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Benin vs Central Africa - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Benin host Central African Republic on Thursday 12 November 2026, kicking off at 19:00 GMT at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — the Cheetahs' adopted home — in Matchday 3 of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, Group F, with the Wild Beasts making the short trip for the first leg of a decisive double-header that concludes with the reverse fixture on 15 November. The stakes could hardly be clearer: Gernot Rohr's Benin sit top of the group on four points from two games (one win, one draw, +1 goal difference), level with Burkina Faso and knowing that victory in this home fixture would put one foot firmly on the plane to the AFCON 2027 finals in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Central African Republic, by contrast, prop up the section with zero points from two defeats, a –3 goal difference and, crucially, a brand new voice in the dugout — Moroccan tactician Abdelaziz Karkache was only appointed on 6 November 2026 and this will be his first match in charge. The FIFA rankings tell the same story: Benin are 89th in the world while the Fauves languish down in 145th, and with the top two in Group F qualifying automatically, the visitors realistically need a result here to keep their campaign alive before four more fixtures in March 2027.

Benin arrive in strong heart despite one emotional bruising, having faced world champions Argentina in Buenos Aires on 6 October in the Lionel Messi farewell friendly, a 3-0 defeat in which the Cheetahs were far from disgraced — goalkeeper Marcel Dandjinou made a string of fine saves, Aiyegun Tosin volleyed narrowly wide before Otamendi, Nico Paz and a Messi penalty settled the night. In competitive action, Rohr's men have been solid: they opened the group with a 1-1 away draw against Burkina Faso and then beat Mauritania 2-1 in Abidjan, with Tosin among the goals. The German coach has again placed his faith in youth for this window, sensationally calling up 16-year-old Parfait Faton, the Sarcelles midfielder who captains Benin's U17s and recently trialled at Paris FC, while Mariano Ahouangbo and Romaric Amoussou return to the fold. The big blow is the continued absence of captain and striker Steve Mounié, who has not recovered from injury, so the attacking burden falls on the in-form Joseph Ede Oloko (26 goals for Liepaja this calendar year), Junior Olaïtan, Tosin and Jodel Dossou, behind a settled spine featuring Dandjinou or Saturnin Allagbé in goal, defenders Yohan Roche, Tamimou Ouorou, Liam Omore and Mohamed Tijani, and the Sessi D'Almeida–Mattéo Ahlinvi midfield axis.

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Cameroon vs Namibia - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Cameroon host Namibia on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Japoma Stadium in Douala in Round 3 of Group G in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 UTC. The Indomitable Lions top the group with four points from their opening two matches and are strong favourites at European odds of 1.28 for the home win, with the draw priced at 5.50 and a Namibia victory at 11.00. David Pagou's side are aiming to take a decisive step towards qualification for the tournament that will be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and our prediction is a convincing 3 : 0 home victory before the return leg in Botswana on 16 November. Cameroon come into this fixture unbeaten in the campaign, having followed up their 3-1 opening win over Comoros in Garoua — where David Nyengue, Bryan Mbeumo and Danny Namaso were all on the scoresheet — with a 1-1 away draw against Congo in Brazzaville, results that leave them a point clear of the chasing pack in Group G.

For this double-header Pagou has named a 28-man Cameroon squad for the 2026/2027 season built around four goalkeepers: Simon Brady Ngapandouetnbu, Blondy Rudolph Nna Noukeu, Emile Merlin Lako Wendeu and Sombang A Menang Edouard. The defensive unit features Darlin Yongwa, Junior Samuel Kotto, Enzo Ebosse, Kamdem Wabo Oliver, Che Malone Fondoh Junior, Kevin Keben, Lilian Paul René Njoh, Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu and Salomon Patrick Nkoa Amougou, though Rennes left-back Mahamadou Nagida is suspended for the home leg after collecting yellow cards in the opening two qualifiers. The midfield is stacked with Arthur Avom, Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba, Bryan Mbeumo, Karl Gameni Wassom, Danny Namaso, Harouna Djibirin, David Roy Nyengue, Ivan Jordan Nana, Saidou Alioum Moubarak and Jean Hugues Eyango Priso, while the forward line consists of Agbor Ndjee Geovanni Vianney, Dorinel Angel Yondjo, Nsongo Tonfack Bil Dornol — who scored the winner in the 1-0 friendly victory away to Ivory Coast in October — and Ivan Cédric Bikoue Embolo, giving Pagou enormous depth across the pitch for the November window.

