Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Coentrão, Casillas, Ramos, Isco, Arbeloa, Varane, Benzema, Jesé, Morata, Carvajal, Khedira, Modric, Di María and Marcelo all face further international commitments
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Sixteen players from Real Madrid’s first team have been called to their national squads for their upcoming international games. Most of them will be playing the final matches in their respective qualifying groups for the 2014 World Cup on October 11 and 14. The first Madrid players to go into action will be Jesé, Morata and Carvajal, who will line up with the Spanish under-21 side against Bosnia on Thursday, October 10.
Four Madrid players in the Spanish national squad
Casillas, Ramos, Arbeloa and Isco will form part of the Spanish squad who will face Belarus and Georgia. La Roja will play both games at home and arrives unbeaten to the final matches in the group stage.
Casillas, Ramos, Arbeloa and Isco will form part of the Spanish squad who will face Belarus and Georgia. La Roja will play both games at home and arrives unbeaten to the final matches in the group stage.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| Spain-Belarus | Iberostar Estadi (Palma de Mallorca) | Friday, October 11, 10 pm (Telecinco) |
| Spain-Georgia | Carlos Belmonte (Albacete) | Tuesday, October 15, 9 pm (Telecinco) |
Khedira, on the doorstep of the World Cup in Brazil
The German side is unbeaten in the qualifying stage and leads second place Sweden by five points. Germany will play Sweden on October 15 after facing Ireland in Cologne.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| Germany-Ireland | RheinEnergie Stadion (Cologne) | Friday, October 11, 8.45 pm (Gol T-Multigol) |
| Sweden-Germany | Friends Arena (Stockholm) | Tuesday, October 15, 8.45 pm |
Benzema and Varane will play two matches in Paris
The two Madrid players will play both their international matches in Paris. The first is a friendly against Australia and will serve as preparation for the final World Cup group qualifying match against Finland.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| France-Australia | Parc des Princes (Paris) | Friday, October 11, 9 pm |
| France-Finland | Stade de France (Paris) | Tuesday, October 15, 9 pm |
Cristiano Ronaldo, Coentrão and Pepe will face Israel and Luxembourg
The three Real Madrid players have been called up by coach Paulo Bento for the two qualifying games in Portugal. The Portuguese national team is second in the group, one point behind leaders Russia.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| Portugal-Israel | José Alvalade (Lisbon) | Friday, October 11, 9.45 pm (Gol T-Multigol) |
| Portugal-Luxembourg | Cidade de Coimbra (Coimbra) | Tuesday, October 15, 7 pm |
Marcelo will play two friendly matches with the Brazilian national team
The Brazilian national team faces two more friendly matches in preparation for the 2014 World Cup, which they will host. The left back will face South Korea in Seoul in the first match and Zambia in Peking a few days later.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| South Korea-Brazil | World Cup Stadium (Seoul) | Saturday, October 12, 1 pm (Esport3) |
| Brazil-Zambia | National Stadium (Peking) | Tuesday, October 15, 1.45 pm |
Di María has already qualified for the World Cup
The Real Madrid player will try to help his side finish top of the South American qualifying group. With their place in the World Cup already assured, Argentina will first play Peru in Buenos Aires, followed by Uruguay in Montevideo.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| Argentina-Perú | Monumental Stadium (Buenos Aires) | Saturday, October 12, 1 pm (Esport3) |
| Uruguay-Argentina | Centenario Stadium (Montevideo) | Wednesday, October 16, 1.30 pm |
Modric is in second place with Croatia on their road to Brazil
The Madrid midfielder will have difficulty gaining the top spot in their qualifying group as they are five points behind leaders, Belgium. To keep their hopes alive they will need to beat the Benelux national team in Zagreb before playing Scotland away from home.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| Croatia-Belgium | Maksimir (Zagreb) | Friday, October 11, 6 pm (Gol T) |
| Scotland-Croatia | Hampden Park (Glasgow) | Tuesday, October 15, 9 pm |
The Spanish under-21 side is still in the qualifying stage for the European Under-21 Championship
Jesé, Morata and Carvajal are the Madrid players who have been called up by coach Lopetegui for the third and fourth matches in the qualifying stage for the European Under-21 Championship. Both games will take place in Spain against Bosnia and Hungary.
| Match | Stadium | Date |
| Spain Under-21- Bosnia Under-21 | Nueva Condomina (Murcia) | Thursday, October 10, 8.30 pm (Cuatro) |
| SpainUnder-21-HungaryUnder-21 | Cartagonova (Cartagena) | Monday, October 14, 10 pm (Cuatro) |
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