Internationals

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Breel Embolo and Switzerland hold Brazil to a draw

Breel Embolo and the Switzerland national team frustrated five-time World Cup winners Brazil on Sunday night. Thanks to a courageous performance and a bit of luck, the Swiss were able to hold their Group E opponents from South America to a 1-1 draw. Schalke’s Breel Embolo was brought on in the 80th minute.

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Marko Pjaca subbed on in Croatia win

Marko Pjaca and Croatia made a successful start to their World Cup campaign on Saturday. Zlatko Dalic’s side took a deserved lead against Nigeria and never really came under too much threat as they cruised to a 2-0 win. Pjaca was subbed on in the 86th minute.

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Defeat for Amine Harit on World Cup debut

Amine Harit and Morocco were unfortunate to lose in their World Cup opener versus Iran. A 95th minute own goal Iran take all three points in Group B with a 1-0 win.

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Knappen seeking to enter World Cup history books

The ball is rolling, the 2018 World Cup has begun. On Thursday, the hosts Russia opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia. On Friday, four Schalke internationals will be hoping to make their mark on football’s biggest stage.

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Amine Harit: Heart on his sleeve

It was a season full of highs for Amine Harit at S04. But there’s more to come. On Friday (15.06.), the World Cup begins for the Moroccan playmaker. The 20-year-old spoke to schalke04.de about the tournament in Russia.

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Defeat for Schöpf and Burgstaller versus Brazil

After defeating Germany, Alessandro Schöpf and Guido Burgstaller were defeated by a fellow favourite for the World Cup. In their final international before the summer break, the two Schalke players were involved in Austria’s 3-0 loss to Brazil.

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Amine Harit celebrates win in final pre-World Cup friendly

After Breel Embolo, Leon Goretzka and Marko Pjaca celebrated wins earlier, Amine Harit and Morocco are also heading to Russia on the back on a win after a 3-1 win over Estonia. In Talinn, the Schalke man played 47 minutes in Talinn.

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Double delight for Amine Harit on Monday

It was a busy Monday for Amine Harit and Morocco. Just hours after announcing the final squad for the World Cup, of which the Royal Blue was a part, the team was taking on Slovakia in a pre-tournament friendly, allowing Harit to celebrate his inclusion in the team by playing 45 minutes in his country’s 2-1 win.

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04 Royal Blues off to the World Cup!

Four Royal Blues will represent their countries at the FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer after the final squads for the tournament were revealed on Monday. Leon Goretzka (Germany), Breel Embolo (Switzerland), Amine Harit (Morocco) and Marko Pjaca (Crotia) will all look to make an impact for their nations in the competition which gets underway on 14 June.

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Yevhen Konoplyanka bags twice against Albania

Three Royal Blues were in international action on Sunday: Yevhen Konoplyanka, Breel Embolo and Marko Pjaca, with a draw, a win and a defeat respectively. schalke04.de brings you the full round-up.

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Schöpf fires Austria to win over Germany

Things are certainly going well for Alessandro Schöpf in an Austrian shirt right now. After scoring the winner in last week’s 1-0 win over Russia, the Royal Blue was at it again on Saturday night as he struck the decider against world champions Germany to seal a 2-1 win for his country. Leon Goretzka was bought on for Joachim Löw’s Germany shortly after the break.

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No winner from Royal Blue international duel

Last season saw Yevhen Konoplyanka and Amine Harit take on defences together. But Thursday night saw the Schalke pair go up against each other for their countries – as Kono’s Ukraine took on Amine’s World Cup-bound Morocco