Dina Blagojević with Serbia faces Germany in a World Cup qualifier. Irina Pando has two matches with Switzerland against Lithuania and Moldova. Lara Marti was also originally due to be in the Switzerland squad but the 21-year-old had to drop out of the internationals due to an injury to her right ankle.
Sylwia Matysik and Poland play Belgium and Armenia, while Lilla Turányi and Dóra Zeller are set to be in action for Hungary against Scotland and Spain. Milena Nikolić is with Bosnia and Herzegovina for the games against Montenegro and Malta.
New signing Lisanne Gräwe and Sofie Zdebel are in the Germany Women's U19 squad for the qualifiers to the 2022 U19 European Championships. Germany will be based in Volgograd where they play three qualifiers against Slovenia, Russia and Belgium.
Dina Blagojevic (Serbia – World Cup qualifier):
21.09, 16.00 CEST, Germany vs Serbia (Chemnitz)
Irina Pando (Switzerland – World Cup qualifiers):
17.09, 19.00 CEST: Switzerland vs Lithuania (Thun)
21.09, 19.00 CEST: Moldova vs Switzerland (Chisinau)
Sylwia Matysik (Poland – World Cup qualifiers):
17.09, 19.00 CEST: Poland vs Belgium (Danzig)
21.09, 17.30 CEST: Armenia vs Poland (Yerevan)
Lilla Turányi, Dóra Zeller (Hungary – World Cup qualifiers):
17.09, 20.00 CEST: Hungary vs Scotland (Budapest)
21.09, 20.00 CEST: Hungary vs Spain (Budapest)
Milena Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina – World Cup qualifiers):
17.09, 16.00 CEST: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Montenegro (Zenica)
21.09, 18.30 CEST: Malta vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (Ta’ Qali)
Lisanne Gräwe, Sofie Zdebel (Germany U19s – Euro qualifiers):
15.09, 11.00 CEST, Germany vs Slovenia (Volgograd)
18.09, 11.00 CEST, Germany vs Russia (Volgograd)
21.09, 12.00 CEST, Belgium vs Germany (Volgograd)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have appointed Carles Martínez Novell as the new head coach. The 42-year-old Spaniard worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. Martínez finished last term in ninth place with the club from the south of France. He will take over the Werkself on 1 July 2026 and has signed a contract to 30 June 2028. Martínez, whose contract with Toulouse expires at the end of the month, succeeds Kasper Hjulmand at Leverkusen, who is leaving the club after one season.
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Welcome to Leverkusen, Carles Martínez Novell. Bayer 04 have appointed the 42-year-old Spaniard as the new head coach on a contract to 2028. Martínez most recently worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. He previously spent four years at Barcelona's legendary academy La Masia in his home city. Bayer04.de introduces Martínez in more detail.
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Bayer 04 plans for the 2026/27 pre-season continue to take shape. The Werkself will kick off the new season in mid-July with the return to the training ground. The highlight will be the official season opener on 8 August at the BayArena, including a friendly against La Liga club Sevilla. Friendlies in Germany will take the team to neighbouring Monheim, Offenbach and Jena.
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Strengthening the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth teams: Konstantinos Kotsifakis will join the Werkself from Bundesliga 2 club Hertha Berlin for the 2026/27 season, where he will be a permanent member of the Leverkusen U19 coaching set-up. The German-Greek will also take on an operational role in coaching the Bayer 04 Future Team. The 29-year-old was most recently head coach of the U17s at Hertha Berlin.
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Another award for the Bayer 04 head groundsman and staff: After coming top in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons, the BayArena pitch came second in the Bundesliga Pitch of the Year ranking for the 2025/26 season. VfL Wolfsburg secured the top spot this year, with TSG Hoffenheim in third place.
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