26 May 2026
26 May 2026

Five Udinese players get international call-ups

Karlstrom going to the World Cup, Piotrowski and Okoye to face off in friendly

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The season may be over for Udinese but five (possibly six) players still have matches to play.
 
Club captain Jesper Karlstrom will be heading to the World Cup with Sweden.
 
Jordan Zemura and Jakub Piotrowski have both received their first call-ups of 2026, with Poland set to take on Maduka Okoye's Nigeria in a friendly.
 
Branimir Mlacic may be involved in up to three friendly games for Croatia U21.
 
Alessandro Nunziante could be named in the Italy U19 squad for the European U19 Championship to be played in Wales from 28 June.
 
Here are the full details:
 
Jesper Karlstrom: Norway v Sweden (01/06), Sweden v Greece (04/06). FIFA World Cup group stage: Sweden v Tunisia (15/06), Netherlands v Sweden (20/06), Japan v Sweden (26/06)
 
Branimir Mlacic: Croatia U21 v Greece U21 (30/05), Croatia U21 v Qatar U21 (03/06), Croatia U21 v Republic of Ireland U21 (06/06)
 
Maduka Okoye: Poland v Nigeria (03/06), Portugal v Nigeria (11/06)
 
Jakub Piotrowski: Poland v Ukraine (31/05), Poland v Nigeria (03/06)
 
Jordan Zemura: Unity Cup, Nigeria v Zimbabwe (26/06), Zimbabwe v India/Jamaica (30/06)