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Germany U21s shine in 6-1 win over Serbia – Nübel only beaten from the spot

The Germany U21 national team have one foot in the semi-final of the EURO U21 Championship. After a 6-1 win over Serbia in Trieste (20/06), in which Alexander Nübel was only beaten from the penalty spot (as was also the case in the 3-1 win over Denmark), the German side lead Group B after taking a maximum six points from two games.

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Weston McKennie starts the Gold Cup with a 4-0 win

The US national side began their Gold Cup campaign with a convincing 4-0 win over Guyana on Wednesday morning (19/6). Weston McKennie started the game in Saint Paul/Minnesota and assisted the first goal for Paul Arriola in the 28th minute.

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Successful start for S04 duo at U21 Euros

On Monday, Alexander Nübel and the Germany U21s began their U21 Euros campaign with a win. The Germans put in a convincing performance as they beat Denmark 3-1 in Udine.

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Successful friendly for Salif Sané

Senegal are ready and prepared for the Africa Cup. Salif Sané and his teammates celebrated a 1-0 victory against Nigeria in their final test ahead of the tournament on Sunday (16/6) in a game held behind closed doors. Idrissa Gueye scored the only goal of the game in the 20th minute.

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Royal-Blue duo and S04 newcomer to go to the U21 Euros

Alexander Nübel , Suat Serdar and Jonjoe Kenny, two current S04 players and one newcomer, will be travelling to take part in the U21 Euros in Italy and San Marino. The competition starts on Sunday and both teams, Germany and England are favourites to win the tournament.

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Salif Sané to play in the Africa Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup will take place in the summer for the first time this year. The tournament held in Egypt between June 21 and July 19 will see one Royal Blue take part: Salif Sané.

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Burgstaller and Konoplyanka both get wins

Two Royal-Blues were in action on Monday night playing for their respective nations – both claimed wins. Guido Burgstaller came on during Austria’s victory over Macedonia whilst Yevhen Konoplyanka started in Ukraine’s victory over Luxembourg.

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Heavy friendly defeat for USA

USA lost their final friendly game ahead of the Gold Cup. Gregg Berhalter’s team were defeated 3-0 by Venezuela on Sunday (09/09) in Cincinnati, Ohio. Weston McKennie played 62 minutes for the hosts.

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Matondo falls to narrow defeat with Wales

The Welsh national team lost their second European Championship qualification game on Saturday (08/06) 2-1 away to Croatia. Rabbi Matondo came on late in the game.

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Burgstaller scores off the bench, Konoplayanka bags brace

Two Schalke players enjoyed successful evenings with their national teams in EURO 2020 qualification games on Friday night (07/06). schalke04.de rounds up last night’s action.

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Two Royal Blues in final Germany U21 squad

Germany’s U21s will look to defend their European Championship title with two Royal Blues in the squad. On Friday (7th June), head coach Stefan Kuntz named both Alexander Nübel and Suat Serdar to his 23-man squad for the upcoming European Championship in Italy and San Marino, which runs from 16th to 30th June. Cedric Teuchert did not make the final squad.

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McKennie called up to USA squad for Gold Cup

Weston McKennie has been called up to the USA squad for the upcoming Gold Cup in the United States, Costa Rica and Jamaica. US head coach Gregg Berhalter has included the Royal Blues midfielder in his final 23-man squad for the tournament despite McKennie not featuring in the USA’s 1-0 friendly defeat against Jamaica last night.

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