The March break is now well underway, so let’s take a look at the results so far and the remaining fixtures for Arsenal’s internationals.
There are a few notable Arsenal absentees from the March internationals, largely due to injury.
Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes both pulled out of the Brazil squad through injury, whilst Gabriel Jesus’ recent lack of minutes due to injury sees him missing out as well.
Takehiro Tomiyasu has been held back from Japan as a precaution, following his recent issues, Thomas Partey has asked to be left out of the Ghana squad to focus on his fitness, and Bukayo Saka has pulled out of the England squad.
Mohamed Elneny has also been left out by Egypt’s new manager, but there’s no suggestion of an injury there. Perhaps the new boss is simply looking to refresh the squad, with Elneny struggling for minutes at Arsenal.
With all that in mind, below are all the Arsenal call-ups for the March break.
Arsenal March international call-ups
- Belgium – Leandro Trossard
- England – Aaron Ramsdale, Declan Rice
- Estonia – Karl Hein
- France – William Saliba
- Germany – Kai Havertz
- Italy – Jorginho
- Norway – Martin Odegaard
- Poland – Jakub Kiwior
- Scotland – Kieran Tierney
- Spain – David Raya
- Ukraine – Oleksandr Zinchenko
Arsenal international March fixtures and results
For the most part, the March break will just involve friendlies for Arsenal’s internationals, but Jakub Kiwior (Poland), Karl Hein (Estonia), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) have been involved in Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs.
All times below are in GMT
Thursday, March 21st
- Poland 5-1 Estonia – Euro Qualifying Semi-Final – Kiwior played 90 minutes as Poland progressed to the final, with Hein playing 90 minutes for now-eliminated Estonia.
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-2 Ukraine – Euro Qualifying Semi-Final – Zinchenko played 76 minutes for Ukraine as they progressed to the final.
- Venezuela 1-2 Italy – Friendly – Jorginho played 25 minutes as a substitute for Italy, assisting their winning goal.
Friday, March 22nd
- Norway 1-2 Czech Republic – Friendly – Odegaard played 86 minutes for Norway, creating two chances and one big chance.
- Netherlands 4-0 Scotland – Friendly – Tierney played 68 minutes for Scotland, coming off at 1-0.
- Spain 0-1 Colombia – Friendly – Raya played 45 minutes for Spain, coming off at half-time.
Saturday, March 23rd
- Ireland 0-0 Belgium – Friendly – Trossard played 45 minutes for Belgium, coming off at half-time.
- England 0-1 Brazil – Friendly – Rice played 90 minutes for England, Ramsdale didn’t feature.
- France 0-2 Germany – Friendly – Havertz played 80 minutes for Germany and scored, Saliba didn’t feature for France.
Sunday, March 24th
- Italy 2-0 Ecuador – Friendly – Jorginho played 67 minutes for Italy, winning all five of his duels and completing 90% of his passes.
Tuesday, March 26th
- 17:00 – Finland vs Estonia – Friendly
- 18:00 – Norway vs Slovakia – Friendly
- 19:45 – Ukraine vs Iceland – Euro Qualifying Final
- 19:45 – Wales vs Poland – Euro Qualifying Final
- 19:45 – England vs Belgium – Friendly
- 19:45 – Germany vs Netherlands – Friendly
- 19:45 – Scotland vs Northern Ireland – Friendly
- 20:00 – France vs Chile – Friendly
- 20:30 – Spain vs Brazil – Friendly