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Several Munich women in action
FCB Women on international duty: These players will see action with their national teams
Following their 1–0 victory in the top-of-the-table clash at Eintracht Frankfurt, several FC Bayern Women players are heading off to join their national teams for World Cup qualifiers and friendlies. fcbayern.com has compiled a comprehensive overview of the upcoming fixtures. (All timings in CEST)
Bühl and Co. up against Asian Cup finalists
The DFB Frauen, who already secured their World Cup berth during the last round of fixtures, will face Australia and Japan – the two finalists of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup – during this international break. Four FCB players – Klara Bühl, Linda Dallmann, Franziska Kett and Ena Mahmutovic – have been handed call-ups. Germany will kick things off by hosting Australia in Karlsruhe on Friday 9 October (20:30). Four days later, they'll face Japan in Bremen (17:45). Momoko Tanikawa will first take on Haiti with Japan. Germany captain Giulia Gwinn will miss the fixtures after tearing a lateral ligament in her left ankle.
There are also two FCB women in the Germany U23 squad: Alara and Sarah Mattner will first face Scotland, before then taking on Sweden. Kassandra Potsi, Sophie Klein and Hanna Wegscheider have all been called up to the Germany U19 squad.
FCB women facing tough challenges in World Cup qualifiers
Iceland captain Glódís Viggósdóttir will take on Croatia. | © Imago
This international break will see a number of FC Bayern players in action in qualifiers for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Captain Glódís Viggósdóttir will lead out Iceland for a double-header against Croatia. Sophie Proost has been handed her first call-up to the Dutch national team and could make her debut on 9 October in Hungary.
Sarah Zadrazil will make a return to the Austrian squad for the first time since tearing her cruciate ligament and, alongside Barbara Dunst, take on Kosovo. Katharina Naschenweng was also named in the squad but is unable to play due to ongoing knee problems. Edna Imade and her Spanish teammates have two friendlies against the USA lined up. Jovana Damnjanović has also been selected for the Serbian national team, but has been ruled out due to a muscle injury. Stine Ballisager and Pernille Harder are heading to Canada with Denmark for two friendlies, where Vanessa Gilles is in the Canada squad but is currently sidelined due to a muscle injury. Bernadette Amani will face the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the Côte d'Ivoire in Olympic qualifiers.
Edna Imade is heading to the USA with Spain. | © Getty
Youth players at the U17 World Cup
Clara Choisy and Laura Dafinger will play for Germany at the U17 World Cup in Morocco, where they'll take on Argentina, Morocco and New Zealand in the group stage. Before that, Scarlett Kraus goes up against Kazakhstan, Czechia and Iceland with the German U17s in the European Championship qualifiers. Ella Rauscha will also be in action in the qualifiers. The Austria U17 international will take on Italy, Northern Ireland and the hosts with her side in Norway.
The following FCB players have received call-ups:
Germany: Klara Bühl, Linda Dallmann, Franziska Kett, Ena Mahmutovic
Germany U23s: Alara, Sarah Mattner
Germany U19s: Kassandra Potsi, Sophie Klein, Hanna Wegscheider
Germany U17s: Clara Choisy, Laura Dafinger, Scarlett Kraus
Denmark: Stine Ballisager, Pernille Harder
Côte d'Ivoire: Bernadette Amani
Iceland: Glódís Viggósdóttir
Japan: Momoko Tanikawa
Netherlands: Sophie Proost
Austria: Barbara Dunst, Sarah Zadrazil
Austria U17s: Ella Rauscha
Spain: Edna Imade
Momoko Tanikawa will turn out for Japan in friendlies against Haiti and Germany. | © Imago
Upcoming fixtures involving Bayern players:
World Cup qualifying play-offs – Europe:
Friday 9 October: Kosovo vs. Austria (18:00)
Friday 9 October: Croatia vs. Iceland (18:45)
Friday 9 October: Hungary vs. Netherlands (20:00)
Tuesday 13 October: Iceland vs. Croatia (19:30)
Tuesday 13 October: Austria vs. Kosovo (18:00)
Tuesday 13 October: Netherlands vs. Hungary (20:45)
International friendlies:
Friday, 9 October: DR Congo vs. Côte d' Ivoire (15:30)
Friday, 9 October: Haiti vs. Japan (20:00)
Friday, 9 October: Germany vs. Australia (20:30)
Saturday, 10 October: Canada vs. Denmark (01:00)
Saturday, 10 October: USA vs. Spain (20:30)
Monday, 12 October: Canada vs. Denmark (21:30)
Tuesday, 13 October: Germany vs. Japan (17:45)
Tuesday 13 October: Côte d' Ivoire vs. DR Congo (21:00)
Wednesday 14 October: USA vs. Spain (01:00)
U23 international fixtures:
Thursday 8 October: Scotland vs. Germany (20:00)
Monday 12 October: Germany vs. Sweden (18:15)
U19 international fixtures:
Friday 9 October: Hungary vs. Germany (17:30)
Monday 12 October: Germany vs.Austria (12:00)
U17 European Championship qualifiers:
Friday 9 October: Germany vs. Kazakhstan (12:30)
Monday 12 October: Germany vs. Iceland (12:30)
Thursday 15 October: Czechia vs. Germany (12:30)
Wednesday 7 October: Italy vs. Austria (19:30)
Saturday 10 October: Austria vs. Northern Ireland (19:30)
Tuesday 13 October: Austria vs. Norway (15:00)
U17 World Cup:
Saturday, 17 October: Germany vs. Argentina (17:00)
Tuesday, 20 October: Morocco vs. Germany (20:00)
Friday, 23 October: New Zealand vs. Germany (20:00)
FC Bayern Women celebrated a 1–0 victory in top-of-the-table clash at Frankfurt:
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