Five Udinese players played for their respective national teams yesterday, featuring in friendlies, qualifiers and World Cup matches.
Starting from the third category, Abdoulaye Camara played the full 90 minutes of the Round of 32 match between France and Colombia. His team won 2-0 and Camara delivered an assist. France will now prepare for the tough game against Brazil on Tuesday 18 November.
In the qualifiers for the next European Under-21 Championship, Iker Bravo scored in Spain’s resounding victory over San Marino (7-0), while in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Adam Buksa was subbed on in the final minutes of the game between Poland and the Netherlands, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Rui Modesto was part of the starting XI in the match between Angola and Argentina, which his team lost 0-2. Vakoun Bayo played the final 30 minutes of Cote d’Ivoire’s friendly match in Saudi Arabia, which they lost 1-0.
Today, Sandi Lovric will play in Slovenia v Kosovo, Jesper Karlstrom in Switzerland v Sweden, Saba Goglichidze in Georgia v Spain, Alessandro Nunziante in Italy U19 v Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 and Oier Zarraga in Basque Country v Palestine.