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D.R. Congo vs Sierra Leone - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

DR Congo host Sierra Leone on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, kicking off at 17:00 local time (16:00 UTC), in one of the headline fixtures of Matchday 3 in Group E of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Leopards arrive as the team to beat in the section: Sébastien Desabre's men have made a perfect start with six points from six, while the Leone Stars sit bottom of the group without a single point after two defeats. Little separates these nations on paper historically, but the current trajectories could hardly be more different. DR Congo are ranked 40th in the world and carry the confidence of a 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in which they reached the Round of 32, pushing England all the way before falling 2-1 in Atlanta after Brian Cipenga had given them a shock early lead. Sierra Leone, coached by Didier Gomes Da Rosa, must find answers quickly or see their qualifying hopes extinguished before the halfway stage of the campaign. The reverse fixture follows on 17 November in Morocco, where Sierra Leone will stage their home leg because their national stadium remains unavailable for approved international matches. For this first meeting, however, the venue is the intimidating bowl of the Stade des Martyrs, where DR Congo have turned their home ground into a fortress in recent qualifiers. The betting markets reflect the gulf in form: a home win is priced at 1.30, the draw at 5.25, and an away win as high as 11.00, with DR Congo also backed at 1.65 to win to nil. Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations qualifier is a tight, controlled home success: DR Congo 1 : 0 Sierra Leone.

Desabre has recalled veteran striker Cédric Bakambu to his 26-man squad for the November double-header, with the 35-year-old San Diego forward acting as vice-captain behind skipper Chancel Mbemba, while Théo Bongonda and Samuel Essende are the notable absentees from the group named at FECOFA headquarters on 6 November. The Congolese selection for the 2026/2027 season is stacked with quality across Europe: Matthieu Epolo, Timothy Fayulu and Dimitry Bertaud are the goalkeeping options; Mbemba anchors a defence featuring Arthur Masuaku, Joris Kayembe, Gédéon Kalulu, Axel Tuanzebe, Steve Kapuadi, Jordy Makengo, Kévin Pedro and Willy Kambwala; the midfield blends Samuel Moutoussamy's experience with Edo Kayembe, Noah Sadiki, Ngal'ayel Mukau, Nathanaël Mbuku, Junior Kadile, Ezechiel Banzuzi and Noah Mbamba; and the forward line is spearheaded by Yoane Wissa, whose three goals in four qualifying appearances have fired the Leopards' perfect start, alongside Fiston Mayele, Simon Banza, Cipenga and Meschak Elia. Sierra Leone's 25-man squad, unveiled by Da Rosa on 5 November, leans heavily on England-based talent: Blackburn Rovers' Augustus Kargbo, Cambridge United duo Sullay Kaikai and Ra'ees Bangura Williams, Notts County's Daniel Kanu, Barnet's Idris Kanu, Northampton's Tyrese Fornah and Augsburg defender Abdulai Juma Bah lead the foreign contingent, with New York City forward Malachi Jones offering a different attacking option. Recent form tells the story of why the hosts are such strong favourites. DR Congo opened their campaign by beating Equatorial Guinea 2-0 in Kinshasa on 24 September, captain Mbemba scoring inside four minutes before Wissa sealed the win on 72 minutes — a result you can revisit in our 2 : 0 match preview — and followed it four days later with a gritty 2-1 away victory in Harare, Wissa and Moutoussamy on target before Knowledge Munetsi's stoppage-time consolation, as covered in our 1 : 2 prediction.

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Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Equatorial Guinea meet Zimbabwe on Thursday 12 November 2026 at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, a nominally home AFCON 2027 qualifier for the Nzalang Nacional but one played away from Malabo because of stadium constraints. Group E is already tight: DR Congo lead with six points, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea are both on three, and Sierra Leone are pointless after Matchdays 1 and 2. The latest team news is that Vincenzo Alberto Annese has called a 25-man Equatorial Guinea group for the double-header, while Ramon Catalá has settled on a final 24-man Warriors squad with Jordan Zemura and Tinotenda Kadewere back after injury absences. European 1X2 odds currently frame Equatorial Guinea at 2.12, the draw at 3.16 and Zimbabwe at 3.51, which already tells the story: this is not a home banker, and a cautious stalemate is fully live. Equatorial Guinea’s competitive route here began with a 2-0 loss in Kinshasa, where Chancel Mbemba and Yoane Wissa punished them, before they recovered to beat Sierra Leone 1-0 in Yaoundé through Loren Zúñiga’s early goal. Zimbabwe’s path was more volatile: they stormed back from 2-0 down to win 2-3 in Freetown, Marshall Munetsi scoring twice, then pushed DR Congo hard before losing 1-2 in Harare. With no recent H2H reference point and both teams knowing the loser leaves DR Congo with daylight, the tactical temperature should rise while the risk appetite stays low.

