Kick-off times for the madridistas on international duty
Carvajal, Huijsen, Mbappé, Tchouameni, Rüdiger, Arda Güler, Alaba, Courtois, Lunin, Brahim, Valverde, Mastantuono and Gonzalo are all playing for their countries.
Thirteen Real Madrid players have been called up by their countries to play fixtures in the September international break. Carvajal and Huijsen (Spain), Mbappé and Tchouameni (France), Rüdiger (Germany), Arda Güler (Turkey), Alaba (Austria), Courtois (Belgium), Lunin (Ukraine), Brahim (Morocco), Valverde (Uruguay) and Mastantuono (Argentina) all play two World Cup 2026 qualifiers, while Gonzalo (Spain U21s) is set to be involved in a couple of qualifying matches for the 2027 Euro U21.
SPAIN
Bulgaria-Spain (Thursday, September 4, 8:45 pm)
Turkey-Spain (Sunday, September 7, 8:45 pm)
The Spanish national side, with Carvajal and Huijsen in their ranks, play their first two 2026 World Cup qualifiers, both away from home. In the first, they head to Sofia to face Bulgaria, before travelling to face Güler's Turkey.
FRANCE
Ukraine-France (Friday, September 5, 8:45 pm)
France-Iceland (Tuesday, September 9, 8:45 pm)
Mbappé and Tchouameni have been named in France's squad for two 2026 World Cup qualifiers. First, they will face Lunin's nation in Wroclaw, Poland. A few days later, they host Iceland at the Parc des Princes.
GERMANY
Slovakia-Germany (Thursday, September 4, 8:45 pm)
Germany-Northern Ireland (Sunday, September 7, 8:45 pm)
Rüdiger is in the Germany squad for the first two qualifying matches as they look to secure a spot at next summer's World Cup. The Germans will face Slovakia in the opener, and Northern Ireland in their second clash.
TURKEY
Georgia-Turkey (Thursday, September 4; 6:00 pm)
Turkey-Spain (Sunday, September 7; 8:45 pm)
Turkey, with Arda Güler in their squad, face two qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup. Georgia are their first opposition, with the clash taking place in Tbilisi. A few days later, the madridista will go head-to-head with Carvajal and Huijsen's Spain side in Konya.
AUSTRIA
Austria-Cyprus (Saturday, September 6, 8:45 pm)
Bosnia and Herzegovina-Austria (Tuesday, September 9, 8:45 pm)
Alaba is set to captain the Austrian national team in two World Cup qualifiers. The madridista will face Cyprus in the opener, before a clash with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second fixture.
BELGIUM
Liechtenstein-Belgium (Thursday, September 4; 8:45 pm)
Belgium-Kazakhstan (Sunday, September 7; 8:45 pm)
Courtois has been selected by Belgium to play in two 2026 World Cup qualifiers. In the first, our goalkeeper will face Liechtenstein away, while his next match comes at home against Kazakhstan.
UKRAINE
Ukraine-France (Friday, September 5, 8:45 pm)
Azerbaijan-Ukraine (Tuesday, September 9, 6:00 pm)
Lunin travels with the Ukrainian national team as they look to pick up points towards qualification for the upcoming World Cup. They will play two matches: against France, and his club teammates Mbappé and Tchouameni, and then against Azerbaijan.
MOROCCO
Morocco-Niger (Friday, September 5, 9:00 pm)
Zambia-Morocco (Monday, September 8, 3:00 pm)
Brahim is part of Morocco's squad for the upcoming African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. His country has two matches ahead in this window. First, they will host Niger in Rabat, before heading on the road to Zambia.
URUGUAY
Uruguay-Peru (Friday, September 5, 1:30 am)
Chile-Uruguay (Wednesday, September 10, 1:30 am)
Fede Valverde will look to lead Uruguay to another World Cup. To achieve that goal, he now faces the last two matches of this South American qualifying phase. He will face Peru in the opener in Montevideo, and then Chile in Santiago.
ARGENTINA
Argentina-Venezuela (Friday, September 5, 1:30 am)
Ecuador-Argentina (Wednesday, September 10, 1:00 am)
Mastantuono's country faces their two final matches in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, having already qualified. In the first, they face Venezuela at the Estadio Monumental, before taking on Ecuador in the second match.
SPAIN U21
Spain-Cyprus (Friday, September 5, 8:00 pm)
Kosovo-Spain (Tuesday, September 9, 7:00 pm)
Gonzalo has been called up by Spain's U21 side for two qualifiers ahead of the U21 European Championships in 2027. He's set to face Cyprus at the Estadio de Los Pajaritos in Soria, before taking on Kosovo away from home.