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National teams 24 March 2026, 11:17

Friendlies, Blockbusters, Qualifiers… The International Schedule

Friendlies, Blockbusters, Qualifiers… The International Schedule
On the occasion of the final international break before the 2026 World Cup, numerous Monaco players will join their national teams—including both members of the first-team squad and young players from the Academy.

In a highly favorable context for AS Monaco—which has notably just won its sixth match in a row in Ligue 1 against OL (1-2), More than twenty players from the Club—including Academy graduates—are set to fly out to join their national teams. While most will be playing friendly matches, others will be competing in fixtures such as the Euro U21 qualifiers; here is the schedule for our internationals. 📆

High-Profile warmup Matches 🔝

A number of heavyweight clashes are set to take place during this international break, giving several Monaco players the opportunity to feature in marquee fixtures. This is the case, for instance, for Maghnes Akliouche—representing the French national team—who will go head-to-head with Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil; for Denis Zakaria, who will challenge Germany with Switzerland in a highly anticipated clash between neighbors; and for Folarin Balogun, who will take on Portugal and Belgium with the United States.

Euro U21 Qualifying continues 🇪🇺

As for Mamadou Coulibaly—called up to the France U21 squad for the first time alongside Christian Mawissa (who already has 5 caps)—he is set to play in two high-stakes matches that count toward the U21 Euro qualifiers. This represents a golden opportunity for our Academy-trained midfielder to earn his first minutes in the Espoirs jersey, facing Luxembourg and Iceland—he who, until now, had only represented the U20 national team.


Europe 🇪🇺

🇫🇷 Maghnes Akliouche – France

Friendly Matches

Thursday, March 26 (9:00 PM): Brazil vs. France at Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, USA)
Sunday, March 29 (9:00 PM): Colombia vs. France at Northwest Stadium (Landover, USA)

🇨🇭 Denis Zakaria – Switzerland

Friendly Matches

Friday, March 27 (8:45 PM): Switzerland vs. Germany at St. Jakob-Park (Basel, Switzerland)
Tuesday, March 31 (6:00 PM): Norway vs. Switzerland at Ullevaal Stadion (Oslo, Norway)

🇷🇺 Aleksandr Golovin – Russia

Friendly Matches

Friday, March 27 (5:30 PM): Russia vs. Nicaragua
Tuesday, March 31 (7:00 PM): Russia vs. Mali

🇫🇮 Lukáš Hradecký – Finland

FIFA Series

Friday, March 27 (7:00 AM): New Zealand vs. Finland at Eden Park (Auckland, New Zealand)
Monday, March 30 (5:00 AM): Cape Verde vs. Finland at Eden Park (Auckland, New Zealand)


Africa 🌍

🇸🇳 Lamine Camara and Krépin Diatta – Senegal

Friendly Matches

Saturday, March 28 (5:00 PM): Senegal vs. Peru at the Stade de France (Paris, France)
Tuesday, March 31 (9:00 PM): Senegal vs. Gambia at the Stade Abdoulaye Wade (Diamniadio, Senegal)

🇨🇮 Simon Adingra – Côte d’Ivoire

Friendly Matches

Saturday, March 28 (3:00 PM): South Korea vs. Ivory Coast at Stadium MK (Milton Keynes, England)
Tuesday, March 31 (8:30 PM): Scotland vs. Ivory Coast at Hill Dickinson Stadium (Liverpool, England)


Americas 🌎

🇺🇸 Folarin Balogun – United States

Friendly Matches

Saturday, March 28 (8:30 PM): United States vs. Belgium at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, United States)
Wednesday, April 1 (1:00 AM): United States vs. Portugal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, United States)


Young players 👶

🇫🇷 Christian Mawissa and Mamadou Coulibaly – France U-21

Euro U21 Qualifiers

Thursday, March 26 (7:30 PM): Luxembourg U21 vs. France U21 at the Stade Municipal (Differdange, Luxembourg)
Monday, March 30 (7:00 PM): France U21 vs. Iceland U21 at the Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps (Auxerre, France)

🇧🇪 Stanis Idumbo – Belgium U-21

Euro U21 Qualifying

Friday March 27 (20:00): Belgium U21 – Austria U21 at Den Dreef (Heverlee, Belgium)

Friendly

Monday, March 30 (6:30 PM): Netherlands U21 vs. Belgium U21 at Seacon – De Koel (Venlo, Netherlands)

🇫🇷 Jules Stawiecki – France U19

Wednesday, March 25 (15:15): Norway U19 vs. France U19 at Gradski stadion Sajmište (Vrbovec, Croatia)
Saturday, March 28 (15:15): France U19 vs. Switzerland U19 at Gradski stadion Sajmište (Vrbovec, Croatia)
Tuesday, March 31 (12:00): France U19 vs. Croatia U19 at Gradski stadion Varaždin (Varaždin, Croatia)

🇫🇷 Samuel Nibombé – Belgium U19

Wednesday, March 25 (17:00): Belgium U19 vs. Denmark U19 at Stadium Kromeriz (Kromeriz, Czech Republic)
Saturday, March 28 (14:00): Czech Republic U19 vs. Belgium U19 at Stadion Za Mistnim nadrazim (Prostejov, Czech Republic)
Tuesday, March 31 (14:00): Latvia U19 vs. Belgium U19 at Stadium Kromeriz (Kromeriz, Czech Republic)

But also…

As for the Academy, Yanis Benchaouch (Morocco U23), Nacim Dendani (Tunisia U23), Anis Soubeir (Morocco U20), Sirak Bein (Switzerland U19), Matthias Wamu (Belgium U18), Melvin Gomes Da Veiga (France U18), Rodion Piazenko (Lithuania U18), Yasir Mouh, Nahël Haddani, Safouane Benzahra (Morocco U18), Ekene Chukwuani (Denmark U17), David Dunne (Ireland U17), Théo Hervier-Gisquet, and Saad Bhihi (France U16) are also among the players called up for international duty.