International Matches | 24th - 31st March

[MCFC1993]

Because we all need this much International football in our lives...

I'll watch England and then the games our lads are involved in (hoping they stay injury free *touch wood*). Might be worth having a separate thread for England matches.


World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ) and Friendlies coming up over the next week or so. All WCQ were cancelled in South America (so South American players get a rest) but the WCQ go ahead everywhere else except Africa who are doing qualifiers for the ACON. Euro U21's phase 1 also starts this week but not listing them as we've not English players involved, haven't bothered to check the other squads.

I've only listed the potential matches of interest and matches when there aren't a lot of games on at that time (there are other games on but not listed), all matches are WCQ unless stated otherwise. Sky will be showing all of the European World Cup Qualifiers except England who are on ITV:


Wednesday 24th March
17:00 - Turkey vs Netherlands
19:45 - Portugal vs Azerbaijan - (Bernardo, Cancelo, Dias)
19:45 - Serbia vs Ireland - (Bazanu)
19:45 - France vs Ukraine - (Zinchenko)
19:45 - Belgium vs Wales - (De Bruyne)
19:45 - Gibraltar vs Norway - (Haaland will probably set some scoring record)

Thursday 25th March
17:00 - Bulgaria vs Switzerland
17:00 - Israel vs Denmark
17:00 - USA vs Jamaica - (Steffan) - Friendly
19:00 - Zambia vs Algeria - (Mahrez) - ACON Qualifier
19:45 - Spain vs Greece - (Rodri, Torres, Garcia)
19:45 - Italy vs Northern Ireland
19:45 - Scotland vs Austria
19:45 - England vs San Marino - (Walker, Stones, Foden, Sterling) - ITV1
19:45 - Germany vs Iceland - (Gundogan)

Saturday 27th March
14:00 - Montenegro vs Gibraltar
14:00 - Russia vs Slovenia
17:00 - Norway vs Turkey - (Haaland watch)
17:00 - Netherland vs Latvia
17:00 - Croatia vs Cyprus
19:45 - Serbia vs Portugal - (Bernardo, Cancelo, Dias)
19:45 - Ireland vs Luxembourg - (Bazanu)
19:45 - Czech Republic vs Belgium - (De Bruyne)
20:00 - Wales vs Mexico - Friendly

Sunday 28th March
14:00 - Kazakhstan vs France
17:00 - Georgia vs Spain - (Rodri, Torres, Garcia)
17:00 - Albania vs England - (Walker, Stones, Foden, Sterling) - ITV1
17:05 - Northern Ireland vs USA -(Steffan) - Friendly
19:45 - Bulgaria vs Italy
19:45 - Israel vs Scotland
19:45 - Romania vs Germany - (Gundogan)
19:45 - Ukraine vs Finland - (Zinchenko)

Sunday 29th March
20:00 - Algeria vs Botswana - (Mahrez) - ACON Qualifier

Tuesday 30th March
17:00 - Azerbaijan vs Serbia
17:00 - Cyprus vs Slovenia
19:45 - Luxembourg vs Portugal - (Bernardo, Cancelo, Dias)
19:45 - Belgium vs Belarus - (De Bruyne)
19:45 - Wales vs Czech Republic
19:45 - Gibraltar vs Netherlands
19:45 - Montenegro vs Norway (Haaland watch)
19:45 - Qatar vs Ireland - (Bazanu) - Friendly

Wednesday 31st March
16:45 - Sweden vs Estonia - Friendly
17:00 - Armenia vs Romania
19:45 - Spain vs Kosovo - (Rodri, Torres, Garcia)
19:45 - Lithuania vs Italy
19:45 - Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria
19:45 - Bosnia vs France
19:45 - Ukraine vs Kazakhstan - (Zinchenko)
19:45 - Scotland vs Faroe Islands
19:45 - England vs Poland - (Walker, Stones, Foden, Sterling)
19:45 - Germany vs North Macedonia - (Gundogan)

 

[aguero93:20]

19:45 - Serbia vs Ireland

19:45 - Ireland vs Luxembourg

19:45 - Qatar vs Ireland - Friendly

Bazanu.

Mark Travers will probably start in net tonight but Gavin Bazanu should get his debut against either Luxembourg or Qatar.

 

[MCFC1993]

Bazanu.

Mark Travers will probably start in net tonight but Gavin Bazanu should get his debut against either Luxembourg or Qatar.

Ah, I hadn't realised he'd been called up, I'd only put Ireland up for our Irish members, i'll include him.

 

[super_city_si]

Brazilians staying home?

 

[MCFC1993]

Brazilians staying home?

All South American qualifiers cancelled.

The confederation wanted them to play with players playing in their own country already, so ours wouldn't have been involved anyway but some countries declined those terms, so they cancelled them.

So it's a nice break for them and one that might do us some good.

 

[aguero93:20]

All South American qualifiers cancelled.

The confederation wanted them to play with players playing in their own country already, so ours wouldn't have been involved anyway but some countries declined those terms, so they cancelled them.

So it's a nice break for them and one that might do us some good.

Unsurprisingly so. Pretty much the entire Argie, Uruguayan and Chilean 23 man panels play in Europe and nobody else is much better off. Brazil could probably field a decent team with home based players but it still wouldn't be recognisable.

 

[WallyA]

What about the U21 Euros? Is that a separate discussion thread, just wondering if I don't see it.

 

[MCFC1993]

Turkey beating the Netherlands 2-0, just doing them on the counter attack.

 

[aguero93:20]

Turkey beating the Netherlands 2-0, just doing them on the counter attack.

Not watching the match as I'm cooking but please tell me Netherlands aren't playing a high line with that midfield in front of those centre halves?

 

[MCFC1993]

Not watching the match as I'm cooking but please tell me Netherlands aren't playing a high line with that midfield in front of those centre halves?

Keeping the ball in Turkey's half, not doing much with it and then getting countered, De Jong the deepest of the midfielders and defensively he looks poor.