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Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley believes it will be “impossible” to fulfil their forthcoming game at Wanderers because of international call-ups.
EFL rules state that a club can request the postponement of a fixture if they have three first team players selected for international duty.
Wanderers had their first call-up confirmed this morning, with Dion Charles due to link-up with Northern Ireland, and it is expected that Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and James Trafford will also be unavailable for club selection.
Pompey also have players who are due to play for their country, virtually guaranteeing that the game, due to be played on Saturday, March 26, will be rescheduled.
Speaking before Portsmouth’s game at Plymouth, Cowley said: "We are just waiting. We have had some early feedback and communication with the respective international governing bodies and they have highlighted their provisional squads.
"We are just waiting for them to confirm those.
"If there are enough, we will then go to the league. We would love to carry on playing with the form that we are in, but it will be impossible to do that with the players we anticipate we will lose, we wouldn't get 11 [senior players] out."
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