FC Barcelona is once again one of the clubs with the highest international representation in this first FIFA date of the season. After playing the first three matchdays of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26, up to 16 'Azulgranas' players have been called up by their respective national teams to play qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup and other official commitments.
Barça's internationals heading to the 2026 World Cup
Among the main protagonists are Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski, who will face each other on September 4 at the Feyenoord Stadium in an exciting Netherlands vs Poland. The Dutch midfielder will complete his window against Lithuania in Kaunas (07/09), while the Polish captain will also face Finland in Chorzów.
In South America, Raphinha will try to consolidate his role with Brazil in two crucial clashes: against Chile at the Maracanã (05/09) and against Bolivia in the heights of El Alto (10/09). Likewise, Ronald Araújo will lead Uruguay against Peru in Montevideo (05/09) and against Chile in Santiago (10/09).
Koundé, Christensen and Rashford, in decisive clashes in Europe
Jules Koundé's France will also have high-voltage matches: against Ukraine in Poland (05/09) and against Iceland in Paris (09/09). For his part, Andreas Christensen will face Scotland in Copenhagen (05/09) and Greece in Piraeus (08/09) with Denmark.
In England, Marcus Rashford will seek to shine in the qualifying duels against Andorra in Birmingham (06/09) and Serbia in Belgrade (09/09), being one of the references of Gareth Southgate's offensive.
La Roja: six 'Azulgranas' in the call-up
FC Barcelona will also have a massive presence in the Spanish national team. Cubarsí, Pedri, Fermín López, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal have been called up by Luis de la Fuente for the qualifying clashes against Bulgaria (04/09 in Sofia) and Turkey (07/09 in Konya).
The six 'Azulgranas' footballers start with options for minutes and prominence in a national team that seeks to secure their pass to the 2026 World Cup as soon as possible.
Youth to power: Bardghji, Héctor Fort and Andrés Cuenca
The future of Barça will also have minutes in this FIFA date. Roony Bardghji has been called up by Sweden's U-21 team for the matches against Armenia (05/09) and Montenegro (09/09), while Héctor Fort and Andrés Cuenca will be with the Spanish U-20 team in two friendlies against France in Clairefontaine (04/09 and 07/09), as preparation for the World Cup of the category that starts on September 28 in Chile.
A global Barça in the middle of FIFA date
In this way, the 'Azulgrana' club once again demonstrates its enormous weight in international football with 16 players spread across eight national teams in Europe (Spain, Netherlands, England, Poland, France, Denmark, the U-20 of Spain and the U-21 of Sweden) and two in South America (Brazil and Uruguay).
List of Barcelona players called up by their national teams
- Pau Cubarsí (Spain)
- Pedri González (Spain)
- Fermín López (Spain)
- Ferran Torres (Spain)
- Dani Olmo (Spain)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain)
- Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)
- Marcus Rashford (England)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
- Jules Kounde (France)
- Raphinha (Brazil)
- Andreas Christensen (Denmark)
- Ronald Araujo (Uruguay)
- Roony Bardghji (Sweden U-21)
- Héctor Fort (Spain U-20)
- Andrés Cuenca (Spain U-20)
As always, Barça faces the first FIFA window of the year with the challenge of all its players achieving good results and returning in optimal physical condition before the resumption of LaLiga and the Champions League.
- In FCBN you can follow in detail the performance of all the 'Azulgranas' internationals during the FIFA date, as well as the latest news from Fútbol Club Barcelona.