Some 15 of our boys are still on international action. With the majorityenjoying a successful weekend, it is time for a quick recap of how things have gone so far with the international period drawing to a close – but an intriguing clash between two of our Red Bulls among the matches still in store!

15 Salzburg players in action for national teams

5 international goals from our Red Bulls

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With Nicolas Seiwald in the starting line-up plus both Junior Adamu (from the 68th minute) and Andreas Ulmer (from the 74th minute) on the substitutes' bench, Austria made a successful start to EURO 2022 qualifying with a 4-1 home win v Azerbaijan. The next challenge for our Austrian boys comes tonight, Monday at 20:45 CET v Estonia (live on ORF 1).
Samson Baidoo and Dijon Kameri started for Austria U21 in a 0-0 draw in a friendly match against Poland, and were substituted off together in the 84st minute. The pair have another friendly on Monday against Moldova.

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Amar Dedic and the Bosnian national team started European qualifying with a great 3-0 win against Iceland. Dedic scored his first goal for his national team – and it was a spectacular one at that! The 0-2 defeat against Slovakia on Sunday was a bitter blow for the Bosnians' qualifying hopes, but our right-back put on a good showing having started again.

🇧🇦 Amar Dedić 👏

What a way to score your first senior international goal 😱@NFSBiH | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/UIAtUDappV
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) March 26, 2023

Israel began their European qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw against Kosovo, with 18-year-old Oscar Gloukh starting and injecting some real flair into the experience team (average age of 26.2). On Tuesday evening there will be a battle between Red Bulls as Switzerland and Noah Okafor await! (28 March from 20:45 live on DAZN and SRF).

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The Swiss national side took a routine 5-0 win against Belarus with Noah Okafor making a contribution from the bench. Our attacker provided an assist in his 32 minutes of playing time and will hope to feature again versus Israel.
Lucas Gourna-Douath is away with the French U20 team as they face a trio of friendly matches. Our defensive midfielder started the 4-0 win against the US, with a narrow 1-2 defeat to the Netherlands following. The final friendly match will be against England.
Maurits Kjaergaard scored as Denmark U21 lost 2-3 to Ukraine. They face another friendly match against Switzerland tomorrow.

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Sekou Koita and Mali made a good start to their African Cup of Nations qualification campaign against Gambia. Our striker assisted the first goal in the 2-1 win and was one of the best players on the pitch. Another clash against Gambia follows on Tuesday.

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Karim Konate showed his appetite for goals by scoring twice for the Ivory Coast U23 team in a 3-2 win. The youngster only came off the substitutes' bench in the final phase of a goalless draw against Uzbekistan.

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As was the case during the World Cup, Strahinja Pavlovic has been a regular in the Serbian defence during the 2-0 win over Lithuania. Our defender faces Montenegro in his second match tonight (from 20:45 CET live on DAZN).

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Two starts for Slovenia and two wins – Benjamin Sesko is returning to Salzburg after European qualifying wins against Kazakhstan (2-1) and San Marino (2-0). He scored in the latter victory.
Ignace Van der Brempt played the first half of a goalless friendly match for Belgium U21 against Czech Republic, before being substituted out. He faces another test of strength against the Belgians' young counterparts from Japan today.

Red Bulls in the mood for international goals