Internationals

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Second win for Yevhen Konoplyanka and Ukraine

Two Schalke players were in action for their respective countries on Sunday. Salif Sané played for his home nation of Senegal in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar. Ukraine’s Yevhen Konoplyanka featured in their Nations League win over Slovakia. Schalke04.de gives you the rundown.

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Breel Embolo celebrates Switzerland win

Schalke’s international players went unbeaten with their countries on Saturday night, here’s a break-down of how they got on.

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McKennie stars in USA defeat

On Friday evening five Schalke 04 players represented their nations. Overall, performances were good and schalke04.de summed up Weston McKennie, Alexander Nübel, Suat Serdar, Cedric Teuchert and Benjamin Goller’s games.

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Yehven Konoplyanka scores in the UEFA Nations League

Three S04 players were active on international duty on Thursday 6th September, with all three winners. schalke04.de has summarised the evenings of Yehven Konoplyanka, Guido Burgstaller and Alessandro Schöpf.

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13 Schalke players called-up for international duty

In the first international break of the season, 13 Schalke players will be off playing for their respective countries. The UEFA Nations League begins in the international break, with a number of players making their bow in the competition. Qualifying for the African Cup of Nations is also on the agenda for some players.

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World Cup over for Breel Embolo

Breel Embolo’s World Cup hopes came to an end on Tuesday, as he and and his Switzerland teammates lost to Sweden 1-0 in the last 16.

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Breel Embolo is Last 16 bound

Breel Embolo played 90 minutes of Switzerland’s 2-2 draw with Costa Rica on Wednesday and provided the assist for his team’s opening goal. The point was enough for Embolo and Co. to book their place in the knockout stages, finishing second in Group E behind five times world champions Brazil.

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Germany score at the death to win

The Germany national team kept their World Cup hopes alive with a last gasp 2-1 win versus Sweden.

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Dramatic win for Breel Embolo and Switzerland

What a result for Switzerland and Breel Embolo! Xherdan Shaqiri scored the winner for Switzerland in the final minute as the game finished 2-1.

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Marko Pjaca books his place in the last 16

The first Royal Blue has secured his place in the knockout phase of the World Cup. After a 3-0 win over Argentina on Thursday (21.06.), Marko Pjaca and Croatia are safely through their group whatever happens in their final game.

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Amine Harit and Morocco knocked out of World Cup at group stage

The dream of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup is no longer for Amine Harit. Thanks to the 1-0 loss against Portugal on Wednesday, Morocco have no chance of progressing to the knockout phase. The north Africans showed another good performance against the reigning European champions, which makes it all the more tough to take.

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World Cup enters critical phase for Royal Blues

Thing are about to get serious for Schalke players at the World Cup in Russia. While Amine Harit and Leon Goretzka need nothing less than a win in their quest for a spot in the last 16, Marko Pjaca and Breel Embolo will be hoping to build on their positive starts to the tournament. schalke.04.de looks ahead to the upcoming matches.