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Chelsea Women's international call-ups and schedules for March 2026

Here's the list of international call-ups for Chelsea Women players representing their respective nations over the international break in early March...

The league stage of the Women's European Qualifiers kicks off on Tuesday 3 March, with four direct spots at the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil to be decided by the league's conclusion on 9 June.

Chelsea have representatives playing for several of the European sides bidding for qualification for the tournament, and you can see who has been called up for the first round of fixtures below.

Elsewhere in the world, USA will compete in the SheBelieves Cup under ex-Blues boss Emma Hayes in this international window, while Becky Spencer has been called up for Jamaica's bid to be one of the CONCACAF sides through to the next stage of qualifying for the World Cup.

We will be updating this article as further international squad announcements are made.

All times are GMT.

England

Five Blues have been called up by England boss Sarina Wiegman for the start of the FIFA World Cup 2027 qualifying campaign when the Lionesses will face Ukraine in Turkiye before welcoming Iceland to Nottingham.

Hannah Hampton and Lauren James are among the players who return to the squad after missing out in November though injury and they are joined by Aggie Beever-Jones, Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh, with Niamh Charles missing out due to injury.

Ukraine vs England

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Mardan Stadium

Tuesday 3 March

5pm

England vs Iceland

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

City Ground

Saturday 7 March

12.30pm

France

Sandy Baltimore is one of 26 players who have been called to the latest France squad as they face a double-header of European qualifiers in the month of March.

Republic of Ireland vs France

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Tallaght Stadium

Tuesday 3 March

18.30pm

France vs Poland

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Stade Gaston Gérard

Saturday 7 March

8.10pm

Germany

Sjoeke Nusken has been called up once more by Germany head coach Christian Wuck for their duo of World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Norway.

The midfielder may come up against her Blues team-mate Guro Reiten when Germany travel to Norway's Viking Stadion for their second match of the international window.

Germany vs Slovenia

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Rudolf Harbig Stadion

Tuesday 3 March

4.45pm

Norway vs Germany

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Viking Stadion

Saturday 7 March

7.30pm

Jamaica

Becky Spencer has been named in the Jamaica squad for the CONCACAF qualifier for the Women’s World Cup against Nicaragua. This is the second of the three FIFA Women’s International Match Windows which serve as the preliminary stage of the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship.

The six group winners from this tournament will go on to join the USA and Canada in the Confederation’s qualifying for both the Women's World Cup in 2027 and the 2028 LA Summer Olympics.

Nicaragua vs JamaicaFIFA World Cup qualifier

Estadio Nacional

Monday 2 March

12 midnight

Netherlands

Wieke Kaptein and Veerle Buurman have been selected for the Dutch national team by head coach Arjan Veurink. The Oranje will first travel to Poland in the forthcoming international break, before heading back home to Utrecht to face the Republic of Ireland.

Poland vs Netherlands

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Gdansk Stadium

Tuesday 3 March

5pm

Netherlands vs Republic of Ireland

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Stadion Galgenwaard

Saturday 7 March

7.45pm

Norway

Norway head coach Gemma Grainger has selected Chelsea forward Guro Reiten for the squad which will play two World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Germany.

Austria vs Norway

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

BSFZ-Arena

Tuesday 3 March

5pm

Norway vs Germany

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Viking Stadion

Saturday 7 March

5pm

Scotland

Fresh from being named as Scotland's vice-captain, Erin Cuthbert will be heading to Luxembourg for the first of two World Cup qualifiers, before returning home to face the same opponent at Hampden Park four days later.

Luxembourg vs Scotland

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Stade Émile Mayrisch

Tuesday 3 March

6:30pm

Scotland vs Luxembourg

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Hampden Park

Saturday 7 March

4pm

Sweden

Chelsea's Johanna Rytting Kaneryd has been called to the Sweden national team ahead of their two World Cup qualifiers, but Nathalie Bjorn misses out through injury. Tony Gustavsson's side will first face Italy away from home, before heading to Serbia for their second match of the window.

Italy vs Sweden

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Stadio Oreste Granillo

Tuesday 3 March

5:15pm

Serbia vs Sweden

World Cup 2027 Qualifier

Sports Center of FA of Serbia

Saturday 7 March

3pm

USA

Hayes' side will play three matches during the international break in the 11th annual SheBelieves Cup. Up until last year, the USA had won five tournaments in a row, before Japan took the title in 2025.

Chelsea's Naomi Girma and Alyssa Thompson have been called up to the 26-player squad for the trio of fixtures, but Catarina Macario misses out as she continues her recovery from injury.

USA vs Argentina

SheBelieves Cup

Geodis Park, Nashville

Sunday 1 March

10pm

USA vs Canada

SheBelieves Cup

Scottsmiracle-Gro Field, Ohio

Wednesday 4 March

11:45pm

USA vs Colombia

SheBelieves Cup

Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey

Sunday 7 March

8:30pm

England WU23s

Katie Cox, Lexi Potter and Chloe Sarwie are part of the England Women's Under-23s side that will be playing two games during early March.

Goalkeeper Cox is currently on loan in Scotland with Aberdeen, while Potter and Sarwie have both played a part in Sonia Bompastor's first team this season.

France WU23s vs England WU23s

WU23 European Competition

Clairefontaine

Monday 2 March

12pm

England WU23s v Netherlands WU23s

WU23 European Competition

Croud Meadow Stadium

Friday 6 March

7pm

England WU20s

Chelsea youngsters Lola Brown, Vera Jones and Lois Shooter have all been selected for the England Women Under-20 side for two friendlies which will be held in Alicante, Spain.

Brown and Jones are currently on loan with Crystal Palace and Bristol City respectively, while Lois Shooter has been an unused substitute in the Chelsea first team this season.

Spain WU20s vs England WU20s

WU20 International friendly

Albir Garden Stadium

Saturday 28 February

11am

England WU20s vs Netherlands WU20s

WU20 International friendly

Albir Garden Stadium

Tuesday 3 March

3pm

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