SEATTLE, WASH. – Three Sounders FC players have been called into international duty during the upcoming FIFA break, with Gustav Svensson (Sweden), Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay) and Nouhou (Cameroon) reporting to their respective national teams. Svensson joins Sweden for a pair of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying UEFA playoff matches against Italy, while Lodeiro and Nouhou have all been called in for friendly action. Upon their return, Sounders FC faces the Houston Dynamo in the Western Conference Championship, with the first leg in Texas set for November 21 (7:00 p.m. PT / FS1).
Additionally, defender Román Torres traveled down to Panama City following the second leg of the Western Conference Semifinals to take part in the 114th anniversary of Panama’s independence from Colombia.