Bobby De Cordova-Reid starts Jamaica’s World Cup Play-Off defeat
Hamza Choudhury involved during Bangladesh’s narrow reverse
Patson Daka a substitute as Zambia lose out in a friendly
Ryan Donnelly came off the bench as Northern Ireland U21s beat Latvia
Four Foxes play a part for England’s youth teams at various ages
Bobby De Cordova-Reid, named in the starting XI, played 84 minutes at Guadalajara Stadium in Mexico, where Axel Tuanzebe’s 100th-minute goal earned his nation a spot in this summer’s tournament.
Up against Samuel Moutoussamy of Congo DR.
Hamza Choudhury started as Bangladesh were beaten 1-0 by Singapore in their final AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifier.
The Group C fixture was settled by Harhys Stewart, who scored the only goal of the game for the group winners at the National Stadium.
The Bengal Tigers, already out of contention for qualification, finish third with five points from their six matches.
Javier Cabrera led his side to a historic win over rivals India in their previous outing – a sole victory in the group stage.
Challenging Nico Paz alongside team-mate Owen Tembo.
Patson Daka came on as a substitute an hour into Zambia’s 5-0 friendly defeat to Argentina at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, which included a goal from Lionel Messi.
Divine Mukasa, named on the bench for England Under-19s’ fixture against Portugal, was introduced 71 minutes into the contest in place of Arsenal’s Max Dowman as Will Antwi’s young Lions were 6-0 victors, but could not secure a place at UEFA U19 EURO 2026, finishing second in Group 2.
Louis Page and Jeremy Monga both started, while Lorenz Hutchinson came onto the pitch in the 76th minute of England Under-18s’ 2-0 away victory over Croatia. Two goals in two minutes settled the contest, with a Nikolas Matic own goal closely followed by a Dean Benamar strike.
Progressing to the next round of qualifying for the new 2027 UEFA U19 EURO series as a result, England remain in League A for the second round of qualifying for next year’s tournament.
Ben Nelson, meanwhile, was an unused substitute during England Under-21s’ 4-1 victory over Moldova at Carrow Road, extending an unbeaten run in their UEFA U21 EURO 2027 qualification matches and remaining top of Group D.
As for Northern Ireland Under-21s, they saw off Latvia 3-1 in a UEFA U21 EURO qualifier at Daugava Stadium in Riga and are third in Group F following matchday seven of the campaign. Ryan Donnelly came off the bench to help his nation to victory.
Hugo de Lisle also remained on the bench as England Under-17s beat Estonia 2-0, though qualification for the UEFA U17 EURO Finals was unattainable, ending their League B campaign with two wins and one defeat.