AC Milan have had 12 players called up to represent their national teams over the upcoming break, with plenty of different things at stake.
Qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup will resume over the next fortnight while the qualifying phase for the U21 European Championships in 2023 will be contested too. The following Milan players will be involved, as confirmed by the official website: Maignan, Hernández, Krunić, Ballo-Touré, Calabria, Florenzi, Kjaer, Saelemaekers, Bennacer, Tonali, Kalulu, Plizzari and Tonali.
Mike Maignan and Theo Hernández – France
➤ September 1, 2021: France-Bosnia, Strasbourg (France) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤September 4, 2021: Ukraine-France, Kiev (Ukraine) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤September 7, 2021: France-Finland, Lyon (France) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Simon Kjær – Denmark
➤ September 1, 2021: Denmark v Scotland, Copenhagen (Denmark) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 4, 2021: Faroe Islands v Denmark, Tórshavn (Faroe) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 7, 2021: Denmark v Israel, Copenhagen (Denmark) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Fodé Ballo-Touré – Senegal
➤ September 1, 2021: Senegal-Togo, Thiès (Senegal) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 7, 2021: Congo-Senegal, Brazzaville (Congo) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Rade Krunić – Bosnia
➤ September 1, 2021: France-Bosnia, Strasbourg (France) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 4, 2021: Bosnia-Kuwait, Zenica (Bosnia) – Friendly match
➤ September 7, 2021: Bosnia-Kazakhstan, Zenica (Bosnia) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Alexis Saelemaekers – Belgium
➤ September 2, 2021: Estonia-Belgium, Tallinn (Estonia) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 5, 2021: Belgium v Czech Republic, Brussels (Belgium) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 8, 2021: Belarus-Belgium, Kazan (Russia) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Davide Calabria and Alessandro Florenzi – Italy
➤ September 2, 2021: Italy-Bulgaria, Florence (Italy) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 5, 2021: Switzerland-Italy, Basel (Switzerland) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 8, 2021: Italy-Lithuania, Reggio Emilia (Italy) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Ismaël Bennacer – Algeria
➤ September 2, 2021: Algeria-Djibouti, Blida (Algeria) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
➤ September 7, 2021: Burkina Faso-Algeria, Marrakech (Morocco) – 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Pierre Kalulu – France U21
➤ September 2, 2021: France-North Macedonia, Le Mans (France) – Euro 2023-U21 qualifiers
➤ September 6, 2021: Faroe Islands v France, Toftir (Faroe Islands) – Euro 2023-U21 Qualifiers
Alessandro Plizzari and Sandro Tonali – Italy U21
➤ September 3, 2021: Italy-Luxembourg, Empoli (Italy) – Euro 2023-U21 qualifiers
➤ September 7, 2021: Italy-Montenegro, Vicenza (Italy) – Euro 2023-U21 qualifiers
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