Internationals in November
Fri, 10/11/23, 16:20
These Bayern players have been selected for their national teams
The last international break of the year is upon us, including the final qualification matches before the draw for the group stage of EURO 2024 in Germany on 2 December. fcbayern.com provides an overview of which of the club's players have been called up for their national teams.
Germany: Goretzka, Gnabry, Kimmich, Müller, Sané
Thomas Müller and Co enjoyed a 3-1 win in the USA in the first match under new Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann.
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has called on a strong Bayern contingent for the upcoming friendlies against Turkey on 18 November (20:45*) at Berlin's Olympiastadion and against Austria three days later (20:45) in Vienna. In Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané, a total of five men from the German record champions have been picked. Jamal Musiala is unavailable due to a muscle injury, while it's also been agreed between Bayern and the DFB that Manuel Neuer will not return to the squad yet following his comeback.
France: Coman, Upamecano
Kingsley Coman and Co already have their ticket for EURO 2024 in the bag.
Kingsley Coman and Dayot Upamecano are in the France squad for the EURO qualifiers against Gibraltar (18 November, 20:45 in Nice) and Greece (21 November, 20:45 in Athens). The French have already secured their place in Germany next summer and top Group B with six wins from six games.
England: Kane
Harry Kane netted a brace in England's last qualifier against Italy.
The English national team, led by captain Harry Kane, are also certain of their place at next summer's tournament. In their final two games of qualifying, the Three Lions host Malta at London's Wembley Stadium (17 November, 20:45) before travelling to Skopje to take on North Macedonia (20 November, 20:45).
Austria: Laimer
Konrad Laimer is set to face his Bayern teammates in Vienna.
Konrad Laimer has been selected by Austria for their final EURO qualifier against Estonia in Tallinn (16 November, 18:00). The Austrians (16 points) have already qualified for the EURO finals but are hoping to pip Belgium (17 points) to first place in Group F. Five days later, it's the friendly against EURO hosts Germany at Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion (21 November, 20:45).
Israel: Peretz
Peretz took part in the U21 EURO with Israel last summer.
Goalkeeper Daniel Peretz has been called up for Israel's upcoming internationals. Because no matches could take place in October due to the terror attack by Hamas, the Israeli national team now play four qualifiers in November. After the game against Kosovo in Pristina on 12 November (20:45), Alon Hazan's side will play their two home matches against Swizerland (15 November, 20:45) and Romania (18 November, 20:45) in Felcsut in Hungary, around 20 kilometres west of the capital Budapest, due to the current situation. Then it's off to Andorra's national stadium for the final qualifier on 21 November (20:45).
Israel sit third in Group I with 11 points from six games, trailing Switzerland (15 points, seven games) and Romania (16 points, eight games) but with promising chances of a place at EURO 2024.
Morocco: Mazraoui
Noussair Mazraoui starts World Cup qualifying with Morocco.
Noussair Mazraoui has been called up for Morocco's opening matches in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The North Africans begin at home to Eritrea in Agadir (16 November, 20:00) before travelling to Tanzania five days later (21 November, 20:00 in Dar es Salaam).
South Korea: Minjae Kim
Minjae Kim got on the scoresheet in a 6-0 win against Vietnam in the last international break.
South Korea are also in World Cup qualifying action. Bayern defender Minjae Kim has again been selected by coach Jürgen Klinsmann for the first two fixtures against Singapore (16 November, 12:00 in Seoul) and China (21 November, 13:00 in Shenzhen).
Canada: Davies
Alphonso Davies faces two knockout matches against Jamaica with Canada.
Alphonso Davies and the Canadian team face a double-header against Jamaica. The North Americans play the island country in a two-legged quarter-final in the CONCACAF Nations League. The teams meet in Kingston first in the early hours of 18 November (1:00), before the return leg in Toronto on 22 November (1:30).
France U21: Tel
Mathys Tel has scored two goals in two appearances for France U21 so far.
Young striker Mathys Tel has again been named in the France U21 squad. As leaders of Group H with the maximum haul of nine points from three matches, Thierry Henry's team take on Austria in their next qualifier (17 November, 18:30 in Ried). Three days later, the French youngsters welcome South Korea for a friendly in Le Havre (20 November, 18:30).
Germany U20: Krätzig, Pavlović
Young pros Aleksandar Pavlović (left) and Frans Krätzig are set for their first international outing together with Germany U20.
Frans Krätzig recently signed his first professional contract with Bayern and was called up to the Germany U20 squad, and now newly turned pro Aleksandar Pavlović has followed suit. The duo are in the squad for the two friendlies against their counterparts from Romania (17 November, 17:00 in Sibiu) and England (20 November, 18:00 in Regensburg).
*all times CET
Academy product Aleksandar Pavlović signed professional terms at FC Bayern at the start of the month:
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