & Herzegovina – Thursday March 26, 7.45pm GMT (Cardiff)
• Italy or Northern Ireland v Wales or Bosnia & Herzegovina – Tuesday March 31, 7.45pm BST (TBC)

Andy Robertson's Scotland have two friendly matches arranged amid their preparations for the World Cup.

• Scotland v Japan – Saturday March 28, 5pm GMT (Glasgow)
• Scotland v Ivory Coast – Tuesday March 31, 7.30pm BST (Liverpool)

The same goes for Florian Wirtz, who will link up with Germany for two games in their build-up to the World Cup.

• Switzerland v Germany – Friday March 27, 7.45pm GMT (Basel)
• Germany v Ghana – Monday March 30, 7.45pm BST (Stuttgart)

Jeremie Frimpong, Cody Gakpo, Ryan Gravenberch and Virgil van Dijk have been selected by the Netherlands for a pair of friendlies.

• Netherlands v Norway – Friday March 27, 7.45pm GMT (Amsterdam)
• Netherlands v Ecuador – Tuesday March 31, 7.45pm BST (Eindhoven)

Hugo Ekitike and Ibrahima Konate have been chosen by France for two friendly fixtures in the USA, against Brazil and Colombia.

• Brazil v France – Thursday March 26, 8pm GMT (Massachusetts)
• Colombia v France – Sunday March 29, 8pm BST (Maryland)

Giorgi Mamardashvili is set to be on duty for Georgia in friendly action.

• Georgia v Israel – Thursday March 26, 5pm GMT (Tbilisi)
• Lithuania v Georgia – Sunday March 29, 2pm BST (Kaunas)

Milos Kerkez and Dominik Szoboszlai are part of the Hungary group for back-to-back friendly matches in their capital city, including one versus on-loan Reds defender Kostas Tsimikas with Greece.

• Hungary v Slovenia – Saturday March 28, 5pm GMT (Budapest)
• Hungary v Greece – Tuesday March 31, 6pm BST (Budapest)

Alexis Mac Allister will represent Argentina on home soil as they also host two friendly encounters.

• Argentina v Mauritania – Friday March 27, 11.15pm GMT (Buenos Aires)
• Argentina v Zambia – Wednesday April 1, 12.15am BST (Buenos Aires)

Academy midfielder Kyle Kelly has been selected by St. Kitts and Nevis for their participation in the FIFA Series in Indonesia.

• Indonesia v St. Kitts and Nevis – Friday March 27, 1pm GMT (Jakarta)
• St. Kitts and Nevis v Solomon Islands or Bulgaria – Monday March 30, TBC (Jakarta)

At U21 level with Hungary, meanwhile, Armin Pecsi has been selected for a camp that includes one friendly and one European Championship qualifier.

• Hungary U21s v Israel – Thursday March 26, 6.30pm GMT (Felcsut)
• Hungary U21s v Ukraine – Tuesday March 31, 3.30pm BST (Budapest)

Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni will be in Portugal with England U19s for a triple-header of European Championship qualifiers.

• England U19s v Serbia – Wednesday March 25, 11am GMT (Guimaraes)
• England U19s v Poland – Saturday March 28, 11am GMT (Guimaraes)
• Portugal v England U19s – Tuesday March 31, 4pm BST (Braga)

And Kornel Misciur has been selected by Poland for the same preliminaries.

• Poland U19s v Portugal – Wednesday March 25, 4pm GMT (Braga)
• England v Poland U19s – Saturday March 28, 11am GMT (Guimaraes)
• Serbia v Poland U19s – Tuesday March 31, 4pm BST (Fafe)