Orel Mangala | Belgium 2-3 Austria
Mangala participated for more than an hour as Belgium defeated Austria in a thrilling match to clinch a spot at EURO 2024.
Dodi Lukebakio’s spectacular solo run and finish gave the Red Devils the lead, and the forward added to their advantage after the interval.
Romelu Lukaku scored an amazing goal to make it 3-0 for Belgium after Jeremy Doku had set him up with a through ball, and despite Austria scoring two goals late to come back, Belgium managed to hold on.
He might come up against fellow Forest colleague Anthony Elanga in Belgium’s upcoming home game against Sweden on Monday.
Odysseas Vlachodimos | Greece 0–2 Republic of Ireland
With a 2-0 victory in Dublin, Odysseas preserved a clean sheet as Greece made significant progress toward advancing to EURO 2024.
Giorgos Giakoumakis’ thunderous header gave Greece the lead after 20 minutes, and Giorgos Marousas increased their advantage four minutes into extra time.
On Monday night, Greece and Odysseas will play a home game against Netherlands.
On the night, Andrew Omobamidele was not utilized as a substitute.
Chris Wood | DR Congo vs. New Zealand
Wood scored a goal as New Zealand earned a squeaker of a draw against DR Congo.
A minute into the second half, Cédric Bakambu gave his nation the lead, but Wood tied the score from the spot one minute into the extra period.
On Tuesday night, New Zealand will play host to Australia.
Who might compete on Saturday?
Our Ivorian trio, Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangaré, and Serge Aurier, may be on the field when Ivory Coast plays Morocco at 6 p.m. UK time.
The USA is also playing; their match against Germany is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. UK time.
International action continued on Friday with three Reds in action for their countries.
