The vast majority of club football leagues taking a break over the next 10 days to allow for the International break, there are more than 70 national team games.
Europe’s national teams are facing each other in the Nations League and African sides are playing Cup of Nations qualifiers this international break, several South American teams are heading to Asia.
A number of Arsenal players have been called up by their countries for the October round of international fixtures.
Danny Welbeck
England- UEFA Nations League games against Croatia on Friday, October 12 and Spain on Monday, October 15.
Aaron Ramsey
Wales- International friendly against Thursday, October 11 and Nations League game against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, October 16.
Sokratis
Greece- UEFA nations league Greece host Hungary on Friday, October 12, before travelling to Finland on Monday, October 15.
Granit Xhaka
Switzerland- Nations League games against Belgium on Friday, October 10 and Iceland on Monday, October 15.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenia- Nations League clashes with Gibraltar on Saturday, October 13 and Macedonia on Tuesday, October 16.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Gabon- Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against South Sudan on Friday, October 12 and Tuesday, October 16.
Alex Iwobi
Nigeria- Africa Cup of Nations qualifying action, as Nigeria face Libya on Friday, October 12 and Monday, October 15.
Mohamed Elneny
Egypt- Africa Cup of Nations Egypt qualifiers against Swaziland on Friday, October 12 and Tuesday, October 16.
Lucas Torreira
Uruguay- Uruguay’s international friendlies against the Korea Republic on Friday, October 12 and Japan on Tuesday, October 16.
Takuma Asano
Japan- Friendly against Panama on Friday, October 12.
David Ospina
Colombia- Colombia’s games against the United States on Friday, October 12 and Costa Rica on Monday, October 15.
Bernd Leno
Germany- UEFA Nations League games against the Netherlands on Saturday, October 13 and against France on Monday, October 15.
Matteo Guendouzi
France U20- Friendly games against FK Cukaricki on Saturday, October 13 and the Serbia B team on Monday, October 15.