When is the next FIFA international break? Flamengo face call-up losses | OneFootball

Brazil National Team’s upcoming matches have already been scheduled

The World Cup has barely ended, but the next FIFA international window has already been set. It will take place in September this year. Brazil, for example, will face Australia twice, at the opponent’s home, in Oceania. In other words, it will be a long trip for Carlo Ancelotti’s players, and he is expected to call up Flamengo players.

WHEN WILL BRAZIL’S NEXT MATCHES BE?

The FIFA international window will run from September 21 to October 6. In other words, the players will be released to their national teams for 16 days. Each team will be able to schedule four friendlies. So Brazil still has room to arrange two more opponents for warm-up matches.

WHICH FLAMENGO PLAYERS WILL BE CALLED UP?

At the last World Cup, four Flamengo players were called up: Danilo, Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro and Lucas Paquetá. Of the quartet, the two most experienced players are not expected to be called up again. Léo, meanwhile, at 30, still hopes to keep wearing the Yellow Jersey. Finally, Paquetá, a regular starter under Carlo Ancelotti, is practically guaranteed a spot on the list.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAMS?

Flamengo should have more call-ups in the next FIFA international window. After all, Uruguayans, Ecuadorians and Colombians played in the World Cup. However, those three national teams have not yet decided on their opponents for the September FIFA window.

It is also worth noting that Flamengo is in advanced talks with Thiago Almada, from Argentina. Since the midfielder is only 25 years old, he should be part of the next cycle for the World Cup runner-up. Rubro-Negro is waiting for the midfielder’s “ok” to take the next step in the negotiations.

WILL THERE BE ANOTHER FIFA WINDOW?

The September FIFA international window will not be the last of the year. Football’s governing body has also set aside dates in November, from the 9th to the 17th, with the possibility of two friendlies per national team. As a point of curiosity, Conmebol has scheduled the Libertadores final for 11/28. In other words, if Flamengo reaches the final and has players called up, it will get them back only on the eve of the decider.

WILL BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL STOP?

Brasileirão and Libertadores matches will not take place during the FIFA international window, but things will continue in the same pattern as in recent years, with club matches scheduled for the day after or 48 hours after the national team games. In other words, it creates extra fatigue for players who end up representing both teams.

WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S OPINION ON THE MATTER?

— We are seeing how much the World Cup has hurt Flamengo’s squad. And some players had already been released some time ago. Just imagine this September FIFA window, with matches in Australia, on the other side of the planet. All we can do is hope that as few Mengão players as possible across all national teams are called up — said Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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