The first international break in 2025 sees a break in club football for almost two weeks while players go to their countries.
For some, this is an interarity because we come to the business ending of the European season, and for others it offers an opportunity to refresh and start or continue a long syllable according to the qualification for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Here we look at where the Global Superstars game will play:
Lionel Messi
Messi made an impressive start of the new season with Inter Miami Four goals in six games in all competitionsDespite being occasionally vacated by the new head Javier Mascherano.
The 37-year-old continues to go strongly for his country, and regularly spoke about his desire to help Argentina defend the World Cup crown they won in Qatar in 2022.
La Albicelete sit on top of the Conmebol qualification table, five points ahead of Uruguay. They only need seven more points to secure their place in the finals.
Messi will lead a side in two big games during this international break.
21. March
Uruguay against Argentina (Montevideo) – 11.30 am UK time
March 26
Argentina against Brazil (Buenos Aires) – midnight UK time
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– Selección Argentina in English (@Afaseleccionen) March 2, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo continues to score goals at an impressive speed for al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, although part of the cargo is mitigated by the signing of Jhon Duran from Aston villa.
He also has 135 goals in 217 games for Portugal, and he will hoping to add that when Portugal played in the quarterfinals of the League of Nations against Denmark.
The winners will meet Italy or Germany at halftime.
20. March
Denmark against Portugal (Copenhagen) – 7.45am UK Time
March 23
Portugal against Denmark (Lisbon) – 7.45am UK Time
Kylian Mbappe
The attacker seems to find his slot in Real Madrid after a difficult start and His bracelet in Villarreal on Saturday He saw him moving on 28 goals in an impressive debut season in the Santiago Bernabeu.
Mbappe recalled Didier Deschamps to the French team after omitting him for the last two international interruptions 2024. Due to concern about his fitness.
Les Bleus is also located in the League of Nations and faces two -legged halfs against Croatia.
20. March
Croatia V France (Split) – 7.45 pm UK time
March 23
France against Croatia (Paris) – 7.45am UK Time
Mohamed Salah
Salah and his club side of Liverpool endured the miserable few days. First, Paris Saint-Germain threw them out of the Champions League in the 16th stage and then He beat Newcastle in the EFL Cup final.
Salah was largely anonymous in both games and it would be interesting to see his work burden during this international break.
Egypt has already started his World Cup qualifying campaign and sat at the top of Group A in the CAF -a Confederation 10 points from three games.
21. March
Ethiopia against Egypt (Casablanca) – 21:00 UK Time
25. March
Egypt against Sierra Leone (Cairo) – 19:00 UK Time
Lamine Yamal
The teenage superstar was still shining for Barcelona and scored in the Champions League victory over Benfica on Tuesday night and in Sunday’s incredible 4-2 win in Atletico Madrid, a game in which Barca laged 2-0 after 70 minutes.
He is likely to begin in his famous right -wing role of Spain facing the quarterfinal conflict of the League of Nations with the Netherlands. The winner will play either Croatia or France in the last four.
20. March
Netherlands against Spain (Rotterdam) – 7.45am UK Time
March 23
Spanish V Netherlands (Valencia) – 7.45 UK Time