Annese’s Equatorial Guinea squad for this 2026/27 international window blends experience with lower-league mobility: goalkeepers Miguel Eyama, Manuel Sapunga and Marcos Ondo; defenders Basilio Ndong, Esteban Obiang, Carlos Akapo, Saúl Coco, Charles Ondo, Prince Ngaah, José Elo and Roni Mbomio; midfielders Álex Masogo, Gael Joel Akogo, Junior Bitá, Jannick Buyla, Álex Balboa, Santiago Eneme and Pablo Ganet; and forwards Josete Miranda, Luis Nlavo, Dorian Jr., Salomón Obama, José Nabil Ondo, Loren Zúñiga and Enrique Esono. The spine is credible—Akapo and Coco bring top-flight physicality, Ganet is the set-piece and tempo hub, and Nlavo/Miranda give them a direct forward line—but the attacking output is still a concern after only one goal in two qualifiers. Zúñiga’s winner against Sierra Leone is the clearest recent sign of life, yet Equatorial Guinea’s pattern under Annese has been cautious buildup, wide restarts and moments rather than sustained pressure. Against Zimbabwe’s quicker transitions, the Nzalang will likely protect central space, force Catalá’s side to break down a compact block, and rely on Ganet’s delivery and Nlavo’s presence for isolated chances.

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Ghana vs Somalia - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana vs Somalia is one of the most intriguing fixtures of the November 2026 international window, as the two bottom sides in Group C of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers meet at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday, 12 November 2026. Remarkably, both teams arrive without a single point: the Black Stars, four-time African champions, are in full-blown crisis after losing their opener away to Ivory Coast and then slumping to a humiliating home defeat against The Gambia, a result that left Ghana without a win in an AFCON qualifier in three years and ultimately cost Otto Addo his job. The interim technical team led by Kim Lars Björkegren, assisted by Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram, is now under immediate pressure to name a squad this week and deliver a response, with former players publicly demanding the inclusion of home-based talent to freshen up a stale setup. Ghana's only competitive action since that debacle was a respectable 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign under Carlos Queiroz, where the Black Stars beat Panama, drew England and exited in the Round of 32. For Somalia, this double-header is uncharted territory: the Ocean Stars are contesting an AFCON qualifying group stage for the first time in their history, having scraped past Mauritius on penalties in the preliminary round before a narrow loss in Banjul.

The visitors have already shown far more resilience than their FIFA ranking of 200th suggests. Yusuf Ali Nur's diaspora-heavy squad held firm for long periods in their two September outings: they pushed The Gambia all the way in a 2-1 defeat in Bakau, equalising through Bilal Njie before conceding a late winner, and then frustrated the reigning African champions for over an hour before losing 2-0 in a match played at a neutral venue. Somalia's defensive organisation has been the story of their campaign — a run of over 340 minutes without conceding a goal earlier in the year underscored a compact, disciplined block built around captain Abdulsamed Abdullahi of Novi Pazar. These two nations have never met at senior level, so there is no head-to-head history to lean on, but the Ocean Stars will travel to Accra believing they can at least replicate the stubbornness they showed against Ivory Coast. History, however, is stacked against them: Somalia have never qualified for an AFCON finals and have never beaten a side of Ghana's pedigree.

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Guinea vs Eritrea - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign reaches a decisive junction on 11 November 2026 when Guinea host Eritrea at the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry, the first leg of a Group D double-header that concludes four days later at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo, where Eritrea have once again elected to stage their "home" fixture in Egypt. The stakes could hardly be clearer: with co-hosts Kenya already assured of their place at PAMOJA 2027, South Africa, Guinea and the Red Sea Camels are effectively playing for a single remaining ticket from this group. South Africa lead the way on six points after wins over both of these sides, Guinea sit on three points after bouncing back from their opening defeat, while Eritrea have collected just one point from their opening two matches. The market reflects that hierarchy, with European odds pricing a home win at around 1.33, the draw at 5.50 and an away triumph as high as 11.00 — numbers that tell you everything about how the bookmakers view the gulf between Paulo Duarte's side and the lowest-ranked team in the section. For Guinea, anything less than maximum points from this home leg would leave their qualification destiny in danger of slipping away, while Eritrea realistically need a shock result in Conakry to keep their faint hopes alive.

