Les Bleus will attempt to continue their flawless run in the European qualifying rounds for the next World Cup. First up is Azerbaijan on Friday 10th October 2025 at the Parc des Princes (8.45pm), followed by Iceland three days later on Monday 13th October at the Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, with kick-off again at 8.45pm.
Two home matches counting towards qualification for the next World Cup also await the Portuguese. Our three Parisian players will first host Ireland on Saturday 11th October 2025 at 8.45pm, then Hungary on Tuesday 14th October, again at 8.45pm. Both matches will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
In the Blues' group for the European qualifying rounds for the next World Cup, Illia Zabarnyi's Ukraine will first travel to Iceland on Friday 10th October 2025 to play at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, with kick-off at 8.45pm, before hosting Azerbaijan on Monday 13th October, again at 8.45pm, in Krakow.
The Parisian full-back and Morocco will first face Bahrain in a friendly match on Thursday 9th October 2025 at the Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat, before returning to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and hosting Congo on Tuesday 14th October, also in Rabat. The Atlas Lions have already qualified for the next World Cup.
Lucas Beraldo's Brazil are heading to Asia for two friendly matches. The Auriverde will first face Lee Kang-In's South Korea on Friday 10th October 2025 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, with kick-off at 1pm. They will then take on Japan on Tuesday 14th October at Tokyo Stadium at 12.30pm.
Also qualified for the 2026 World Cup, Willian Pacho's Ecuador will face the United States and Mexico in friendly matches during this international break. They will play the USA in Austin, Texas, on Friday night/Saturday morning (2.30am.), then Mexico in Zapopan on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning (4.30am).
Having already qualified for the next World Cup, Lee Kang-In's South Korea will play two friendly matches during the break. First against Lucas Beraldo's Brazil in Seoul on Friday 19th October at 1pm, then at the same time and in the same stadium against Paraguay on Tuesday 14th October.
Matvey has two friendly matches on the schedule, first hosting Iran in Volgograd on Friday, 10th October 2025 at 7pm, before welcoming Bolivia on 14th October, also at 7pm.