Söyüncü & Marcal-Madivadua Kick-Off International Action
- Çağlar Söyüncü plays 90 minutes for Turkey in their 3-1 defeat by Portugal in Porto
- Turkey were unable to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar
- Wanya Marcal-Madivadua represented Portugal Under-20s in the U20 Elite League
With as many as 14 Foxes potentially in action, two featured on Thursday, with Söyüncü registering cap no.44 for Turkey.
The City centre-back started from the off at Estádio do Dragão in Porto in his nation’s FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs clash with Portugal, however, the Crescent-Stars were beaten 3-1.
Otávio and Diogo Jota struck in the first half to hand the Portuguese a two-goal lead, before Burak Yilmaz halved the deficit. The Lille striker had an opportunity to level matters from the spot with six minutes of normal time remaining, but missed from 12 yards.
A third goal of the evening, scored by Matheus Luiz Nunes in the fourth minute of injury time, added gloss to the scoreline for the hosts, who set up a play-off final clash with North Macedonia after they eliminated Italy.
Earlier in the day, talented young midfielder Marcal-Madivadua emerged from the bench for Portugal Under-20s in their U20 Elite League clash with Czech Republic Under-20s.
Marcal-Madivadua, who made his senior debut for City against Watford in the Emirates FA Cup earlier this season, came on with just under 30 minutes to play.
His country registered a 3-0 success courtesy of strikes from Pedro Brazao, Duarte Carvalho and Guilherme Guedes as Portugal moved third in the standings.
Up to 12 further City players across various age groups may play in the coming days, with regular updates available on LCFC.com.