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Originally Posted by PadresFan104
Guys - Trying to learn more about soccer and have a really novice question. While the World Cup qualifiers are being played, is there a break in the "regular" Leagues like EPL or Serie A? Or do the games continue with the star players taking a leave of absence for the World Cup games?
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Depends entirely on the leagues and matches involved.
In the lower leagues of most countries normal fixtures will continue, in the upper reaches often they'll stop or have scheduled 'breaks' to avoid qualifiers .... HOWEVER for some international competitions on other continents to the leagues you might not have breaks scheduled and just lose players (Premiership managers sometimes comment about losing African players in this manner).
As with all of soccer - there is rarely a simple answer