Guinea have quietly assembled one of the most balanced squads in West African football for the 2026/27 season, blending European-based experience with a new generation of exciting prospects. Captain Issiaga Sylla anchors the defence, while the midfield options are genuinely elite: Amadou Diawara brings Champions League pedigree from Leganés, Seydouba Cissé offers box-to-box energy alongside him, Morlaye Sylla dictates tempo from deeper positions, and the highly rated Lass Kourouma of Girona adds a cutting edge from wide or central areas. Up front, Serhou Guirassy — now leading the line for Borussia Dortmund — remains the talisman, having scored the winner in the Syli National's most recent competitive outing, a 1-0 victory over Kenya at this same stadium on 1 October, his 32nd-minute strike settling a tense affair against the co-hosts. The one cloud over Duarte's preparations is Guirassy's fitness, with genuine concern in Conakry this week over whether the striker will be available for both legs of the double-header; if he is ruled out, Mohamed Bayo and François Kamano provide proven alternatives. Guinea's campaign had begun disappointingly with a 2-1 defeat away to South Africa in Johannesburg, where Aguibou Camara's second-half effort proved a mere consolation — a result that makes these Eritrea fixtures must-win territory.

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Ivory Coast vs Gambia - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast vs Gambia is the standout fixture of Matchday 3 in Group C of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, as the two pace-setters meet on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké (kick-off 19:00 UTC), with the return leg to follow on November 17 in Banjul. Both teams arrive with perfect records: the Elephants top the group on goal difference after back-to-back 2-0 victories, first at home to Ghana and then away to Somalia, while the Scorpions sit second after wins over Somalia and a stunning comeback triumph in Accra. Hervé Renard's side are heavy favourites, with European odds pricing a home win at 1.20, the draw at 6.00 and an away win as high as 13.00, and our prediction is a comfortable 3:0 Ivory Coast win. The head-to-head history strongly supports that stance — the Elephants have won all four previous meetings between the nations without conceding a single defeat, including a 1-0 victory in Abidjan in March 2025 — and with the winner taking a giant step towards the finals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, there is everything to play for in Bouaké.

The Elephants come into this double-header as one of Africa's form sides, having reached the knockout rounds of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time in the nation's history over the summer. That campaign saw them beat Curaçao 0-2 in Philadelphia before bowing out against Erling Haaland's Norway in the round of 32, a narrow 1-2 defeat in Arlington that showed how competitive Renard's men are against elite opposition. Back in continental action, they brushed Ghana aside 2-0 at the Stade de la Paix in September before repeating the scoreline away to Somalia, giving them four straight clean sheets in AFCON qualifying. Renard has blended battle-tested veterans with exciting young talent for the November window, with four uncapped players — Oumar Solet, Abdoul Ouattara, Abdoulaye Kanté and Yaya Kader Fofana — earning first call-ups. The 25-man squad features Yahia Fofana, Alban Lafont and Mohamed Koné in goal; a defence led by Evan Ndicka, Ousmane Diomandé, Emmanuel Agbadou and Hassane Kamara; a midfield anchored by Franck Kessié and Ibrahim Sangaré; and a frightening attack boasting Amad Diallo, Nicolas Pépé, Yan Diomandé, Elye Wahi, Ange-Yoan Bonny and Bazoumana Touré. Guéla Doué, Odilon Kossounou and Ghislain Konan are out injured, while Wilfried Singo, Simon Adingra, Sébastien Haller and Evann Guessand are also absent — and Renard notably left in-form Sturm Graz striker Oumar Diakité out despite six goals in his last seven club matches.

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Madagascar vs Guinea Bissau - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Madagascar host Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, 12 November 2026 at the National Sports Complex Pitch 1 in Curepipe, in what is already a decisive AFCON 2027 Group L qualifier. With Tanzania confirmed as co-hosts of the 2027 finals and therefore already qualified, only the best-placed of Nigeria, Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau will advance from this group — and the visitors arrive as the surprise leaders on six points from two matches. The Djurtus stunned Tanzania 0-2 away in Zanzibar on matchday one, with Franculino Djú breaking the deadlock on 33 minutes and Mama Baldé sealing the win after the break, before producing the shock of the September window by thrashing Nigeria 3-0 at home four days later. Madagascar, by contrast, have just one point: they were edged out 2-1 by Nigeria in Uyo despite taking an early lead, then fought out a 1-1 home draw with Tanzania in which they twice let control of the game slip. The Barea will remember that this is effectively a must-win home fixture, because defeat would leave them six points adrift of Baciro Candé's men with the return leg still to come.

