Top 10 matches to watch in November international break

International football returns from November 9 to November 17, featuring UEFA Nations League Matchdays 5 and 6 and a series of friendlies across Europe, Asia and other global windows involving teams such as Spain, England, Argentina and Brazil.

The international window will centre on the closing stages of Nations League group play while a number of high-profile friendlies outside Europe will also command attention; Argentina and Brazil are singled out as fixtures likely to draw significant interest.

England will host Croatia at Wembley, with Thomas Tuchel’s England having won three of their first four Nations League matches and Luka Modrić and company securing one victory in the competition so far; the sides met previously in a Nations League game that ended 1-1.

Spain will play a high-profile fixture in Madrid; the source notes Spain are the reigning world champions and that their previous meeting with the same opposition produced a five-goal thriller won by Spain, a matchday 6 clash the report says could decide the group winner advancing to the Nations League Finals.

Italy will be at home against France, with the article stating France are unbeaten under Zinedine Zidane; Belgium have already beaten Gli Azzurri once this Nations League season and have two wins from four games, while Italy have one more point because of a 1-1 draw against France.

Argentina and Uruguay meet in an international friendly as Argentina look to build up in the post-Messi era and Uruguay arrive after "underwhelming performances during the FIFA World Cup 2026," having recorded wins in recent friendlies against South Korea and India; Argentina and Uruguay have not drawn any of their last five matches against each other. Japan will face Brazil in a friendly as the Samurai Blue were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup by the Brazilian side, who are described in the source as five-time world champions.

Portugal must regroup after Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement ahead of the November break; under Jorge Jesus the Portuguese side have won all four of their Nations League games and have already beaten Denmark, whom they will face again. The Turkish national football team lost their first four Nations League matches and suffered a 0-1 defeat to France on matchday one, with France said to be looking to continue their positive run of form.

Group B remains unresolved with two fixtures to play: Germany have one win, two draws and a defeat from four matches while the Netherlands have two wins and two draws, placing the Oranje in a better position than "Jürgen Klopp’s men." England’s Harry Kane is listed as the tournament top scorer with six goals.

With Matchdays 5 and 6 and a slate of international friendlies scheduled between November 9 and November 17, the results in this window could determine Nations League group winners and which sides advance to the Nations League Finals.