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It's going to be a busy summer for FC Barcelona's international players

Leo Messi will be playing for Argentina in the Copa América in the United States this summer. / FIFA.COM
Up to 15 members of the first team are slated to play for their respective national teams in the Euro 2016, the Copa América Centenario, and the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

The club football season may be closed for summer vacation, but for many of the best players in the world it means more, not less, work.

As many as 15 of FC Barcelona’s best players will be in action over the coming months as a slew of international football tournaments is set to dominate the summer sporting season worldwide.

The Euro 2016 in France, the Copa América Centenario in the United States, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be the stages upon which a plethora of Blaugrana players will be competing.

Here’s a look at which players are playing for which countries, as well as when and where, and against whom.

UEFA Euro 2016, France (10 June–10 July)

ANDRÉS INIESTA, GERARD PIQUÉ, JORDI ALBA, MARC BARTRA, SERGIO BUSQUETS

7 June (8:45pm): Spain v Georgia (Coliseum Alfonso Pérez)**
13 June (3:00pm): Spain v Czech Republic (Toulouse Stadium)
17 June (9:00pm): Spain v Turkey (Stade de Nice)
21 June (9:00pm): Croatia v Spain (Stade de Bordeaux)

MARC-ANDRÉ TER STEGEN

4 June (6:00pm): Germany v Hungary (Olympiastadion Berlin)**
12 June (9:00pm): Germany v Ukraine (Stade Pierre Mauroy)
16 June (9:00pm): Germany v Poland (Stade de France)
21 June (6:00pm): Northern Ireland v Germany (Parc des Princes)

IVAN RAKITIĆ

4 June (8:15pm): Croatia v San Marino (Stadion Maksimir)**
12 June (3:00pm): Turkey v Croatia (Parc des Princes)
17/ June (6:00pm): Czech Republic v Croatia (Stade G. Guichard)
21 June (9:00pm): Croatia v Spain (Stade de Bordeaux)

THOMAS VERMAELEN

5 June (6:00pm): Belgium v Norway (Stade Roi Baudouin)**
13 June (9:00pm): Belgium v Italy (Stade de Lyon)
18 June (3:00pm): Belgium v Ireland (Stade de Bordeaux)
22 June (9:00pm): Sweden v Belgium (Stade de Nice)

ARDA TURAN

5 June (8:15pm): Slovenia v Turkey (Ljudski VRT)**
12 June (3:00pm): Turkey v Croatia (Parc des Princes)
17 June (9:00pm): Spain v Turkey (Stade de Nice)
21 June (9:00pm): Czech Republic v Turkey (Stade Bollaert-Delelis)

Copa América Centenario, United States (3–26 June)

DANI ALVES

5 June (4:00pm): Brazil v Ecuador (Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California)
9 June (1:30pm): Brazil v Haiti (Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida)
13 June (2:30am): Brazil v Peru (Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts)

LUIS SUAREZ: Recovering from injury. Status with the Uruguay national team for the Copa América will depend on length of recovery.

LEO MESSI, JAVIER MASCHERANO

7 June (4:00am): Argentina v Chile (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco)
11 June (3:30am): Argentina v Panama (Soldier Field, Chicago)
15 June (4:00am): Argentina v Bolivia (CenturyLink Field, Seattle)

CLAUDIO BRAVO

7 June (4:00am): Argentina v Chile (Levi's Stadium, San Francisco)
11 June (1:00am): Chile v Bolivia (Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts)
15 June (2:00am): Chile v Panama (Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia)

2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (5–21 August)

NEYMAR JR

4 August (9:00pm): Brazil v South Africa (Estadio Nacional, Brasilia)
7 August (3:00am): Brazil v Iraq (Estadio Nacional, Brasilia)
10 August (3:00am): Denmark v Brazil (Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador)

* All times are in Central European Time (CET)

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