International round-up: More Reds on duty

Saturday 15 November 2025 13:46Manchester United winger Amad was among a handful of Reds whose respective national teams were in action on Friday night.The versatile wide man started for Ivory Coast in their international friendly against Saudi Arabia, the first of two games for Les Elephants this month now that Africa’s World Cup qualifying section is over – Amad and co. will be there in North America next summer. But the clash at the Prince Abduallah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium in Jeddah ended in a narrow defeat. Al-Ahli’s Waheb Saleh scored the only goal of the game for Saudi Arabia, who will also take their place at the World Cup, in the 13th minute. Our no.16 began on the right flank and played 74 minutes, before being replaced. Ivory Coast, ranked 71st in the world by FIFA, will remain in the Middle East for another friendly on Tuesday 18 November in neighbouring Oman.Netherlands are on the brink of World Cup qualification after Friday’s 1-1 draw with nearest group challengers Poland and require just a point more from their final fixture against Lithuania at home on Monday. United defender Matthijs de Ligt is part of the squad but was unused from the bench. Former Red Memphis Depay scored the Dutch goal that secured a helpful point. James Scanlon was a starter for Gibraltar in their World Cup qualifier against Montenegro, setting up the opening goal. However, two Montenegro strikes thereafter turned it into a marginal defeat. Perth-born teenager and Academy star James Overy gained experience as part of Australia’s matchday squad in their 1-0 defeat to Venezuela in the United States, again an unused substitute.At junior level, England Under-20s faced Japan at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster, with Shea Lacey on display in that one. The Liverpudlian put the Young Lions ahead with only 13 minutes left. But much to England’s disappointment, Japan equalised in the third minute of stoppage time to snatch a draw.The adidas Terrex collection GalleryIntroducing comfort in any condition with the release of this new range.REMAINING REDS INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES Saturday 15 November Kazakhstan v BELGIUM (Lammens) (14:00 GMT) BRAZIL v Senegal (Casemiro, Cunha) (16:00 GMT) TURKEY v Bulgaria (Bayindir) (17:00 GMT) DENMARK v Belarus (Dorgu) (19:45 GMT) United States v PARAGUAY (Leon) (22:00 GMT) Sunday 16 November Mexico v URUGUAY (Ugarte) (01:30 GMT) PORTUGAL (Dalot, Fernandes) v Armenia (14:00 GMT) Monday 17 November Czech Republic v GIBRALTAR (Scanlon) (19:45 GMT) NETHERLANDS (De Ligt) v Lithuania (19:45 GMT) Tuesday 18 November Oman v IVORY COAST (Amad) (11:00 GMT) MOROCCO (Mazraoui) v Uganda (19:00 GMT) BELGIUM (Lammens) v Liechtenstein (19:45 GMT) BRAZIL (Casemiro, Cunha) v Tunisia (19:45 GMT) Scotland v DENMARK (Dorgu) (19:45 GMT) Spain v TURKEY (Bayindir) (19:45 GMT) Wednesday 19 November United States v URUGUAY (Ugarte) (00:00 GMT) Colombia v AUSTRALIA (Overy) (01:00 GMT) Mexico v PARAGUAY (Leon) (01:30 GMT)Recommended:Saturday 15 November 2025 13:46Back to Top