A new international break is about to begin and the names of the FC Barcelona players who have received or will most likely receive the call with their countries to finish the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup to be held in North America are already known.
Thus, the Blaugrana team will see how up to 14 of its players will concentrate with their national teams. This September FIFA date will be between September 1 and 9. The players will report to their national teams after playing the third match of LaLiga 2025/26 against Rayo Vallecano.
The 14 Barça internationals who will travel on the FIFA Date:
- Jules Koundé (France)
- Andreas Christensen (Denmark)
- Ronald Araujo (Uruguay)
- Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)
- Raphinha (Brazil)
- Marcus Rashford (England)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
- Pau Cubarsí (Spain)
- Pedri González (Spain)
- Pablo Gavi (Spain)
- Fermín López (Spain)
- Dani Olmo (Spain)
- Lamine Yamal (Spain)
- Ferran Torres (Spain)
Luis de la Fuente calls up 7 Barça internationals with Spain
Pau Cubarsí
The starting right center-back of Barça will arrive at the Spanish national team camp after playing 159 minutes in the two matches that the Catalan team has played in LaLiga 2025/26. The '5' of Barcelona has already played 6 times with the Spanish senior team.
Pedri González
The 8 of the Barcelona team will join the national team after playing the 180 minutes of Barça's first matches. He already has one goal in LaLiga and with this new call-up he can reach or exceed 30 official matches with the national team (he has 29).
Pablo Gavi
The 6 of the Blaugrana team arrives with just 66 minutes in the current campaign, although he already has 1 assist. Likewise, Gavi gets into Luis de la Fuente's list with 25 official matches in the national team.
Fermín López
In this sense, the native of El Campillo arrives after playing just 45 minutes with Barça. Despite this, the versatility of the attacking midfielder is worth the call-up from the national team coach. It should be noted that he only has 1 official match with 'La Roja'.
Dani Olmo
The '20' of the Blaugrana team arrives at the camp with 90 in Barcelona. The attacking midfielder, who can also play as a false '9' and has already played 38 official matches with the Spanish national football team.
Lamine Yamal
The new '10' of Barça enters De la Fuente's list after playing the 180 minutes of his club's first two matches of the season. He also already has 1 goal and 3 assists. The Rocafonda native has already played 18 official matches with 'La Roja'.
Ferran Torres
The 'Shark' also arrives 'on fire' for the qualifying matches. And Ferran Torres joins with 2 goals in 159 minutes. It should also be remembered that the Valencian already has 43 appearances in matches for the national team.
Spain's matches in September:
1. 04/09/2025: Bulgaria vs. Spain (matchday 5 of the UEFA qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup).
2. 07/09/2025: Turkey vs. Spain (matchday 6 of the UEFA qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup).
Jules Koundé (France)
The 23 joins the call-up of the French national team with only 18, after Eric García was the starter in the first two matches of Barça in the campaign. The Frenchman currently has 34 matches in his national team.
France's matches in September:
05/09/2025: Ukraine vs. France
09/09/2025: France vs. Iceland
Ronald Araujo (Uruguay)
As for the Uruguayan defender, although Marcelo Bielsa has not yet revealed his list of call-ups, he is expected to receive the call for his national team's matches. The Charrúa, after the departure of Íñigo Martínez, has shared the center-back area with Cubarsí in 166 minutes. He also already has 20 official matches with his national team.
Uruguay's matches in September:
04/09/2025: Uruguay vs. Peru
09/09/2025: Chile vs. Uruguay
Andreas Christensen (Denmark)
The Danish defender is one of the players who arrives with less playing time for this international break. He has only been on the field for 14 minutes this season. The Dane, a regular in his national team, has played 69 official matches with his national team.
Denmark's matches in September:
05/09/2029: Denmark vs. Scotland
08/09/2025: Greece vs. Denmark
Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands)
The Dutch midfielder is going through his best moment at Barça in recent seasons, so he has already enjoyed 90 minutes so far this season. Although the Netherlands call-up has not yet been made official, it is most likely that Frenkie de Jong will receive the call from Ronald Koeman. The '21' of Barcelona already has 53 official appearances with his national team.
Netherlands' matches in September:
04/09/2025: Netherlands vs. Poland
07/09/2025: Lithuania vs. Netherlands
Raphinha (Brazil)
The '11' Brazilian also arrives in a sweet moment of his career for the last two matches of his national team for the Qualifiers. Thus, in 167 minutes with Barcelona he has responded with 1 goal and 1 assist. Raphinha already has 27 official matches to his credit with his national team.
Brazil's matches in September:
04/09/2025: Brazil vs. Chile
09/09/2025: Bolivia vs. Brazil
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
The center forward native of Warsaw, who comes from overcoming some discomfort in the biceps femoris of his left leg, arrives at the camp with 14 minutes played. Lewandowski has the joy of having represented Poland in 103 official matches, so far.
It should be noted that this marks the return of the 37-year-old striker to his national team, after having resigned last June due to conflicts with the then coach Michal Probierz, who removed the captain's armband.
Poland's matches in September:
04/09/2025: Netherlands vs. Poland
0/07/2025: Poland vs. Finland
Marcus Rashford (England)
Luck continues to smile on Rashford. The left winger also received the call from Thomas Tuchel to wear the England shirt for the next two matches. The striker arrives with 66 minutes played with Barça. The Englishman, for now, has played 47 official matches with the national team.
England's matches in September:
06/09/2025: England vs. Andorra
09/07/2025: Serbia vs. England
So things are for those called up from Barcelona for the international break in September. In the Condal City they hope that, in addition to everyone doing well, no one suffers any injuries.