Round-upInternationals: Nations League and World Cup wins as eight Reds involved on Friday
There were wins in the UEFA Nations League and World Cup qualifying as eight Liverpool players were involved in Friday’s international fixtures.
Three of those represented their countries in the Nations League, with Ben Doak – currently on loan at Middlesbrough – playing a key role in Scotland’s winning goal versus Croatia and subsequently being selected as the evening’s Player of the Match.
Late on at Hampden Park, the winger dribbled in from the right flank and saw his cross palmed out into the path of John McGinn to finish.
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That 86th-minute effort secured a 1-0 victory for the hosts, who were captained by Reds left-back Andy Robertson.
Also in the Nations League, Conor Bradley featured until added time for Northern Ireland in a 2-0 win over Belarus in Belfast.
Wataru Endo played the full 90 minutes for Japan as they claimed a 4-0 success away at Indonesia in the third round of Asia’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Tyler Morton was a starter for England U21s against their Spanish counterparts in La Linea.
The midfielder went on to play 78 minutes for the Young Lions, while on-loan Stefan Bajcetic was introduced at half-time by the home side as the friendly contest ended goalless.
Elsewhere for England’s youth teams, Kaide Gordon – who is spending 2024-25 with Norwich City – completed an hour of the Elite League Squad’s 4-0 win over Germany.
And Rio Ngumoha played 74 minutes of the U17s’ 1-1 draw at Belgium.
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