[Albion] Albion players on international duty - June 2024

[AZ Gull]

And on Sunday:-

Abdallah Sima and Senegal travel to Mauritania to play a CAF Group B World Cup qualifier.

Tom McGill and Canada face France in a friendly in Bordeaux. Will he ever play in a senior match ever again?

Valentin Barco and Argentina play Ecuador in a friendly at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Jeremy Sarmiento (who may or may not have ever met his club colleague Barco) and Ecuador face Argentina in the Windy City.

 

[AZ Gull]

Julio Enciso is on the bench for Paraguay against Peru this evening.

 

[The Fits]

Gilmour. From The Herald.

Billy Gilmour may not have been the man to have brought the house down by finding the net, but make no mistake, he was the star of the show at Hampden. The Brighton midfielder deserves top billing.

He may be diminutive in stature, but in a stodgy first half, he was head and shoulders above everyone else on the field.
He was always available, ready to take the ball whether he was in yards of space to conduct proceedings, or to take the pressure off a teammate who was in a hole. He was all close control, deft flicks and feints, with complete mastery of the ball and an unerring eye for a pass.
One moment brought audible gasps from the crowd as he killed the ball dead and in one movement, flicked it over the head of an opponent before carrying on his way. It was the display of a level of technical ability that we had long thought a thing of the past in a Scottish player.

 

[HCxUK]

Can’t see any mention earlier in the thread… but Baleba made his Cameroon debut today in a 4-1 win vs Cape Verde

 

[AZ Gull]

Can’t see any mention earlier in the thread… but Baleba made his Cameroon debut today in a 4-1 win vs Cape Verde

Thanks - his call-up had completely passed me by.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Do we think Enciso is being rested, or is he just not a starter for Peru?

 

[AZ Gull]

Do we think Enciso is being rested, or is he just not a starter for Peru?

He has been a consistent starter (for Paraguay) for at least a couple of seasons (when available, of course).

He came on as a 64th minute sub last night. I think he is still regaining full match fitness after his surgery. Even after returning to action for Albion there were reports that he was experiencing discomfort and wasn't always able to train fully (or play 90 minutes).

I'm not a doctor and have no idea whether that is a typical response to the injury, or not. However, I haven't seen anything that would suggest there is a level of concern for him.

Paraguay have two more friendlies this month and then the Copa America, so we'll see how many starts he'll make (and how many minutes he plays in total).

 

[GT49er]

Barco unused sub for Argentina vs. Ecuador today (as was former Albion man Alexis Mac Allister). They missed the chance to come up against Alexis' old team-mate Caicedo, who played the full 90. Jeremy Sarmiento also started for Ecuador - subbed after 78 minutes.

 

[AZ Gull]

A round-up of the weekend action.

Friday evening:

Julio Enciso came on as a sub on 64 minutes for Paraguay as they drew 0-0 in Lima with Peru in a friendly.

Saturday:

Carlos Baleba is a new internationalist! He started for Cameroon, was booked in the 79th minute and was taken off a minute later as the Indomitable Lions beat Cape Verde 4-1 at home in a CAF Group D World Cup qualifier.

Yasin Ayari was an unused substitute as Sweden were beaten 3-0 at home by Serbia in a friendly.

Sunday:

Abdallah Sima made perhaps the latest entry into an international match by an Albion player when he came on as a substitute in the tenth minute of added on time at the end of the match as Senegal beat Mauritania 1-0 away from home in a CAF Group B World Cup qualifier.

Tom McGill was an unused sub (shock!) for Canada as they managed to draw 0-0 with France in a friendly in Bordeaux.

Jeremy Sarmiento started for Ecuador and played 78 minutes as they lost 1-0 to Argentina at Soldier Field in Chicago in a friendly.

Valentin Barco was an unused substitute by the World Cup winning Argentina as they beat Ecuador 1-0.

 

[AZ Gull]

Albion players involved in national team duty on Monday:-

Tariq Lamptey(, Ibrahim Osman) and Ghana host the Central African Republic in a CAF Group I World Cup qualifier.

Bart Verbruggen and the Netherlands host those pesky Icelanders in Rotterdam in a friendly.

Jakub Moder and Poland play Turkey in Warsaw in a friendly.

Ruairi McConville and the Northern Ireland U-19s host Slovakia in Larne in the second of their two friendly matches.

 

[Ali_rrr]

Albion players involved in national team duty on Monday:-

Tariq Lamptey(, Ibrahim Osman) and Ghana host the Central African Republic in a CAF Group I World Cup qualifier.

Bart Verbruggen and the Netherlands host those pesky Icelanders in Rotterdam in a friendly.

Jakub Moder and Poland play Turkey in Warsaw in a friendly.

Ruairi McConville and the Northern Ireland U-19s host Slovakia in Larne in the second of their two friendly matches.

Look forward to seeing Verbruggen tonight. I'll be very surprised if he doesn't start and play the whole game.

 

[AZ Gull]

Ruairi McConville not in the starting XI this time as the Northern Ireland U-19s take on Slovakia.

 

[AZ Gull]

Bart Verbruggen starts for the Netherlands.

Jakub Moder is on the bench for Poland.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I don't see either of these games I n any UK channels.

 

[AZ Gull]

The Monday round-up:-

Bart Verbruggen played the whole match as the Netherlands beat Iceland 4-0 in Rotterdam in a friendly.

Jakub Moder came on at half-time as Poland beat Turkey 2-1 in Warsaw in a friendly.

Tariq Lamptey came on as a 76th minute substitute for Ghana as they beat the Central African Republic 4-3 in a CAF World Cup qualifier at home.

Ruairi McConville was rested and remained on the bench as the Northern Ireland U-19s drew 1-1 with Slovakia in a friendly in Larne.

 

[AZ Gull]

The following Albion players could be in action on Tuesday:-

Carlos Baleba and Cameroon travel to Angola for a CAF Group D World Cup qualifier.

Simon Adingra and the Ivory Coast face Kenya in neutral Malawi in a CAF Group F World Cup qualifier.

Julio Enciso and Paraguay travel to Chile for a friendly in Santiago.

Andrew Moran, Mark O'Mahony and Killian Cahill will be hoping to feature for the Republic of Ireland U-21s as they face the England U-20 side in a friendly in Vrbovec in Croatia.

Benicio Baker-Boaitey will hope to be lining up for the England U-20 side against his ROI U-21 club colleagues in Croatia.

Steven Hall and the Australia U-20s play a second friendly against Chile in Santiago.

 

[Ali_rrr]

The Monday round-up:-

Bart Verbruggen played the whole match as the Netherlands beat Iceland 4-0 in Rotterdam in a friendly.

Jakub Moder came on at half-time as Poland beat Turkey 2-1 in Warsaw in a friendly.

Tariq Lamptey came on as a 76th minute substitute for Ghana as they beat the Central African Republic 4-3 in a CAF World Cup qualifier at home.

Ruairi McConville was rested and remained on the bench as the Northern Ireland U-19s drew 1-1 with Slovakia in a friendly in Larne.

I was at the game in Rotterdam (albeit in the Iceland end) and Verbruggen looked calm and assured. However, he did make a good save but looked very uncomfortable after (holding his finger/hand).

 

[AZ Gull]

Carlos Baleba starts for Cameroon again, against Angola.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Carlos Baleba starts for Cameroon again, against Angola.

Thanks for your tireless work in keeping this thread up to date

 

[AZ Gull]

Thanks for your tireless work in keeping this thread up to date