Eight (plus two) Udinese players will be on international duty around the world during this international break. The two other players are Iker Bravo and Alessandro Nunziante, who will play at least one more match at the U-20 World Cup in Chile, the former against Brazil on 4 October and the latter against Argentina on the night of 4 and 5 October (Italian time): both could potentially advance to the next round.
Saba Goglichidze has been called up by the Georgian national team for their match against Spain on 11 October and against Turkey on 14 October; Sandi Lovric will be joining Slovenia against Kosovo (10 October) and Switzerland (13 October); Jesper Karlstrom’s Sweden will be taking on Switzerland (10 October) and Kosovo (14 October); Lennon Miller has been called up for Scotland v Greece (9 October) and Scotland v Belarus (12 October); Razvan Sava will be joining the Romanian national team on 9 October against Moldova and on 12 October against Austria; Jakub Piotrowski’s Poland will play the qualifying match against Lithuania on 12 October as well as a friendly match against New Zealand on 9 October.
Abdoulaye Camara will be joining the French U-18 national team for two matches against England on 9 and 12 October as preparation for the U-20 World Cup, while Jordan Zemura will play two 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa (10 October) and Lesotho (14 October).