Four Werder players on international duty

SV Werder Bremen

·19 March 2025

Four Werder players on international duty

Romano Schmid and Austria will be in action in the Nations League in March (Photo: imago).

Important games in the Nations League and World Cup qualifying

Romano Schmid, Marco Grüll, Issa Kaboré and Mio Backhaus will all be in action during the March international break, as they look forward to taking part in either Nations League or World Cup qualifying matches.

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Romano Schmid & Marco Grüll: The duo have been called up by Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick ahead of their Nations League play-off match against Serbia. While Austria will be hoping to earn promotion to League A, Serbia will be looking to avoid slipping down into League B. They will be without Werder's Miloš Veljković, after the defender was diagnosed with a concussion following last weekend's game against Gladbach. The first leg will be played at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Thursday, 20th March (20:45 CET) ahead of the reverse leg in Belgrade on Sunday, 23rd March (20:45 CET). "I'm ready to play for the national team. We have two important games coming up and I want to make sure they see the best possible version of me," Schmid said ahead of the play-offs. The midfielder will come into the match in good form, having scored once in the 2-0 win in Leverkusen and in the 4-2 defeat against Gladbach.

Issa Kaboré started against Gladbach last weekend (Photo: W.DE).

Issa Kaboré: The defender will be away with Burkina Faso asthey come up against Djibouti (Friday, 21st March, 17:00 CET) and Guinea-Bissau (Monday, 24th March, 17:00 CET) as part of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Burkina Faso are currently in third place in Group A behind Egypt and Guinea-Bissau, having played four times so far.

Mio Backhaus: The goalkeeper has been included in the Germany U20s squad for two upcoming friendlies. They will face Czechia on Friday, 21st March (17:00 CET) in Teplice and then Portugal on Monday, 24th March (15:30 CET) in Potsdam. The 20-year-old has featured a total of seven times for the side to date.