Internationals

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Kerim Calhanoglu scores the winning goal for Germany U20

Alongside Maya Yoshida, who won 2-0 with Japan against the USA, a further four Royal Blues were in action for their national sides on Friday 23.09. Kerim Calhanoglu bagged a late winner for Germany U20s.

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Maya Yoshida defeats Weston McKennie in his 120th game for Japan

Japan and Maya Yoshida won a friendly against USA on Friday (23/9). The Asian side defeated their opponents 2-0, exactly two months ahead of their first group game at the World Cup against Germany.

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Six S04 players heading on their international travels

In the first international break of the new season, six Schalke players have been called up to represent their national teams. Alex Král is on duty in the UEFA Nations League and the other five Royal Blues are playing in international friendlies.

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No points for Poland in their final game

Poland lost their final game of this international break. Austria and Japan were also unsuccessful.

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Two wins, two draws, two defeats

Five Schalke players have been in action for their countries in the UEFA Nations League. One other Royal Blue took part in the Kirin Cup, an invitational tournament in Japan. schalke04.de reports on how the six got on.

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Florian Flick makes Germany U21 debut during win in Poland

Germany U21 national team were victorious in their final European qualification game in Poland, winning 2-1 on Tuesday (7/6). Malick Thiaw was involved as well as Florian Flick, who celebrated his debut for the U21 side.

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Six points, but no minutes for S04 players in the Nations League

There were two wins and two defeats for Schalke’s group of players (Blendi Idrizi, Marius Lode, Darko Churlinov and Martin Fraisl) in action on the second matchday of the Nations League. Ko Itakura was narrowly beaten by Brazil with Japan. Here is a round-up of all internationals involving our boys.

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Germany U21s qualify for U21 EUROs as Malick Thiaw plays the full 90 minutes

It was a successful evening for the Germany U21s, as they booked their tickets to next summer’s European Championship with a big 4-0 win against Hungary. Malick Thiaw play the full 90 minutes for the side. Read on for a summary of all the results from our Royal Blues currently away on international duty.

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Blendi Idrizi opens Nations League campaign with a win

Eight Royal Blues are currently away on international duty. Four of them were able to get their campaigns off to winning ways. Read on for a full summary of all our internationals.

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Eight Schalke players called up for international duty

Eight FC Schalke 04 players have been called up to represent their countries for the final international break of the season. Florian Flick has been selected for Germany U21s for the first time, while Martin Fraisl is also hoping for a debut, in his case with the Austria national team.

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Kaminski celebrates World Cup qualification, Churlinov and North Macedonia miss out

Two Schalke 04 first-team players are experiencing mixed emotions – whilst Marcin Kaminski and Poland sealed their place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Tuesday (29/3), Darko Churlinov was on the losing side with North Macedonia in their play-off final against Portugal. Elsewhere, Blendi Idrizi and Kerim Calhanoglu also featured for their national teams.

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Darko Churlinov and North Macedonia's World Cup dream lives on after win over Italy

Darko Churlinov and North Macedonia secured a shock victory over European champions Italy in their World Cup play-off semi-final on Thursday (24/3). Kerim Calhanoglu got some game time for the Germany U20s, whilst Blendi Idrizi and Marcin Kaminski did not feature for their national teams. Here is a round-up of how the quartet has got on in international action this week.