Top 5 upcoming international friendlies

All the club action will come to a halt as international friendlies and European qualifiers recommence this week. Unlike any other international football week, the upcoming one promises to be one of the most tantalizing in recent times, with several high-profile clashes lined up.Many of Europe’s and South America’s heavyweights will be seen in action, there is one match which shall provide an opportunity for a team to extract revenge for injustice suffered at the World Cup, one match pitting past champions against current champions, and one pitting the two best players in the world against each other.Without beating around the bush any longer, let us skim through the top 5 intriguing fixtures scheduled for the next fortnight.

#1 France vs Sweden

Les Blues will resume their preparations for the Euro cup on home soil as they host their European counterparts Sweden, in Marseille.

The last time the two sides tussled, the encounter had more significance as it was in the group stages of Euro 2012 where Sweden emerged 2-0 victors. However, a repeat of that feat seems unlikely now as Didier Deschamps' men are in sublime form and have been defeated on only 1 occassion since the turn of the year.

The “Blagaut” will be aggrandized by the return of their talismanic captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who completes his recuperation from an injury that ruled him out of action for over a month.

Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France.

Date: 19th November

Time: 01:30 am(IST)