With the 2017-18 club season done and dusted, you could be forgiven for thinking that there will be a lull of about three weeks till the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 14 for there are plenty of international matches that will take place starting from Monday.
Confused? Well, don’t be for these are the warm-up matches before the quadrennial extravaganza kicks off and on an average, every team will have three friendlies in the next two weeks.
Usually friendly ties aren’t given much importance but with the World Cup around the corner, these clashes are significant for managers can test out different formations, players and basically iron out the kinks in their teams before the real deal begins.
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Also, with a number of top stars returning from lengthy injury lay-offs, these games offer the perfect chance to get some minutes under their belts.
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Without further ado, here are the warm-up matches that will delight football fans for the next fortnight or so.
Monday, June 28:
- South Korea vs Honduras
- Turkey vs Iran
- Nigeria vs DR Congo
- Italy vs Saudi Arabia
- Portugal vs Tunisia
- France vs Ireland
- Mexico vs Wales
Wednesday, May 30:
- Argentina vs Haiti
- Panama vs Northern Ireland
- Peru vs Scotland
- Japan vs Ghana
- Austria vs Russia
Thursday, May 31
- Luxembourg vs Senegal
Friday June 01:
- Czech Republic vs Australia
- South Korea vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Turkey vs Tunisia
- France vs Italy
Saturday, June 02:
- Austria vs Germany
- England vs Nigeria
- Sweden vs Denmark
- Belgium vs Portugal
- Iceland vs Norway
Sunday, June 03:
- Mexico vs Scotland
- Brazil vs Croatia
- Costa Rica vs Northern Ireland
- Saudi Arabia vs Peru
- Spain vs Switzerland
Monday, June 04:
- Italy vs Holland
- Serbia vs Chile
Tuesday, June 05
- Russia vs Turkey
Wednesday, June 06
- Norway vs Panama
- Czech Republic vs Nigeria
Thursday, June 07
- England vs Costa Rica
- Portugal vs Algeria
- Iceland vs Ghana
Friday, June 08
- Croatia vs Senegal
- Switzerland vs Japan
- Poland vs Chile
Saturday, June 09
- Hungary vs Australia
- Sweden vs Peru
- Spain vs Tunisia
- Denmark vs Mexico
- France vs USA
Sunday, June 10
- Austria vs Brazil
Monday, June 11
- South Korea vs Senegal
Tuesday, June 12
- Poland vs Lithuania
PS: We have only included matches of those nations that have qualified for this year’s World Cup.