Its that time of year when jaded footballers, downtrodden after 50-game-seasons and ready for a well-earned break, are instead asked to strap on the tape and go again.
After months of moaning about mid-season international breaks, we finally have one we can all get behind as its not getting in the way of anything. Except possibly the cricket.
There is not often so much genuinely important football crammed into one break, so here is Sportsmail's guide to the relevant stuff in the upcoming international break...
World Cup Play-offs
The footballing gods have thrown up an excellent narrative for the World Cup qualification play-offs in Europe.