The final international break of the year is approaching: domestic leagues stop after this weekend as players are once again called up for their international duties, and this is a crucial one for many European players, as the World Cup qualifiers for UEFA end so far only one European team has mathematically qualified for World Cup 2026 in North America after the previous matchdays (England).
While other continents play friendlies, all eyes will be set in Europe between Thursday, November 13, and Tuesday, November 18, for the final two matchdays of the group stage. This is the schedule for international football next week:
Matchday 9
Thursday, November 13
Norway vs. Estonia: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Armenia vs. Hungary: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Azerbaijan vs. Iceland: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
England vs. Serbia: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Moldova vs. Italy: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Ireland vs. Portugal: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
France vs. Ukraine: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Andorra vs. Albania: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Friday, November 14
Finland vs. Malta: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Croatia vs. Faroe Islands: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Slovakia vs. Northern Ireland: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Luxembourg vs. Germany: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Gibraltar vs. Montenegro: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Poland vs. Netherlands: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Saturday, November 15
Kazakhstan vs. Belgium: 15:00 CET, 14:00 GMT
Turkey vs. Bulgaria: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Liechtenstein vs. Wales: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Georgia vs. Spain: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Cyprus vs. Austria: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Romania: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Denmark vs. Belarus: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Slovenia vs. Kosovo: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Greece vs. Scotland: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Switzerland vs. Sweden: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Matchday 10
Sunday, November 16
Hungary vs. Ireland: 15:00 CET, 14:00 GMT
Portugal vs. Armenia: 15:00 CET, 14:00 GMT
Ukraine vs. Iceland : 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Azerbaijan vs. France: 18:00 CET, 17:00 GMT
Serbia vs. Latvia: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Albania vs. England: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Italy vs. Norway: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Israel vs. Moldova: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Monday, November 17
Malta vs. Poland 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Czechia vs. Gibraltar 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Netherlands vs. Lithuania 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Germany vs. Slovakia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Northern Ireland vs. Luxembourg 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Montenegro vs. Croatia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Tuesday, November 18
Romania vs. San Marino 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Belarus vs. Greece 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Bulgaria vs. Georgia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Spain vs. Turkey 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Sweden vs. Slovenia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Wales vs. North Macedonia 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Kosovo vs. Switzerland 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Belgium vs. Liechtenstein 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Austria vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
Scotland vs. Denmark 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT
When are the next international breaks?
This is the final international break of the year. The draw for World Cup 2026 will take place on December 5, 2025, although six spots will be undecided, to be decided between March 23-31, 2026. There will be four spots available for the UEFA play-offs (for teams that finish second in their groups), while and the inter-confederation play-offs (all other confederations except Europe) will decided two other spots.