The midfielder will miss at least three Blues games because of his international commitments, with Danny Cowley’s men having to continue with their schedule as both the Premier League and Championship take a mini mid-season break.
But are Pompey the only team in League One with a representative at the World Cup?
Here, we have a look, while also seeing what other EFL teams have players jetting off the the Middle East.
. The logo of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup football tournament is displayed on a wall in Doha on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
The 2022 World Cup runs from November 2- to December 18. Picture: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Photo: GABRIEL BOUYS
. Riley McGree (Australia/Middlesbrough)
International caps: 11. Club appearances this season: 21. Photo: Michael Regan
. Harry Souttar (Australia/Stoke)
International caps: 10. Club appearances this season: 1. Photo: Nathan Stirk
. Bailey Wright (Australia/Wright)
International caps: 27. Club appearances this season: 11. Photo: Mohamed Farag
. Jewison Bennette (Costa Rica/Sunderland)
International caps: 7. Club appearances this season: 9. Photo: Lewis Storey
. Baba Rahman (Ghana/Reading)
International caps: 44. Club appearances this season: 10. Photo: Ryan Pierse
. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana/Bristol City)
International caps: 1. Club appearances this season: 18. Photo: Harry Trump
. Andy Yiadom (Ghana/Reading)
International caps: 24. Club appearances this season: 19. Photo: Warren Little
. Ilias Chair (Morocco/QPR)
International caps: 10. Club appearances this season: 22. Photo: Stu Forster
. Krystian Bielik (Poland/Birmingham City)
International caps: 5. Club appearances this season: 13. Photo: Graham Chadwick
. Seny Dieng (Senegal/QPR)
International caps: 3. Club appearances this season: 22. Photo: Stephen Pond
. Mamadou Loum (Senegal/Reading)
International caps: 3. Club appearances this season: 18. Photo: Warren Little
25. Connor Roberts (Wales/Burnley)
International caps: 41. Club appearances this season: 20. Photo: Eddie Keogh
26. Matt Smith (Wales/MK Dons)
International caps: 19. Club appearances this season: 21. Photo: Alex Pantling
27. Sorba Thomas (Wales/Huddersfield)
International caps: 6. Club appearances this season: 20. Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
28. Jonny Williams (Wales/Swindon)
International caps: 33. Club appearances this season: 18. Photo: Pete Norton