Corentin Martins has kept faith with the experienced spine of his Madagascar squad for the 2026/2027 campaign, and the November gathering is again expected to be built around the Ligue 2 duo of midfielder Marco Ilaimaharitra and midfielder Rayan Raveloson, together with winger Loïc Lapoussin, whose creativity from the left is central to how the Barea progress the ball. In attack, Hakim Abdallah, Arnaud Randrianantenaina and returning forward Warren Caddy give Martins direct options, although the Malagasy attack has managed only two goals in two competitive qualifiers so far. The preparation has not been entirely smooth: goalkeeper Zacharie Boucher was called up in September but dropped by the Malagasy Football Federation following the resurfacing of old interview comments, and the coaching staff have spent the October window working on a defensive structure after the soft concessions in Uyo. Guinea-Bissau, meanwhile, have named a preliminary November squad that retains the core of the September success, with Djú and Baldé again the focal points of a side that has conceded zero goals in two qualifiers — a remarkable platform given they were widely tipped to finish bottom of this group ahead of the campaign.

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Senegal vs Sudan - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Africa - Africa Cup of Nations

Senegal host Sudan on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, in a 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Group J clash that pits the two sides against each other for the second time this calendar year. The teams met as recently as 3 January 2026 in the AFCON 2025 Round of 16 in Tangier, when Pape Gueye's brace and a goal from 17-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye sealed a 3-1 win for the Lions of Teranga despite an early Aamir Abdallah opener for Sudan. Senegal arrive in a new era under Patrick Vieira, the Arsenal legend who was officially unveiled as head coach in September 2026 after Pape Thiaw's departure following the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the new boss has made it clear that qualification for the 2027 finals in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania is the minimum requirement for his project in Dakar.

Senegal's form under Vieira has been quietly convincing: they opened the 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw away to Mozambique before grinding out a hard-fought 1-0 victory in Ethiopia, sealed by an 11th-minute Mbaye strike, and they also edged Comoros 1-0 in a Marseille friendly on 4 October. Earlier in 2026 the Lions showed both their ceiling and their vulnerability, demolishing Iraq 5-0 at the World Cup before falling 3-2 to Haaland's Norway and being eliminated 3-2 after extra time by Belgium in the round of 32. Vieira's 2026/2027-season squad blends experience and youth: Mory Diaw, Demba Thiam, Mamour Ndiaye and Yehvann Diouf in goal; Kalidou Koulibaly, Mamadou Sarr, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Sadibou Sané, Nobel Mendy, Malang Sarr, Arouna Sangante and Lamine Sy in defence; Lamine Camara, Pape Matar Sarr, Pape Gueye, Idrissa Gueye, Rassoul Ndiaye and Bara Sapoko Ndiaye in midfield; and Nicolas Jackson, Mbaye, Iliman Ndiaye, Ismaïla Sarr, Boulaye Dia, Assane Diao, Abdallah Sima, Mamadou Diakhon, Issa Soumaré and Pape Moussa Fall in attack. Note that Sadio Mané missed the September camp with a minor injury and Édouard Mendy has retired from international duty, while the returning Ismaïla Sarr and in-form Mbaye give Vieira genuine firepower on the flanks.

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Albania vs Finland - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Albania host Finland at the Arena Kombëtare (Air Albania Stadium) in Tirana on Thursday 12 November 2026, 20:45 CET, in a UEFA Nations League 2026/27 League C Group C1 blockbuster that could settle the promotion race. Sylvinho's men top the group with nine points from four matches (W3 L1, 8-3), while Jacob Friis' Finland sit third on seven points — level with Belarus — so a home win would clinch Albania's return to League B with a game to spare, before the trip to Belarus on 15 November. The reverse fixture in Helsinki on 3 October ended Finland 2-1 Albania: Rey Manaj silenced the Olympic Stadium after just four minutes, but Etrit Berisha's 22nd-minute red card turned the game and Leo Walta struck twice (26', 71') to steal it. Albania's players have spoken all camp about revenge, and with a raucous Tirana crowd behind them, the Red and Blacks know that eleven-versus-eleven this time, they are more than a match for the Eagle-owls.

Albania's September–October campaign was built on defensive steel and Kristjan Asllani's midfield mastery: the Inter playmaker has three goals in this Nations League already, including the winner from the spot in the most recent home outing, Albania 2-1 San Marino, where his 90+3' penalty bailed out the hosts after a surprisingly nervy night. Sylvinho's 2026/27 squad blends Serie A experience with emerging talent: Thomas Strakosha starts in goal behind a back four of Elseid Hysaj, captain Berat Gjimshiti, Ardian Ismajli and Mario Mitaj, with Asllani dictating tempo alongside Ylber Laçi and Klaus Gjasula. Ahead of them, Jasir Asani and Nedim Bajrami provide creativity for a front line featuring Manaj, Myrto Uzuni, Ernest Muçi and Armando Broja. The coach's big call is in goal — Berisha's red card in Helsinki cost Albania dearly, and Strakosha's calm distribution could be the difference in a game where patience, not panic, wins the night.

