Halfway through the final break of the 2024/25 campaign, let’s have a look at how Arsenal’s internationals are getting on this week so far.
13 Arsenal players were initially called up for international duty this month, delaying the start of their summer breaks.
David Raya and Mikel Merino (Spain), Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Kieran Tierney (Scotland), Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and Myles Lewis-Skelly (England), Jakub Kiwior (Poland), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine), Martin Odegaard (Norway), and Leandro Trossard (Belgium) were all called up from Mikel Arteta’s squad.
Gunners loanees Karl Hein (Estonia) and Nuno Tavares (Portugal) also made their countries’ squad lists, though Tavares was later dropped, and then officially sold to Lazio. So he’s no longer on international duty and no longer an Arsenal player.
Ben White missed out for England due to the imminent birth of his first child and concerns that he’s still not 100% fit, whilst Thomas Partey was excluded to give him a break.
Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Jurrien Timber, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Riccardo Calafiori all remain injured, and Kai Havertz was presumably left out due to only recently returning from injury. Ethan Nwaneri is with the England u21s.
Arsenal international fixtures and results
Times in BST
Thursday, June 5th
- Spain 5-4 France – Nations League semi-final – Merino played 89 minutes and scored for Spain, Raya was an unused substitute.
Friday, June 6th
- Ecuador 0-0 Brazil – World Cup qualifier – Martinelli played 26 minutes as a substitute for Brazil.
- Norway 3-0 Italy – World Cup qualifier – Odegaard played 90 minutes and provided an assist for Norway.
- North Macedonia 1-1 Belgium – World Cup qualifier – Trossard was an unused substitute for Belgium.
- Estonia 1-3 Israel – World Cup qualifier – Hein played 90 minutes for Estonia.
- Scotland 1-3 Iceland – Friendly – Tierney played 68 minutes for Scotland.
- Poland 2-0 Moldova – Friendly – Kiwior played 90 minutes for Poland.
Saturday, June 7th
- Andorra 0-1 England – World Cup qualifier – Rice played nine minutes as a substitute for England, Lewis-Skelly was an unused substitute, and Saka was left out of the squad amid concerns he’s not fully fit following a knock against Southampton.
- Canada 4-2 Ukraine – Friendly – Zinchenko played 90 minutes for Ukraine and scored a penalty.
Sunday, June 8th
- 20:00 – Portugal vs Spain – Nations League final
Monday, June 9th
- 17:00 – Liechtenstein vs Scotland – Friendly
- 19:45 – Estonia vs Norway – World Cup qualifier
- 19:45 – Belgium vs Wales – World Cup qualifier
Tuesday, June 10th
- 19:45 – Finland vs Poland – World Cup qualifier
- 19:45 – England vs Senegal – Friendly
- 22:00 – New Zealand vs Ukraine – Friendly
Wednesday, June 11th
- 01:45 – Brazil vs Paraguay – World Cup qualifier