
The last international break was six months ago – UEFA postponed the 2021 European Championships in England by a year in April due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament will now be held from 7 July to 1 August 2022.
Henrietta Csiszár, Dóra Zeller and Lilla Turanyi want to take the next step towards qualification with Hungary against Sweden on 17 September and Latvia on 22 September. Also in Group F, Sandra Maria Jessen with Iceland is set to play against Latvia (17 September); Sweden provide the second opposition in this international break on 22 September.
Summer signing Sylwia Matysik plays the Czech Republic twice with Poland (18 and 22 September). Ivana Rudelic is with the Croatian national team for the games against Switzerland (18 September) and Romania (22 September). Austria’s Viktoria Pinther has just one international fixture coming up: Against Kazakhstan on 22 September. Lara Marti is on standby for Switzerland. The Swiss meet Croatia and Belgium (18 and 22 September).
Milena Nikolic had to drop out from international duty with Bosnia-Herzegovina due to injury. The 28-year-old broke a finger in a challenge in Friday night’s Bundesliga game against MSV Duisburg (2-0) and now undergoes an operation on Wednesday.
The Werkself Women left behind in Leverkusen have a game this week: A friendly against the Germany Women’s U19 team has been arranged for Saturday, 19 September. The match will be played behind closed doors.

The final whistle of the current 2025/26 season marks the end of a unique partnership for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. After more than three decades of collaboration and highly eventful times, the Bundesliga football club and the private brewery Bitburger are going their separate ways.
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Around four months after their bitter exit in the DFB Pokal Round of 16, the Bayer 04 Women are once again away to Hamburger SV. On Monday night (18:00 CEST), the Werkself will not only be looking to pick up important points in the final phase of the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga at the Volksparkstadion, but also to make amends for their defeat on penalties.
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Eleven Bayer 04 players are in action for their national teams in this final international break in 2025/26. Among others, Patrik Schick is competing with Czechia for a ticket to the World Cup in the summer. The blog on games involving the Werkself...
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A simple approach to sport with games, fun and a highlight at the end: Bayer 04 organised a very special training session for 40 participants aged between six and 27 in cooperation with the Football Association of the Middle Rhine (FVM). At the day of action for women and girls with disabilities at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre, many of the participants gained their first experience of football.
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