The first international break of 2025 sees the pause of a club football for almost a fortnight, as players are launching to play for their countries.
For some it is a detachment of attention as we reach the business end of the European period and for others it offers the opportunity to renew and either start or continue the long slog on the condition for the next summer World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Here, we take a look to see where the world superstar of the game will play:
Lionel messi
Or in the case of Messi, it doesn’t play.
The Argentinean captain had to connect with his national team in front of two World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil.
However, he was not included in the team after being injured in the leg while playing for Inter Miami against Atlanta United at MLS on Sunday.
La Albiceleste sat the top of the Conmebol qualifications table, five points in front of Uruguay. They only require seven more points to secure their position in the finals.
Messi will lose the following games:
March 21
Uruguay against Argentina (Montevideo) – 11.30pm.
March 26
Argentina by Brazil (Buenos Aires) – Midnight UK Time
📋 This is the final list of teams called Lionel Scaloni for the upcoming Uruguayan and Brazilian matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers! 📝 pic.twitter.com/j34xzalrdy
– Argentina in English (@Afaseccionen) group March 17 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo continues to score goals at an impressive pace for Al-NASSR in Saudi Arabia, although some of the loads has been relieved by the signature of Jhon Duran from Aston Villa.
He also has 135 goals in 217 games for Portugal and will hope to add to this tally when the Portuguese game in the quarter -finals of the Nations Championship against Denmark.
The winners will meet either Italy or Germany in the semifinals.
March 20
Denmark by Portugal (Copenhagen) – 7.45pm.
March 23
Portugal against Denmark (Lisbon) – 7.45 pm
Kylian mbappe
The striker seems to find his groove in Real Madrid after a difficult start and His support at Villarreal on Saturday He saw him move to 28 goals in an impressive debut season in Santiago Bernabeu.
MBAPPE was recalled to the French team by Didier Deschamps after being left for the last two international breaks of 2024 due to concerns about his ability.
Les Bleus is also in the championship of nations and faces a two-foot two-foot against Croatia.
March 20
Croatia against France (split) – 7.45 pm
March 23
France by Croatia (Paris) – 7.45pm UK Time
Mohammed is wrong
Salah, and the side of the Liverpool club, have suffered a few days. First, they were hit by the Champions League in the 16-scene round by Paris Saint-Germain and then Hit by Newcastle in the EFL Cup final.
Salah was largely anonymous in both games and it will be interesting to see his workload on this international break.
Egypt has already launched the World Cup qualifying campaign and sat the top of Group A in the CAF Confederation with 10 points from three games.
March 21
Ethiopia by Egypt (Casablanca) – 9pm.
March 25
Egypt against Sierra Leone (Cairo) – 7pm.
Strip
The teenage superstar continues to shine for Barcelona and scored both the Champions League victory over Benfica on Tuesday night and the incredible 4-2 victory on Sunday at the Atletico Madrid, a game in which Barca dropped 2-0 after 70 minutes.
It is likely to begin in its well -known right role, as Spain faces a fourth championship championship clash with the Netherlands. The winner will play either Croatia or France for the last four.
March 20
Netherlands by Spain (Rotterdam) – 7.45pm UK Time
March 23
Spain by Netherlands (Valencia) – 7.45 Hour of the UK
