Can the Cherries make their mark in North America?
[BBC] [Getty Images] The World Cup will soon be upon us and it remains to be seen just how many of the Cherries squad will be involved, but there are plenty of potential candidates. The trio of nations hosting the tournament all have players within the Bournemouth squad, with some more fancied to get the nod than others. Despite a number of injury woes, Tyler Adams remains a key cog for Mauricio Pochettino's United States side and would fully expect a call-up, and while Julian Araujo and Daniel Jebbison are away on loans, they'll both be keen to be involved too.
Araujo's injury issues may be the only thing stopping a Mexico call-up, but Jebbison certainly looks set to compete to be the main frontman for Jesse Marsch's Canada side. As for British hopefuls, Bournemouth have plenty of players champing at the bit to earn places on the plane. Scotland should have a couple of Cherries within their squad, with Ryan Christie remaining a pivotal player for them, plus Ben Gannon-Doak will be an exciting option.
England may have an abundance of quality competing for places, but Alex Scott is still banging on the door. If Wales qualify, David Brooks too will most certainly get a spot in their squad. It still feels surreal to have both Bournemouth and Brazil in the same sentence, but there could well be a Cherry heading to the World Cup with the five-time winners.
Rayan has recently received his first call-up to the senior national team, and similarly, Evanilson has a chance - albeit unlikely. In terms of recent call-ups, Amine Adli has also managed to do just that for Morocco and should feel confident about remaining in the current Afcon winners' squad. Also, another to be rewarded with a call-up of late is Marcos Senesi with Argentina, so his impressive season should certainly see him on the plane also.
Some less likely but potential shouts include both Adrien Truffert and Junior Kroupi for France, Alex Jimenez for Spain and, if he can get fit, Justin Kluivert for the Netherlands. Find more from Tom Jordan at Back of the Net