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Armenia vs Cyprus - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Armenia host Cyprus at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan on Thursday 12 November 2026 (21:00 local time) in a UEFA Nations League 2026/27 League C Group 2 clash with real stakes for both nations. With two matchdays remaining, Cyprus sit second in the group on seven points while Armenia are third on four, so a home victory would drag Yeghishe Melikyan's side level with Akis Mantzios' men and turn the final round into a genuine promotion shoot-out. Armenia's autumn has been a mixed bag: an opening 2-0 win over Latvia was followed by a 2-3 home defeat to Montenegro despite goals from Artur Serobyan and Eduard Spertsyan, a 2-0 reverse in Nicosia where Leonidas Konomis and Andronikos Kakoullis struck before half-time, and a resilient 0-0 draw in Podgorica that at least stopped the rot. Cyprus arrive in better heart after a stuttering start: beaten 2-1 in Montenegro and held 0-0 in Riga, they beat Armenia in Nicosia and then edged Latvia 2-1 at the GSP Stadium, with Marcus Edwards scoring the decisive goal in back-to-back wins. The caveat for the visitors is that both of those victories came at home — away from Nicosia they are winless and have scored just once in two group games.

The big team news of the international window is in Yerevan, where Armenia will be without captain and talisman Eduard Spertsyan, who has been ruled out through injury along with Henri Avagyan, Sergey Muradyan, Julio Bueno and Finn Geragusyan, while Vahan Bichakhchyan, Erik Simonyan and Kamo Hovhannisyan have only recently recovered and are not yet at full fitness. Melikyan has still named a deep 26-man squad for the final double-header: Ognjen Cancarevic (IMT Belgrade), Arsen Beglaryan, Alexander Mishiev and Gor Matinyan in goal; Artem Bandikyan, Erik Piloyan, Georgi Harutyunyan, Styopa Mkrtchyan (Nurnberg), Nair Tiknizyan (Olympiacos), Edgar Grigoryan, Arman Ghazaryan, Argishti Petrosyan and Khariton Ayvazyan across the back; Karlen Hovhannisyan, Ugochukwu Iwu (Rubin Kazan), Gor Manvelyan, Karen Muradyan, Karen Nalbandyan, Edgar Piloyan and Hovhannes Harutyunyan in midfield; and Artur Serobyan, Edgar Sevikyan (Ceuta), Narek Grigoryan (Farul), Narek Hovhannisyan (Lechia Gdansk), Artur Miranyan, Artur Gharibyan, Grant-Leon Ranos (Tenerife) and Zhirayr Shaghoyan in attack. Expect Beglaryan behind a back four of Bandikyan, Piloyan, Harutyunyan and Tiknizyan, with Iwu anchoring midfield and Serobyan leading the line; without Spertsyan's creativity, the set-piece delivery of Sevikyan and the direct running of Ranos become Armenia's most dangerous weapons, and the raucous Republican Stadium crowd must supply the energy their missing playmaker normally provides.

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Czech Republic vs Spain - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Czech Republic vs Spain brings the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League League A Group A3 campaign to Prague on Thursday 12 November 2026, with kick-off at 20:45 CET at the epet ARENA. The hosts arrive in crisis mode: Ivan Hašek's side have lost all four group matches so far and sit bottom of the section with zero points, scoring just twice while conceding twelve. Their most recent outing was a sobering 3-0 defeat at Wembley against England, a night when Harry Kane scored twice on his record-equalling 125th cap and Vladimír Coufal's own goal opened the floodgates. That followed a 2-0 home reverse against the same opposition at the end of September, when Czechia finished with ten men and managed only two shots on target at Fortuna Arena. Even at home, Czechia have looked overmatched: they were beaten 0-2 in Prague before slumping to the 3-0 loss in London, and with relegation to League B now a genuine threat, anything less than a heroic performance against the world champions will confirm a miserable November window. The atmosphere at Letná will be fierce, but form, class and confidence all point in one direction.

Spain, by contrast, have been flawless. Luis de la Fuente's world champions have won all four group games and booked their quarter-final place with two matches to spare, playing a brand of controlled, high-possession football that has simply suffocated every opponent. The reverse fixture in Oviedo on 3 October told the story perfectly: Lamine Yamal opened the scoring inside five minutes, Rodri added a second before half-time and Mikel Merino sealed a comfortable 3-1 win at the Carlos Tartiere, with Spain enjoying 69% possession and ten shots on target to Czechia's two. La Roja's resilience was even more impressive in Split, where they fell behind to an Ivan Perišić header yet stormed back through a second-half Mikel Merino double to win 1-2 against Croatia, preserving a 2½-year unbeaten run. That comeback, plus a 4-1 demolition of the same Croatian side in Seville on matchday one, underlines why Spain top the group with a +9 goal difference. With nothing left to play for but seeding and pride, de la Fuente may rotate slightly, but Spain's conveyor belt of talent means the intensity rarely drops.

