With the league season now over, the international calendar offers the final break for national teams before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scheduled for June and July. The international break will run from 23 to 31 March and will involve four first-team players and four from the Under-21s, making a total of eight Bianconeri players.
MOHAMED BELHADJ – TUNISIA Mohamed
Belhadj has been called up for an international window comprising two high-profile friendlies. Tunisia will face Haiti in the early hours of 29 March (01:00) in Toronto, in a match that will see him go head-to-head with his Juventus teammate Hannes Delcroix. The North African side will continue their campaign by taking on hosts Canada on 31 March.
HANNES DELCROIX – HAITI Delcroix
will also feature for the Haiti national team in a series of international friendlies in preparation for the World Cup. The fixtures include the aforementioned match against Tunisia (29 March, 01:00) and the match against Iceland (31 March, 18:30).
GEORGIOS KOUTSIAS – GREECE U21
The Bianconeri forward continues his campaign with Greece U21 in the qualifiers for the 2027 European Under-21 Championship. Two matches are scheduled: on Friday 27 March against Malta U21 and on Monday 30 March against Germany U21.
AMIR SAIPI – KOSOVO
The Bianconeri goalkeeper will be in action with Kosovo in the 2026 World Cup qualifying play-offs. The Kosovar side face Slovakia on Thursday 26 March and, should they win, the winner of the Turkey v Romania tie on Tuesday 31 March.
ACADEMY PLAYERS
In addition to the first-team players, four Under-21 players have been called up to their respective youth squads, where they will be involved in European qualifiers and international tournaments. Ilja Maslarov will take to the field in the U21 European Championship qualifying group with North Macedonia, Jason Parente will take part in the U20 Elite League with Switzerland, Nicola Puddu will be involved in the U19 European Championship qualifiers and Bryan Zurmühle in the U17 European Championship qualifiers, both with the Swiss national team.
OUR NATIONAL TEAMS' FIXTURES
Wednesday 25 March
11:00 | Belgium U17 v Switzerland U17 (Zurmühle)
12:00 | Croatia U19 v Switzerland U19 (Puddu)
Thursday 26 March
18:15 | Italy U21 - North Macedonia U21 (Maslarov)
20:45 | Slovakia - Kosovo (Saipi)
Friday 27 March
17:00 | Greece U21 v Malta U21 (Koutsias)
18:00 | Portugal U20 v Switzerland U20 (Parente)
Saturday 28 March
11:00 | Cyprus U17 v Switzerland U17 (Zurmühle)
15:15 | France U19 v Switzerland U19 (Puddu)
Sunday 29 March
01:00 | Haiti - Tunisia (Delcroix, Belhadj)
Monday 30 March
18:00 | Greece U21 v Germany U21 (Koutsias)
Tuesday 31 March
01:00 | Canada v Tunisia (Belhadj)
12:00 | Switzerland U19 v Norway U19 (Puddu)
12:30 | Switzerland U20 v Romania U20 (Parente)
15:00 | Armenia U21 v North Macedonia U21 (Maslarov)
16:00 | Switzerland U17 v Serbia U17 (Zurmühle)
18:30 | Haiti v Iceland (Delcroix)
20:45 | Kosovo v Turkey/Romania (Saipi) – (Only if they win the first leg of the play-offs)
Following the international break, the Bianconeri squad will reconvene in Lugano to resume preparations for the clash against league leaders FC Thun, scheduled for Saturday 4 April at 18:00 in Cornaredo, with the aim of returning to winning ways and continuing their league campaign.