A typical international break consists of two fixtures for each country, during which major domestic league matches are paused.

The schedule of the three international breaks in September, October and November has been in place for decades. But from 2026, the September and October international breaks will be combined into a single window of four matches.

Dates are set so far in advance that the calendar for international breaks has already been published as far as 2030.

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European nations compete in four kinds of matches during international breaks, depending on which major tournaments are coming up. Fixtures can be classed as Fifa World Cup qualifiers, Uefa European Championship qualifiers, Uefa Nations League fixtures, or friendlies.

The introduction of the Nations League – in which teams of a similar ranking play a group stage against each other, before the four winners of the top-level groups advance to a mini finals competition – in 2018 has not led to an increase in the number of international fixtures or breaks.

Instead, Nations League fixtures have replaced some of the friendlies, meaning the number of international matches on the annual calendar remains the same.

The international football calendar is set by world governing body Fifa and agreed by the six continental football associations - the AFC (Asia), Caf (Africa), Concacaf (North and Central America), Conmebol (South America), the OFC (Oceania), and Uefa (Europe) – as well as the European Club Association and players' union Fifpro.
 

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Source: BBC 

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