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The weekend is approaching and football fans across the globe will be looking forward to their favourite teams' matches on Saturday and Sunday. The international break has arrived with UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers and FIFA World Cup qualifiers for South American and Asian teams taking place on the upcoming weekend.
While the European teams will battle against each other for the 2024 championship qualifiers, the AFC and CONMEBOL World Cup 2026 Qualifiers will also take place in the international break. However, no match will be played on the weekend from the World Cup qualifiers.
Here, take a look at the major football fixtures taking place this weekend:
UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifying
The European giants will square off against each other in the Euro 2024 qualifiers with Portugal, France, and Scotland the only nations to win all their games so far.
Some important fixtures are:
- Netherlands vs France (Group B) - Saturday, October 14 - 12:15 a.m. IST
- Austria vs Belgium (Group F) - Saturday, October 14 - 12:15 a.m. IST
- Portugal vs Slovakia (Group J) - Saturday, October 14 - 12:15 a.m. IST
- Italy vs Malta (Group C) - Sunday, October 15 - 12:15 a.m. IST
- Norway vs Spain (Group A) - Monday, October 16 - 12:15 a.m. IST
- Wales vs Croatia (Group D) - Monday, October 16 - 12:15 a.m. IST
International Friendlies
Apart from the European qualifiers, England will host Australia at the Wembley Stadium while USA and Germany will square off against each other in the international friendlies.
Some important fixtures are:
- England vs Australia - Wembley Stadium - 12:15 a.m. IST on Saturday, October 14
- USA vs Germany - Pratt & Whitney Stadium - 12:30 a.m. IST on Sunday, October 15
