The World Cup in Qatar doesn't start until Nov. 20, but until then football followers definitely don't have to be bored. Certainly not PSV supporters. From tomorrow (Oct. 1) to Nov. 12, PSV plays no fewer than twelve matches. We list them for you, tell you how the selection of the front runner of the Eredivisie stands and what you can expect from our media team until the World Cup.
Eredivisie restarts in Friesland
After last week/weekend's international football, the Eredivisie restarts for PSV in Friesland. Head coach Ruud van Nistelrooij's team plays Saturday against SC Cambuur and next Sunday (Oct. 9) against sc Heerenveen. Between both Frisian away games, PSV travels to Switzerland for the second group game in the UEFA Europa League.
| Saturday, Oct. 1 | SC Cambuur - PSV | 4:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Oct. 6 | FC Zurich - PSV | 6:45 p.m. |
| Sunday, Oct. 9 | sc Heerenveen - PSV | 4:45 p.m. |
Home games until the winter break
Until the winter break, PSV will play five home matches. The first on Oct. 13 against FC Zurich (Europa League), the last shortly before the World Cup against AZ (Nov. 12). FC Utrecht, Arsenal and N.E.C. also travel to Eindhoven next block. Tickets can be found via the button below.
| Thursday, Oct. 13 | PSV - FC Zurich | 9 p.m. |
| Sunday, Oct. 16 | PSV - FC Utrecht | 2:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, Oct. 27 | PSV - Arsenal | 6:45 p.m. |
| Sunday, Oct. 30 | PSV - N.E.C. | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, November 12 | PSV - AZ | 9 p.m. |
Other away matches
Besides the aforementioned away games against SC Cambuur, FC Zurich and sc Heerenveen, PSV will play four more away games until the World Cup. These include the rescheduled Europa League game against Arsenal. FC Groningen, FK Bodø/Glimt and Ajax also still host Van Nistelrooij's team.
| Thursday, Oct. 20 | Arsenal - PSV | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday, Oct. 23 | FC Groningen - PSV | 2:30 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 3 | FK Bodø/Glimt - PSV | 9 p.m. |
| Sunday, November 6 | Ajax PSV | 4:45 p.m. |
How is the selection doing physically?
According to Ruud van Nistelrooij, it will take some time before captain Luuk de Jong can rejoin the selection. De Jong hoped to be back with the group against SC Cambuur, but Van Nistelrooij indicated Friday morning that it could still take several weeks. "We take no risk," the coach said. Anwar El Ghazi is fortunately fit and deployable again: "Anwar has to start making his minutes. I think in the build-up it is better for him to do that from the bench," Van Nistelrooij said. Fredrik Oppegård is also training fully with the group again. Noni Madueke and Mauro Júnior, meanwhile, are also back on the pitch. The injured duo spent some time in England and Brazil respectively and are now focusing on a return to Eindhoven. It is not known how long that will take.
What can you expect from us?
As usual, we follow PSV closely every match. On PSV's official social media channels we not only keep you up to date during matches, but above all you will find many exclusive contributions from the team or club. Since this season we look ahead to matches in our Match Focus section. Here you will find interviews, statistics and training images leading up to the upcoming match. Host Maddy Janssen interviews players about their personal lives in the new Table Talk section and of course you will find summaries and live updates of matches on PSV.nl and elsewhere. Do you watch a lot of video? Then we recommend keeping an eye on our YouTube channel.
It will be a while before Luuk de Jong returns