After a few months of club football following the 2022 FIFA World Cup, international teams return to the pitch in late March.
With the most recent 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, AFCON 2024, and the CONCACAF Nations League will take center stage, there are a number of intriguing friendlies on the horizon, too.
Which teams are playing international friendlies?
With most European and North American teams solely playing competitive games, sides from South America and Asia will also stay busy during 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 that tournament and so they have also lined up two friendlies.
International friendlies fixtures, results
Wednesday, March 22
| Time (ET / GMT) |
Match/Result |
|---|---|
| 3:45 p.m. / 7:45 p.m. | Rep. of Ireland 3-2 Latvia |
| 11 p.m. / 3 a.m. | El Salvador 0-1 Honduras |
Thursday, March 23
| Time ET / GMT |
Match/Result |
|---|---|
| 2 a.m. / 6 a.m. | New Zealand 0-0 China |
| 8 a.m. / 12 p.m. | Hong Kong 1-1 Singapore |
| 10 a.m. / 2 p.m. | Malaysia 1-0 Turkmenistan |
| 1 p.m. / 5 p.m. | Iran 1-1 Russia |
| 2:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. | Hungary 1-0 Estonia |
| 8 p.m. / 12 a.m.* | Argentina 2-0 Panama |
*Following day
Friday, March 24
| Time ET / GMT |
Match/Result |
|---|---|
| 5 a.m. / 9 a.m. | Australia vs Ecuador |
| 6:30 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. | Japan vs Uruguay |
| 7 a.m. / 11 a.m. | South Korea vs Colombia |
| 2 p.m. / 6 p.m. | Uzbekistan vs Bolivia |
| 3 p.m. / 7 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 p.m. / 10 p.m. | Morocco vs Brazil |
Sunday, March 26
| Time ET / GMT |
Match/Result |
|---|---|
| 12 a.m. / 4 a.m. | New Zealand vs China |
Monday, March 27
| Time ET / GMT |
Match/Result |
|---|---|
| 1 p.m. / 5 p.m. | Greece vs Lithuania |
| 1 p.m. / 5 p.m. | North Macedonia vs Faroe Islands |
| 9:30 p.m. / 1:30 a.m. | Chile vs Paraguay |
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 a.m. / 12 p.m. | South Korea vs Uruguay |
| 12 p.m. / 4 p.m. | Armenia vs Cyprus |
| 3 p.m. / 7 p.m. | United Arab Emirates vs Thailand |
| 3 p.m. / 7 p.m. | Uzbekistan vs Venezuela |
| 3:45 p.m. / 7:45 p.m. | Germany vs Belgium |
| 4 p.m. / 8 p.m. | Saudi Arabia vs Bolivia |
| 6:30 p.m. / 10:30 p.m. | Morocco vs Peru |
| 8 p.m. / 12 a.m. | Argentina vs Curacao |
