The exodus of international players to Mallorca begins. Until Five footballers leave this break with their national teamsThus Jagoba Arrasate Their squad will be significantly reduced in a week in which the team will only train three days, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Today they have a day off and there will also be a mini vacation from Friday to Sunday.
Omar Mascarell And Takuma Asano They will be the first to come on this Thursday. The midfielder will face Algeria with Equatorial Guinea in a qualifying match for the domestic Africa Cup, while the striker will face China in a clash in the third phase of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
The next one will be Vedat Muriqiwho will lead Kosovo in Pristina against Romania, in a UEFA Nations League C League match. The Romanians will undoubtedly be the main rivals in a group that also includes Cyprus and Lithuania.
The next day it will be the turn of Johan Mojicawho play in Lima against Peru in a match of the seventh day of the World Cup qualifiers. The Colombians are very well placed, since they are third in the South American phase, which directly qualifies six teams. Peru, meanwhile, is last in the group with only two points.
The last one to enter the game will be Cycle Larinwho will first face the United States and then Mexico, in a match full of morbidity since they will face Javier Aguirre Already Toni Lovewho are now leading the Aztec team. Mexico, the United States and Canada itself are only playing friendly matches since the three countries will jointly co-host the 2026 World Cup and are therefore directly ranked.
The second round of matches will be much more compressed and will be concentrated between Monday, September 9 and Tuesday, September 10. From that day on, players will begin to return put yourself under the orders of Arrasate and prepare for the next League match which will be played against Villarreal on Sunday 15 at 2 p.m.
International matches:
- Larine (Canada): friendly matches against the USA and Mexico on the 8th and 10th
- Mascarell (Equatorial Guinea): African Cup of Nations standings against Algeria and Togo 5th and 9th
- Mojica (Colombia): World Cup qualification against Peru and Argentina on 7 and 10
- Asano (Japan): World Cup qualifiers against China and Bahrain on 5th and 10th
- Muriqi (Kosovo): UEFA Nations League against Romania and Cyprus on 6 and 9
