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BIANCONERI IN THE NATIONAL TEAM, BETWEEN THE SUMMER BREAK AND THE 2026 WORLD CUP
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BIANCONERI IN THE NATIONAL TEAM, BETWEEN THE SUMMER BREAK AND THE 2026 WORLD CUP

May 21, 2026

With the 2025/26 Brack Super League season now officially over, several Juventus bianconeri players will be in action with their respective national teams in international friendlies, youth tournaments and the highly anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Among those called up are Amir Saipi for Kosovo, Ezgjan Alioski for North Macedonia, Georgios Koutsias for Greece U21 and Hannes Delcroix for Haiti, who is set to feature in the World Cup group stage. There is also a place for Ilja Maslarov, a bianconeri Under-21 midfielder called up by North Macedonia U21.

AMIR SAIPI – KOSOVO
The bianconeri goalkeeper will be in action for Kosovo in two international friendlies. The Kosovar side will face the Czech Republic on Saturday 30 May and Andorra on Sunday 7 June.

EZGJAN ALIOSKI – NORTH
MACEDONIA Alioski will once again don the North Macedonia shirt for three international friendlies. The fixtures against Bosnia, Turkey and Kyrgyzstan are scheduled between 29 May and 4 June.

GEORGIOS KOUTSIAS – GREECE U21
The bianconeri forward will instead be in action with Greece U21 in two friendlies: on Wednesday 27 May against Qatar U21 and on Saturday 30 May against Croatia U21.

HANNES DELCROIX – HAITI
Delcroix’s adventure at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Haiti is set to begin. His national team will face Scotland, Brazil and Morocco in the group stage. The bianconeri defender will make his debut against Scotland at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough (Massachusetts), before travelling to Philadelphia for the exciting clash with Brazil. The group stage will culminate in the match against Morocco at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

YOUNG BIANCONERI
Ilja Maslarov, a midfielder for Lugano U21, is also among those called up by North Macedonia U21 for a series of friendly matches.

 

OUR NATIONAL TEAMS’ FIXTURES

Wednesday 27 May
17:30 | Qatar U21 – Greece U21 (Koutsias)

Friday 29 May
20:30 | Bosnia – North Macedonia (Alioski)

Saturday 30 May
17:30 | Croatia U21 – Greece U21 (Koutsias)

Sunday 31 May
16:00 | Kosovo – Czech Republic (Saipi)

Monday 1 June
19:30 | Turkey – North Macedonia (Alioski)

Thursday 4 June
TBD | North Macedonia – Kyrgyzstan (Alioski)

Sunday 7 June
19:00 | Kosovo – Andorra (Saipi)

Sunday 14 June
03:00 | Haiti – Scotland (Delcroix)

Saturday 20 June
02:30 | Brazil – Haiti (Delcroix)

Thursday 25 June
00:00 | Haiti – Morocco (Delcroix)

A special mention also goes to Mohamed Belhadj, whose time with FC Lugano came to an end at the close of the season: the Club wishes him the best of luck for his call-up to the Tunisia squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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