The final international break of 2020 is here, and it promises to be an exciting end to the year on the global stage with World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, as well as UEFA Nations League action, on the menu over the next ten days or so.

1. The week in international soccer: South American World
Cup and Euro qualifiers, Nations League and more
By Jonathan Johnson 42 mins ago • 4 min read
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The final international break of 2020 is here, and it promises to be an exciting end to the year on
the global stage with World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, as well as UEFA Nations
League action, on the menu over the next ten days or so.
Argentina, Brazil and Colombia are all in action as they continue their bids to reach Qatar 2022,
while Portugal, France, Belgium and England are all involved in important European encounters as
the likes of Serbia and Scotland battle to reach next summer's Euro.
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2. The Netherlands and Spain headline an appetising selection of friendly encounters, which have
been impacted by the non-release of players for international duty with certain nations due to the
ongoing COVID crisis and clashes between some clubs and international federations.
Here is what we are looking forward to seeing.
WEDNESDAY
The midweek slate of friendly fixtures is headlined by the Netherlands meeting Spain in
Amsterdam with the Dutch yet to win under new coach Frank de Boer and important Nations
League games against Bosnia and Poland coming up with Oranje third in League A Group 1.
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3. Spain have won two of their last five fixtures, with four of those matches being in the Nations
League but they were beaten last time out by Ukraine in Kiev by a Viktor Tsygankov goal.
Both squads are loaded with talent and are also fairly youthful, which could mean that De Boer
and opposite number Luis Enrique both experiment with their selections.
THURSDAY
The highlight on Thursday has to be the Euro 2020 qualification finals with Serbia against
Scotland in Belgrade arguably the most attractive of the four path finals.
The hosts have never qualified for the Euros playing solely as Serbia, while Scotland have only
ever reached two editions -- the last one being in 1996.
Hungary vs. Iceland is another interesting matchup, particularly given the way that both countries
won plaudits in getting out of their 2016 groups in France, but Serbia and Scotland create the
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4. most high-profile encounter.
And elsewhere, of course, the United States men's national team has a friendly against Wales, with
a mostly European based squad including stars like Christian Pulsiic, as well as young players like
Gio Reyna and Yunus Musah looking for their first caps with the senior squad.
FRIDAY
When Friday rolls around, the South American World Cup qualifiers take centre stage with some
intriguing doubleheaders.
Argentina face Paraguay in Buenos Aires before travelling to Lima to take on Peru and with six
points from a possible six, Lionel Scaloni's men are looking solid so far.
However, with Uruguay and Brazil first up in 2021, the Albiceleste could use maximum points from
these two matches and the return of Angel Di Maria boosts their creativity.
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