National teams 30 August 2021, 19:11

What's on tap for our internationals in September

Boosted by their first victory in Ligue 1 in Troyes (2-1) before the first break of the season, the Monegasque internationals have a busy schedule with their countries over the international break.

Eight matches have been played by AS Monaco so far in August! As they join their respective teams for the first international break, the Rouge et Blanc have started their season well. After the two play-off rounds in the Champions League and four matches in Ligue 1, it is now time to turn to the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for some of Niko Kovac’s charges.

His progress was very good last season and I'm not surprised that he was selected for the Under-21 Euros. If he continues to work, if he listens carefully, he will certainly make it to the France senior side one day. I know he's smart; he knows what it takes to make it happen.

Niko KovacOn Aurélien Tchouameni before the match in Donetsk

A debut with Les Bleus for Tchouameni?

Eight players from the first team have been called up for their national teams, to prepare for the matches which start Wednesday, September 1st. Among them, Aurélien Tchouameni has been called up for France by Didier Deschamps. The best in ball recovery (220) and tackling among the European Big 5 leagues since the start of 2021, he will thus have the opportunity to earn his first cap against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine or Finland, as France play their European qualifiers for the next World Cup in Qatar.

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— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) August 26, 2021

Aleksandr Golovin will join Russia to also play three qualifying matches in Group H, while Strahinja Pavlović has been called up again for Serbia, who also hope to qualify. Guillermo Maripán is heading to Chile for South American qualifiers, and the Monegasques are also very well represented in the youth squads, with four players entering the race for Euro 2023.

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𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 !#ASMSparta | #RoadToChampions pic.twitter.com/3Jh21jNzrE

— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) August 11, 2021

Six “young guns” called up

Benoît Badiashile and Sofiane Diop were selected by Sylvain Ripoll for the French U-21s, Myron Boadu for the Dutch U21s and Eliot Matazo with the Belgian U-21s. The Academy was not to be outdone, though, as Tiago Hora Ribeiro and Yann Liénard, who had been part of the first team for the return leg against Shakhtar Donetsk, were also called up by Portugal and France. Here is the full program for our internationals during the break.

Players called up for their countries:

Aurélien Tchouameni (France)

France – Bosnia-Herzegovina: Wednesday September 1 in Strasbourg (Stade de la Meinau, 8:45 p.m. on M6) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
Ukraine – France: Saturday, September 4 in Kiev (Olympic Stadium, 8:45 p.m. on M6) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
France – Finland: Tuesday, September 7 at Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium, 8:45 p.m. on M6) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup

💬 Aurélien Tchouaméni : « C'est un honneur d'être ici, j'ai eu un bel accueil »

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— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) August 30, 2021

Aleksandr Golovin (Russia)

Russia – Croatia: Wednesday September 1 in Moscow (Luzhniki Stadium, 8:45 p.m. on L’Equipe Live) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
Cyprus – Russia: Saturday September 4 in Nicosia (Neo GSP Stadium, 6 p.m.) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
Russia – Malta: Tuesday, September 7 in Moscow (Otkrytie Arena, 8:45 p.m.) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup

Guillermo Maripán (Chile)

Chile – Brazil: Friday September 3 in Santiago (Estadio Monumental David Arellano, 3 a.m.) Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
Ecuador – Chile: Sunday, September 5 in Quito (Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, 11 p.m.) Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
Colombia – Chile: Thursday, September 9 in Barranquilla (Metropolitano Roberto Melendez Stadium, 1 a.m.) Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup

Strahinja Pavlović (Serbia)

Qatar – Serbia: Wednesday 1 September (8.45 p.m.) – Friendly match
Serbia – Luxembourg: Saturday 4 September in Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitic, 6 p.m.) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup
Ireland – Serbia: Tuesday, September 7 in Dublin (Aviva Stadium, 8:45 p.m.) – Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup

Benoît Badiashile (France U-21)

France – North Macedonia: Thursday September 2 at Le Mans (MMArena, 6.30 p.m. on Canal + Sport) – Qualifying for Euro 2023
Faroe Islands – France: Monday September 6 in Toftir (Toftir Stadium, 6.30 p.m.) – Qualifying for Euro 2023

Sofiane Diop (France U-21)

📽️ Le doublé de @SofianeDiop sur une magnifique passe signée @fofana22_ 👊 #ESTACASM pic.twitter.com/gw2ar8iOhB

— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) August 30, 2021

Myron Boadu (Netherlands U-21)

Netherlands – Moldova: Tuesday September 7 in Deventer (Stadion De Adelaarshorst, 6:45 p.m.) – Qualifying for Euro 2023

Eliot Matazo (Belgium U-21)

Turkey – Belgium: Friday September 3 in Bursa (Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu at 7:00 p.m.) – Qualifying for Euro 2023

Tiago Hora Ribeiro (Portugal U-20)

Romania – Portugal: Thursday September 2 in Bucharest – Friendly match
Portugal – Poland: Tuesday September 7 in Lisbon – Friendly match

Yann Liénard (France U19)

France – Russia: Thursday September 2 in Krsko (Matija Gubec, 6 p.m.) – Friendly tournament
France – Slovakia: Saturday September 4 in Krsko (Matija Gubec, 5 p.m.) – Friendly tournament
Slovenia – France: Tuesday September 7 in Ljubljana (NK Bravo Stadium, 5 p.m.) – Friendly tournament