Internationals

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Mauro Zalazar plays 90 minutes of 2-0 win over Peru to seal progression to knockouts

Mauro Zalazar and Uruguay just keep on winning at the South American U20 Championship. In their third and penultimate group stage match of the continental competition taking place in Venezuela, the Royal Blue midfielder and his team celebrated a 2-0 win over Peru late Wednesday night (29/01). The victory sees the “Celeste” seal early qualification for the knockout phase.

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Mauro Zalazar starts in 6-0 win at U-20 South American Championship

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Mauro Zalazar and Uruguay open U-20 South American Championship with last-minute win

Mauro Zalazar is currently away taking part in the 2025 South American U-20 Championship in Venezuela, with Uruguay U20s opening the tournament with a 2-1 win against Chile on Saturday (25/1).

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Ibrahima Cissé celebrates 6-0 win on Mali debut

The FC Schalke 04 pair of Ibrahima Cissé and Max Grüger were in international action on Tuesday (19/11), with both players on the winning side. Here is a summary of the two games.

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Taylan Bulut and Germany U19s beat Hungary in final group game

Taylan Bulut and Germany U19s also won their third game in the first qualifying round for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. They ran out 2-1 winners in Andorra la Vella against Hungary on Monday evening (18/11).

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Grüger makes Germany U20 debut and Bulut on the winning side again with the U19s

Royal Blues Max Grüger and Taylan Bulut were both in action for Germany’s youth sides on Friday (15/11). Ibrahima Cissé however did not feature in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. schalke04.de rounds up the latest international matches.

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Taylan Bulut and Germany U19s get off to a winning start

Germany U19s made a successful start to their qualification campaign for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Taylan Bulut and his side won 2-0 in Andorra on Tuesday (12/11) in their first group game in the first qualifying round.

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Three Royal Blues on international duty

Three FC Schalke 04 players are set to jet off for the international break, namely Max Grüger and Taylan Bulut (both Germany youth internationals), as well as Ibrahima Cissé (Mali).

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Taylan Bulut helps Germany U19s defeat England

Taylan Bulut and Germany U19s won 3-2 against England on Tuesday (10/9). The Schalke defender started for Hanno Balitsch’s side in Croatia and played a big part in the victory.

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Taylan Bulut called up to Germany U19s to face Italy and England

Defender Taylan Bulut has been called up to the Germany U19s squad for the upcoming international break. Moussa Sylla has decided to remain at Schalke and will not be joining up with the Mali national team.

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90 minutes for Cissé but Mali miss out on knockout stage

Ibrahima Cissé’s Olympic journey has come to an end. The Schalke centre-back’s Mali side were beaten 1-0 by Paraguay in their final group game on Tuesday, 30th July. Our number 22 was named in the starting line-up and played the full 90 minutes in Paris.

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First appearance at the Olympics for Ibrahima Cissé

Mali and Ibrahima Cissé were narrowly beaten at the Olympics on Saturday night (27/7). They lost their second group game at the tournament 1-0 to Japan at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique in Bordeaux. Schalke’s centre back played the full game and recorded an impressive challenge success rate.