It’s time for international football. The first international break of the season begins this week, with club football pausing for two weeks under the new schedule.

As usual, FC Barcelona will have a strong contingent representing their countries. This time, 17 players will leave Barcelona to join up with their national teams.

Below is the day-by-day schedule of all fixtures involving Barça players between Thursday 24 September and Tuesday 6 October.

Thursday 24 September

João Cancelo
Portugal v Wales. Lisbon. 8.45 pm CEST (7.45 pm local time). Nations League.

Jesse Bisiwu
Belgium U21 v Belarus U21. Westerlo. 8 pm CEST. European U21 Championship qualifier.

Friday 25 September

Raphinha
Australia v Brazil. Townsville. 12 pm CEST (8 pm local time). Friendly.

Jules Kounde
Türkiye v France. Kocaeli. 8.45 pm CEST (9.45 pm local time). Nations League.

Hamza Abdelkarim
Egypt v Angola. Cairo. 9 pm CEST (10 pm local time). Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Xavi Espart and Marc Bernal
Finland U21 v Spain U21. Tampere. 5.30 pm CEST (6.30 pm local time). European U21 Championship qualifier.

Saturday 26 September

Cubarsí, Rodri, Eric, Pedri, Fermín, Olmo and Lamine Yamal
England v Spain. London. 8.45 pm CEST (7.45 pm local time). Nations League.

Anthony Gordon
England v Spain. London. 8.45 pm CEST (7.45 pm local time). Nations League.

Dominik Livaković
Czechia v Croatia. Prague. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Sunday 27 September

João Cancelo
Norway v Portugal. Oslo. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Monday 28 September

Jules Kounde
Belgium v France. Brussels. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Tuesday 29 September

Raphinha
Australia v Brazil. Brisbane. 12 pm CEST (8 pm local time). Friendly.

Cubarsí, Rodri, Eric, Pedri, Fermín, Olmo and Lamine Yamal
Spain v Croatia. Seville. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Dominik Livaković
Spain v Croatia. Seville. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Anthony Gordon
Czechia v England. Prague. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Hamza Abdelkarim
South Sudan v Egypt. Juba. 3 pm CEST. Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Jesse Bisiwu
Belgium U21 v Wales U21. Westerlo. 8 pm CEST. European U21 Championship qualifier.

Thursday 1 October

João Cancelo
Denmark v Portugal. Copenhagen. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Karim Adeyemi
Germany v Serbia. Munich. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Xavi Espart and Marc Bernal
San Marino U21 v Spain U21. Serravalle. 8.15 pm CEST. European U21 Championship qualifier.

Friday 2 October

Jules Kounde
France v Italy. Paris–Saint-Denis. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Saturday 3 October

Cubarsí, Rodri, Eric, Pedri, Fermín, Olmo and Lamine Yamal
Spain v Czechia. Oviedo. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Raphinha
India v Brazil. Kolkata. 4 pm CEST (7.30 pm local time). Friendly.

Dominik Livaković
Croatia v England. Rijeka. 6 pm CEST. Nations League.

Anthony Gordon
Croatia v England. Rijeka. 6 pm CEST. Nations League.

Sunday 4 October

João Cancelo
Portugal v Norway. Porto. 8.45 pm CEST (7.45 pm local time). Nations League.

Karim Adeyemi
Greece v Germany. Thessaloniki. 8.45 pm CEST (9.45 pm local time). Nations League.

Hamza Abdelkarim
Egypt v South Africa. Cairo. 8 pm CEST (9 pm local time). Friendly.

Monday 5 October

Jules Kounde
France v Belgium. Paris–Saint-Denis. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Tuesday 6 October

Cubarsí, Rodri, Eric, Pedri, Fermín, Olmo and Lamine Yamal
Croatia v Spain. Split. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Dominik Livaković
Croatia v Spain. Split. 8.45 pm CEST. Nations League.

Anthony Gordon
England v Czechia. London. 8.45 pm CEST (7.45 pm local time). Nations League.

Xavi Espart and Marc Bernal
Spain U21 v Romania U21. Ibiza. 7 pm CEST. European U21 Championship qualifier.

Jesse Bisiwu
Denmark U21 v Belgium U21. Vejle. 6.30 pm CEST. European U21 Championship qualifier.

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