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England vs Croatia - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

England host Croatia at Wembley Stadium on Thursday 12 November 2026 in one of the standout fixtures of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League League A Group 3 campaign, and the contrast between the two sides could hardly be starker. When these teams met in Rijeka just over five weeks ago, England produced one of the most devastating away performances in the competition's history, running out 0-7 winners as Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka both scored twice, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers also found the net, and Bellingham capped the night with a hat-trick of assists. That result left England second in the group on nine points behind already-qualified Spain (twelve), while Croatia sit third on three points and are fighting to avoid the relegation play-off. The overall head-to-head remains heavily in England's favour across twelve meetings, with seven wins to Croatia's three and two draws, and the Three Lions also won 4-2 when the sides met in June 2026. For Slaven Bilić's Croatia, this is close to a must-win to keep their fate in their own hands before they close the campaign against Czechia in Osijek on 15 November, whereas Thomas Tuchel's men know victory keeps the pressure on Spain ahead of their own trip to Seville days later. Wembley will be close to a sell-out, and after the behind-closed-doors oddity of the Rijeka rout, England's players have spoken about wanting to put on a show in front of their own supporters this time.

England's 2026/27 squad depth is arguably the envy of world football right now, and Tuchel has largely kept faith with the group that has produced three straight wins since the 3-2 opening-night defeat to Spain. The most recent statement came at Wembley in October, where England dismantled Czechia 3-0 through a Vladimír Coufal own goal and two Harry Kane strikes, and that followed a disciplined 2-0 win in Prague against ten-man Czechia, where Anthony Gordon and Kane scored either side of half-time. Kane, who turns 33 next summer, has been in ruthless form this autumn, scoring in every Nations League match so far, while Saka, Gordon, Bellingham and Rogers give England a front line mixing creation and devastating pace. Tuchel named his November squad on 6 November with Jordan Pickford, Jason Steele and James Trafford as the goalkeeping options, and there were headlines as Cole Palmer was left out while Jobe Bellingham received a call-up; Tuchel also moved to clarify that his previously "up and down" relationship with Jude Bellingham is now in a very good place. Defensively, England have settled on a settled core with the likes of John Stones, Marc Guéhi and Trent Alexander-Arnold providing a platform that has conceded just twice in the last three matches combined. With home advantage, full-strength attacking options and the memory of October's seven-goal demolition fresh, England will approach this fixture with genuine confidence of sealing a finals-ticket challenge going into the last round.

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Italy vs France - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Italy vs France in the UEFA Nations League is one of the most appetising fixtures on the entire November international calendar, and this Thursday 12 November 2026 the two giants of European football renew their rivalry at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, with kick-off scheduled for 20:45 CET. This is Group A1 crunch time in the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League: Zinedine Zidane's France arrive at San Siro sitting top of the group with ten points from four matches, while Roberto Mancini's Italy are second on seven points and know that only a victory on home soil will keep their hopes of finishing first alive with just one matchday remaining after this one. The permutations are simple and brutal — if France win in Milan, they are guaranteed to win the group, and a draw would leave Les Bleus needing only a point from their final fixture to confirm top spot. Italy, by contrast, lost their opening home game of the campaign 2-0 to Belgium at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and cannot afford a repeat in front of their own fans at a sold-out San Siro, where the Azzurri faithful will expect a far more convincing showing than the one served up in September. The narrative could hardly be richer: Mancini is rebuilding Italy after the failure to qualify for the World Cup, while Zidane's France have been near-flawless, winning both of their away fixtures 1-0 and responding to their only dropped points — the 1-1 draw with Italy in Paris in October — by hammering Belgium 4-1 in their most recent outing. The last meeting between these two sides in Milan came in the Nations League back in 2026 and produced a dramatic draw in Saint-Denis, where Alessandro Bastoni cancelled out an Michael Olise thunderbolt before Dayot Upamecano was sent off late on, a result that kept France's unbeaten start intact but also exposed small cracks in Zidane's armour. Notably, that Bastoni goal was the first France had conceded under Zidane in this campaign, and Les Bleus have not kept a clean sheet against Italy since a 0-0 draw in September 2007 — a remarkable statistic that suggests goals are almost guaranteed whenever these nations collide. With quarter-final seeding, pride and first place in Group A1 all on the line in one of European football's grandest stadiums, this has all the ingredients of a Nations League classic between two squads packed with world-class talent.

