Internationals

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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.

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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.