Overview
- Spain enter home qualifiers against Georgia in Elche and Bulgaria with a depleted squad missing Lamine Yamal, Rodri, Nico Williams, Dani Carvajal, Fabián Ruiz, Fermín López and Gavi.
- France lack Ousmane Dembélé through injury, Désiré Doué is out with discomfort, and Aurélien Tchouaméni is suspended for two matches after a red card against Iceland.
- England are without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liam Delap, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden, and Jude Bellingham was not called up due to limited recent minutes following his shoulder recovery.
- Germany, needing results against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland after a loss to Slovakia, remain without Marc-André ter Stegen, Antonio Rüdiger and Jamal Musiala through injury.
- South American camps for friendlies are also thinned, with Brazil missing Raphinha, Marquinhos and Alisson and Argentina without Thiago Almada and Exequiel Palacios, even as some players like Kylian Mbappé and Franco Mastantuono still traveled despite recent knocks.