A total of 20 names from Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City squad will be in action for their respective national sides over the next two weeks.
Fresh off the back of their Carabao Cup success and the club’s first piece of silverware since the Community Shield that preceded the 2024/25 season, City’s players will now have opportunity to reset from domestic action.
March brought about a mixture of fortunes for Guardiola’s side as they dropped points in the Premier League through draws to Nottingham Forest and West Ham, whilst also exiting the UEFA Champions League to Real Madrid at the last-16 stage.
There was however crucial progression in the FA Cup through a fifth round win away at Newcastle to set up a quarter-final meeting with Liverpool at home, before defeating Arsenal at Wembley thanks to a Nico O’Reilly double to win the League Cup.
Now, a long list of Manchester City names will compete across competitive action in Under-21 commitments and the FIFA Series, as well as beginning preparations for the summer’s FIFA World Cup through international friendly action.
For the first time in 2026, here is a comprehensive round-up of the Manchester City players selected to feature for their respective national teams throughout the latter two weeks of March!
Algeria
Call-ups: Rayan Ait-Nouri
Algeria vs Guatemala, 27/03 @ 19:30 (UK) – International Friendly
Algeria vs Uruguay, 31/03 @ 20:30 (UK) – International Friendly
Belgium
Call-ups: Jeremy Doku
USA vs Belgium, 28/03 @ 19:30 (UK) – International Friendly
Mexico vs Belgium, 01/04 @ 02:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Egypt
Call-ups: Omar Marmoush
Spain vs Egypt, 30/03 @ 17:00 (UK) – International Friendly
England
Call-ups: James Trafford, Marc Guehi, John Stones, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden
England vs Uruguay, 27/03 @ 19:45 (UK) – International Friendly
England vs Japan, 31/03 @ 19:45 (UK) – International Friendly
England Under-21
Call-ups: Max Alleyne, Rico Lewis
Andorra U21 vs England U21, 27/03 @ 18:30 (UK) – U21 EURO Qualification, Group D
England U21 vs Moldova U21, 31/03 @ 19:00 (UK) – U21 EURO Qualification, Group D
France
Call-ups: Rayan Cherki
Brazil vs France, 26/03 @ 20:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Colombia vs France, 29/03 @ 21:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Ghana
Call-ups: Antoine Semenyo
Austria vs Ghana, 27/03 @ 17:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Germany vs Ghana, 30/03 @ 19:45 (UK) – International Friendly
Italy
Call-ups: Gianluigi Donnarumma
Italy vs Northern Ireland, 26/03 @ 19:45 (UK) – World Cup Qualification Play-Off Semi-Final
Netherlands
Call-ups: Nathan Ake, Tijjani Reijnders
Netherlands vs Norway, 27/03 @ 19:45 (UK) – International Friendly
Netherlands vs Ecuador, 31/03 @ 19:45 (UK) – International Friendly
Norway
Call-ups: Erling Haaland
Netherlands vs Norway, 27/03 @ 19:45 (UK) – International Friendly
Norway vs Switzerland, 31/03 @ 17:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Norway Under-21
Call-ups: Sverre Nypan
Norway U21 vs Netherlands U21, 27/03 @ 17:00 (UK) – U21 EURO Qualification, Group G
Slovenia U21 vs Norway U21, 31/03 @ 15:30 (UK) – U21 EURO Qualification, Group G
Portugal
Call-ups: Matheus Nunes
Mexico vs Portugal, 29/03 @ 02:00 (UK) – International Friendly
USA vs Portugal, 01/04 @ 00:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Spain
Call-ups: Rodri
Spain vs Serbia, 27/03 @ 20:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Spain vs Egypt, 30/03 @ 17:00 (UK) – International Friendly
Uzbekistan
Call-ups: Abdukodir Khusanov
Uzbekistan vs Gabon, 27/03 @ 14:00 (UK) – FIFA Series
Uzbekistan vs Venezuela, 30/03 @ 15:00 (UK) – FIFA Series
Why Bernardo Silva and Savinho are Staying in Manchester
A quartet of Marcus Bettinelli (England), Nico (Spain), Bernardo Silva (Portugal), and Savinho (Brazil) have not been selected for international action this month, whilst Ruben Dias (Portugal), Josko Gvardiol (Croatia), and Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) are excluded through a lack of fitness and injury recovery.