The pre-season training camp in Austria is over but instead of returning to Wolfsburg, many of the VfL Ladies have headed straight to their respective national teams ahead of the first international break of the new campaign. The domestic campaign hasn't even got going yet but some of the Wolves' internationals could book their places for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France over the coming days.
An overview of international fixtures involving members of the VfL Ladies squad:
Almuth Schult, Babett Peter, Lena Goeßling, Joelle Wedemeyer, Sara Doorsoun and Alexandra Popp (Germany)
Saturday 1 September, 16:55: Iceland v Germany (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Faroe Islands v Germany (World Cup qualifying)
Nilla Fischer (Sweden)
Thursday 30 August, 18:45: Sweden v Ukraine (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Denmark v Sweden (World Cup qualifying)
Caroline Graham Hansen and Kristine Minde (Norway)
Friday 31 August, 20:00: Slovakia v Norway (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Norway v Netherlands (World Cup qualifying)
Ewa Pajor (Poland)
Friday 31 August, 16:00: Belarus v Poland (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Poland v Switzerland (World Cup qualifying)
Pernille Harder (Denmark)
Thursday 30 August, 19:00: Denmark v Croatia (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Denmark v Sweden (World Cup qualifying)
Sara Gunnarsdottir (Iceland)
Saturday 1 September, 16:55: Iceland v Germany (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Iceland v Czech Republic (World Cup qualifying)
Lara Dickenmann and Noelle Maritz (Switzerland)
Thursday 30 August, 20:35: Scotland v Switzerland (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Poland v Switzerland (World Cup qualifying)
Claudia Neto (Portugal)
Thursday 30 August, 18:00: Moldova v Portugal (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 18:00: Portugal v Romania (World Cup qualifying)
Mary Earps (England)
Friday 31 August, 20:45: Wales v England (World Cup qualifying)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Kazakhstan v England (World Cup qualifying)
Zsanett Jakabfi (Hungary)
Tuesday 4 September, 17:00: Ukraine v Hungary (World Cup qualifying)
*all times CEST
