A total of seven Yellows players will represent their countries during the international break
A total of seven Villarreal CF first-team players have been called up by their countries to represent them during the international break. Pau Torres and Gerard Moreno have once more been called up to the Spain squad for the friendly match against Portugal and two UEFA Europa Nations League ties against Switzerland and Ukraine.
Samu Chukwueze has been called up for Nigeria to face Algeria and Tunisia in two friendly matches. Pervis Estupiñán has also received a call-up from his country, and he will join up with Ecuador for the World Cup 2022 qualifiers against Argentina and Uruguay.
Take Kubo has been named in the Japan squad for two friendly games against Cameroon and the Côte d’Ivoire, while Sofian Chakla has been called up by Morocco for two friendly matches against Senegal and DR Congo. Finally, Juan Foyth will join up with the Argentina squad for their two World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Bolivia.
The schedule for Villarreal CF’s internationals during the international break is as follows.
Gerard Moreno and Pau Torres (Spain):
- Wednesday 7th October: Portugal vs Spain, 8:45pm CEST, at the Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon).
- Saturday 10th October: Spain vs Switzerland, 8:45pm CEST, Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium (Madrid).
- Tuesday 13th October: Ukraine vs Spain, 8:45pm CEST, Kiev Olympic Stadium (Kiev).
Samu Chukwueze (Nigeria):
- Friday 9th October: Nigeria vs Algeria, 8:30pm CEST, Jacques Lemans Arena (Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria).
- Tuesday 13th October: Nigeria vs Tunisia, 8:30pm CEST, Jacques Lemans Arena (Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria).
Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador):
- Friday 9th October: Argentina vs Ecuador, 2:10am CEST, La Bombonera (Buenos Aires).
- Tuesday 13th October: Ecuador vs Uruguay, 11pm CEST, Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (Quito).
Take Kubo (Japan):
- Friday 9th October: Japan vs Cameroon, 2pm CEST, Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht, Netherlands).
- Tuesday 13th October: Japan vs Côte d’Ivoire, 4:45pm CEST, Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht, Netherlands).
Sofian Chakla (Morocco):
- Friday 9th October: Morocco vs Senegal, 8pm CEST, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat).
- Tuesday 13th October: Morocco vs DR Congo, 8pm CEST, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat).
Juan Foyth (Argentina):
- Friday 9th October: Argentina vs Ecuador, 2:10am CEST, La Bombonera (Buenos Aires).
- Tuesday 13th October: Bolivia vs Argentina, 10pm CEST, Estadio Hernando Siles (La Paz).
