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Rasmus Kristensen and Hugo Larsson began their World Cup qualifying campaigns with draws, while Elias Baum and Germany U21s were victorious in a friendly. A round-up of all Friday’s internationals involving Ein

There were two draws for Scandinavian nations with Eintracht players to kick off the weekend’s action in World Cup qualifying. Denmark and Rasmus Kristensen were held to a goalless draw by Scotland on the first matchday in Group C, while Sweden drew 2-2 in Slovenia in their opening fixture in Group B.

Switzerland have seized top spot in Group B thanks to a 4-0 win over Kosovo. Aurèle Amenda didn’t feature for the Nati.  Meanwhile, Elias Baum made his third appearance for the German U21 team following his debut at the European Championship in June. The 19-year-old started at right-back in the 2-0 friendly victory over Albania.

Due to a traffic accident involving the bus carrying the Luxembourg U21 team, Friday evening's European Championship qualifier against France, featuring Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, has been postponed until 3 October 2026.

One friendly and three qualifiers

Ritsu Doan, the match-winner with two goals in the last Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim, gets in on the international action in the early hours of Sunday morning as Japan travel to the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum for a friendly against Mexico. Then on Sunday evening, several Eagles will be involved in the next set of World Cup qualifiers with Germany duo Robin Koch and Nnamdi Collins facing Northern Ireland, Arthur Theate and Michy Batshuayi up against Kazakhstan with Belgium, and Can Uzun’s Türkiye taking on Spain.