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After months of purely club football, international teams will return to the pitch in late March.
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in November and December, there has been a three-month break between international windows as club competitions were given a chance to catch up on fixtures.
But with more international tournaments on the horizon, club football is taking another pause with a number of nations set to play games over the next week.
While qualifiers for Euro 2024 and the CONCACAF Nations League will take centre stage, there are a number of intriguing friendlies on the horizon too.
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Which teams are playing international friendlies?
With most European and North American teams solely playing competitive games, sides from South America, Africa and Asia will make the most of this international window by playing friendly matches.
Reigning World Cup winners Argentina will return to the pitch with games against Panama and Curacao.
Fellow South American sides Uruguay, Colombia and Ecuador will also play friendlies but against Asian opposition.
Germany, as hosts of Euro 2024, don’t need to play qualifiers for the tournament and have also lined up two friendlies.
World Cup surprise packet Morocco will take to the field too as they look to build on their recent momentum with Brazil locked in as their first opponent.
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— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) March 20, 2023
International friendly fixtures and results in March 2023
Wednesday, March 22
Time
ET / GMT
Match/Result
11:00 p.m. / 3:00 a.m.*
El Salvador 0-1 Honduras
*Following day
Thursday, March 23
Time
ET / GMT
Match/Result
2:00 a.m. / 6:00 a.m.
New Zealand vs China
1:00 p.m. / 5:00 p.m.
Iran vs Russia
2:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m.
Hungary vs Estonia
8:00 p.m. / 12:00 a.m.*
Argentina vs Panama
*Following day
Friday, March 24
Time
ET / GMT
Match/Result
5:00 a.m. / 9:00 a.m.
Australia vs Ecuador
6:30 a.m. / 10:30 a.m.
Japan vs Uruguay
7:00 a.m. / 11:00 a.m.
South Korea vs Colombia
2:00 p.m. / 6:00 p.m.
Uzbekistan vs Bolivia
3:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela
Saturday, March 25
Time
ET / GMT
Match/Result
3:45 p.m. / 7:45 p.m.
Germany vs Peru
6:00 p.m. / 10:00 p.m.
Morocco vs Brazil
Sunday, March 26
Time
ET / GMT
Match/Result
12:00 a.m. / 4:00 a.m.
New Zealand vs China
Monday, March 27
Time
ET / GMT
Match/Result
1:00 p.m. / 5:00 p.m.
Greece vs Lithuania
1:00 p.m. / 5:00 p.m.
North Macedonia vs Faroe Islands
9:30 p.m. / 1:30 a.m.*
Chile vs Paraguay
*Following day
Tuesday, March 28
Time
ET / GMT
Match/Result
5:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.
Australia vs Ecuador
7:20 a.m. / 11:20 a.m.
Japan vs Colombia
8:00 a.m. / 12:00 p.m.
South Korea vs Uruguay
12:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
Armenia vs Cyprus
3:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
United Arab Emirates vs Thailand
3:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m.
Uzbekistan vs Venezuela
3:45 p.m. / 7:45 p.m.
Germany vs Belgium
4:00 p.m. / 8:00 p.m.
Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia
6:30 p.m. / 10:30 p.m.
Morocco vs Peru
TBC
Argentina vs Curacao
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