Schedule for the international Yellows

Toko Ekambi, Chukwueze, Funes Mori, Layún, Fornals and Pedraza will play for their countries

A total of six Villarreal players will take part in the international break. Karl Toko Ekambi, Samu Chukwueze, Ramiro Funes Mori, Miguel Layún, Pablo Fornals and Alfonso Pedraza will pull on their country’s shirt.

Toko Ekambi will join Cameroon for the Indomitable Lions’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Moroccos, and then Brazil in a friendly tie.

Chukwueze has been called up to the Nigeria side for the first time. The teenager will defend is country in the Africa Cup of Nations tie against South Africa and in a friendly against Uganda.

Fornals will be with Spain for the UEFA Nations League game against Croatia and a friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina, the team against who he made his Spain debut two years ago. What’s more, Pedraza will play for Spain U21s for two friendlies against Denmark U21s and France U21s.

Finally Funes Mori and Layún will play for Argentina and Mexico respectively in two friendly matches between the two sides that will take place on Argentine soil.

The matches Villarreal’s internationals will be involved with are as follows (time and date in Spain):

Toko Ekambi (Cameroon)

• Friday, 16^th November: Morocco vs Cameroon, 8pm, Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca, Morocco).
• Tuesday, 20^th November: Brazil vs Cameroon, 8.30pm, Stadium MK (Milton Keynes, England).

Samu Chukwueze (Nigeria)

• Saturday, 17^th November: South Africa vs Nigeria, 2pm, Soccer City (Johannesburg,South Africa).
• Tuesday, 20^th November: Nigeria vs Uganda, Stephen Keshi Stadium (Asaba, Nigeria). Time TBC.

Pablo Fornals (Spain)

• Thursday, 15^th November: Croatia vs Spain, 8:45pm, Maksimir Stadium (Zagreb, Croatia).
• Sunday, 18^th November: Spain vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, 8.45pm, Estadio de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria, Spain).

Alfonso Pedraza (Spain U21)

• Wednesday, 14^th November: Spain vs Denmark, 8pm, Estadio de las Gaunas (Logroño, Spain).
• Monday, 19^th November: France vs Spain: 9:45pm, Stade Michel d’Ornano (Caen, France).

Ramiro Funes Mori (Argentina)

• Saturday, 17^th November: Argentina vs Mexico, 1am, Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes (Córdoba, Argentina).
• Wednesday, 21^st November: Argentina vs Mexico, 1am, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza, Argentina).

Miguel Layún (Mexico)

• Saturday, 17^th November: Argentina vs Mexico, 1am, Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes (Córdoba, Argentina).
• Wednesday, 21^st November: Argentina vs Mexico, 1am, Estadio Malvinas Argentinas (Mendoza, Argentina).