Italy's route to this fixture has been a story of steady improvement under Mancini, who returned to the Azzurri bench this season after the national team's World Cup qualifying failure and immediately began a bold regeneration project built around youth, energy and Serie A's most in-form talents. The campaign opened in disastrous fashion with that 2-0 home defeat to Belgium, but Mancini's men responded magnificently, travelling to Bursa and thrashing Türkiye 1-4 in what was the returning coach's first victory back in charge — a result built on ruthless counter-attacking football and the emergence of a new generation of Azzurri stars. That confidence carried into October, where Italy produced their most disciplined performance of the campaign to hold France to 1-1 at the Stade de France, with Bastoni's second-half strike cancelling out Olise's deflected opener and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma producing a string of magnificent saves to deny Kylian Mbappé's heirs in blue. The Azzurri then returned home to Bologna's Stadio Renato Dall'Ara and sealed what proved to be a vital three points against Türkiye, winning 3-1 thanks to goals from Gianluca Scamacca, Riccardo Calafiori and a late tap-in from Francesco Pio Esposito — the Inter striker's seventh goal in just thirteen appearances for his country at the age of 21. Mancini has since named a 31-man squad for this November window, blending established leaders with exciting fresh faces: teenage Parma midfielder Simone Lontani, Alphadjo Cissé and Riccardo Cassano are among the new call-ups, while Federico Dimarco and Bryan Cristante return from injury and Nicolò Zaniolo pushes for a recall. The spine of the side picks itself — Donnarumma behind a defence featuring Michael Kayode, Alessandro Bastoni, Calafiori and captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo, with Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Barella supplying the midfield platform and Alessandro Romano continuing his rapid rise. Up front, Scamacca and Pio Esposito have formed a productive partnership, with Moise Kean, Giacomo Raspadori, Daniel Maldini and Antonio Vergara offering depth and unpredictability. The concern for Mancini is defensive concentration: Italy have conceded in each of their last three matches, and against a France side that scores almost exclusively after half-time, 90 minutes of focus will be required at San Siro.

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Montenegro vs Latvia - Thursday, 12 November 2026

league: Europe - UEFA Nations League

Montenegro host Latvia at the Podgorica City Stadium on Thursday 12 November 2026 (20:45 CET) in a UEFA Nations League C Group 2 clash that could settle the section's title race. The Brave Falcons sit top of the group with ten points from four matches (three wins, one draw, 7-4 goal difference) and know that victory over the bottom-placed Latvians will put them on the brink of promotion to League B ahead of their tricky final-day trip to Cyprus. Mirko Vučinić's men have been the standout side of the group so far, beating Cyprus 2-1 in Podgorica, edging a five-goal thriller 2-3 in Armenia, winning the reverse fixture 1-2 in Riga and grinding out a 0-0 stalemate with Armenia last time out. Latvia, meanwhile, prop up the table with a single point from four games (0-1-3, 2-6), are already mathematically unable to win promotion, and arrive having failed to score in three of their four group matches. The latest team news out of Podgorica only strengthens the favourites' hand: Vučinić has called up in-form Košice striker Aleksa Maraš, who has eight league goals this season including one in each of his last three matches, while Lazio defender Adam Marušić returns to the fold to give Montenegro a genuine Serie A presence at the back. With a near-full-strength 2026/27 squad at his disposal and a packed home crowd behind them, anything less than three points would be a major surprise.

Montenegro's 2026/27 squad blends battle-hardened veterans with one of the most exciting young cores in European football. Between the posts Balša Popović, Igor Nikić and Danijel Petković compete for the gloves, while the defensive unit is built around Stefan Savić (81 caps, now at Trabzonspor), Igor Vujačić, Risto Radunović, Slobodan Rubežić and Milan Roganović, with the returning Marušić pushing for a start. The engine room features Marko Janković, Stefan Lončar, Sead Hakšabanović and Andrija Bulatović, but the real X-factor is 20-year-old Vasilije Adžić of Sassuolo, who already has four goals in ten internationals and scored both Montenegrin goals in the 1-2 win in Riga. Up front, the pairing of Nikola Krstović (Atalanta, 38 caps, 10 goals) and Milutin Osmajić (Genoa, 40 caps, 10 goals) gives Vučinić two genuine Serie A-calibre finishers, supported by veteran Stevan Jovetić, Viktor Đukanović, Aleksa Latković and the uncapped but red-hot Maraš. That firepower was on full display in September's 2-3 win in Yerevan, where Krstović, an Erik Piloyan own goal and an 89th-minute Latković winner snatched all three points. The momentum continued with the professional 1-2 away victory over Latvia, and while the goalless 0-0 home draw with Armenia was a rare blank, it kept Montenegro unbeaten and in control of the group.

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