Borussia Dortmund
·21 September 2026
20 BVB first team players called up for international duty
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The 2026-27 season comes with a new scheme: Instead of three nine-day international breaks in fall, there will now be one 16-day break and one nine-day break. The two windows in September and October have been combined into one long break, which begins now. The Bundesliga will therefore take a break not just for one, but for two weekends.
Some of Dortmund’s national team players will face off directly against each other with their respective national teams during this time: As early as Thursday, the German team will take on the Netherlands, meaning there will be a showdown between three Dortmund players in the DFB squad and their colleague Joey Veerman, who is delighted to be returning to the Dutch national team after more than two year. Just three days later, Germany will face Greece where 18-year-old Konstantinos Karetsas is part of the squad.
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Mathis Albert is also set to make his debut for the U.S. senior national team. The 17-year-old has already played for the U.S. Soccer Federation’s youth teams, but theoretically would have been eligible to play for Germany or France as well.
All 20 selections at a glance
Nico Schlotterbeck, Waldemar Anton, Felix Nmecha (Germany)
Gregor Kobel (Switzerland)
- September 26: North Macedonia vs. Switzerland (Nations League)
- Sept. 29: Scotland vs. Switzerland (Nations League)
- Oct. 3: Switzerland vs. Slovenia (Nations League)
Julian Ryerson (Norway)
- Sept. 24: Norway vs. Denmark (Nations League)
- September 27: Norway vs. Portugal (Nations League)
- Oct. 1: Wales vs. Norway (Nations League)
- Oct. 4: Portugal vs. Norway (Nations League)
Carney Chukwuemeka (Austria)
- Sept. 24: Austria vs. Israel (Nations League)
- September 27: Austria vs. Kosovo (Nations League)
- Oct. 1: Ireland vs. Austria (Nations League)
- Oct. 4: Kosovo vs. Austria (Nations League)
Daniel Svensson (Sweden)
- September 25: Sweden vs. Romania (Nations League)
- September 28: Sweden vs. Poland (Nations League)
- Oct. 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Sweden (Nations League)
- Oct. 5: Romania vs. Sweden (Nations League)
Joey Veerman (Netherlands)
- Sept. 24: Netherlands vs. Germany (Nations League)
- Sept. 27: Serbia vs. Netherlands (Nations League)
- Oct. 1: Greece vs. Netherlands (Nations League)
- Oct. 4: Netherlands vs. Serbia (Nations League)
Fabio Silva (Portugal)
- September 24: Portugal vs. Wales (Nations League)
- September 27: Norway vs. Portugal (Nations League)
- Oct. 1: Denmark vs. Portugal (Nations League)
- Oct. 4: Portugal vs. Norway (Nations League)
Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece)
- September 24: Serbia vs. Greece (Nations League)
- September 27: Germany vs. Greece (Nations League)
- Oct. 1: Greece vs. Netherlands (Nations League)
- Oct. 4: Greece vs. Germany (Nations League)
Samuele Inacio (Italy)
- September 25: Italy vs. Belgium (Nations League)
- September 28: Turkey vs. Italy (Nations League)
- Oct. 2: France vs. Italy (Nations League)
- Oct. 5: Italy vs. Turkey (Nations League)
Enzo dos Santos (Luxembourg)
- Sept. 26: Bulgaria vs. Luxembourg (Nations League)
- Sept. 29: Luxembourg vs. Iceland (Nations League)
- Oct. 3: Estonia vs. Luxembourg (Nations League)
- Oct. 6: Luxembourg vs. Bulgaria (Nations League)
Serhou Guirassy (Guinea)
- Sept. 26: South Africa vs. Guinea (Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
- Oct. 1: Guinea vs. Kenya (Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria)
Mathis Albert (USA)
- Sept. 26: U.S. – Peru (Friendly)
- Sept. 30: USA vs. Chile (friendly)
- Oct. 4: USA vs. Mexico (Friendly)
- Oct. 7: USA vs. Canada (Friendly)
Jobe Bellingham, Ethan Nwaneri (England U21)
- Sept. 25: England vs. Kazakhstan (European Championship qualifier)
- Oct. 2: England vs. Slovakia (European Championship qualifier)
- Oct. 6: Ireland vs. England (European Championship qualifier)
Joane Gadou (France U21)
- Sept. 25: Iceland vs. France (European Championship Qualifier)
- Sept. 29: Estonia vs. France (European Championship Qualifier)
- Oct. 3: France vs. Luxembourg (European Championship Qualifier)
- Oct. 6: France vs. Switzerland (European Championship Qualifier)
Luca Reggiani (Italy U21)
- Oct. 1: Armenia vs. Italy (European Championship Qualifier)
- Oct. 5: Italy vs. Poland (European Championship Qualifier)
Kaua Prates (Brazil U20)
- September 25: Brazil vs. Spain (Friendly)
- September 28: Brazil vs. Denmark (friendly)
- Oct. 1: Brazil vs. USA (Friendly)
- Oct. 4: Brazil vs. Mexico (Friendly)
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