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Gonçalo Ribeiro and Gabriel Brás, with Portugal Under-21, Dominik Prpić, with Croatia Under-21, Trafim Melnichenka, with Belarus Under-21, Diogo Fernandes, Dinis Rodrigues, Gonçalo Sousa and Tiago Andrade, with Portugal Under-20, Bernardo Lima and Mateus Mide, with Portugal Under-19, Salvador Gomes, Francisco Fernandes, Tomás Peixoto, Duarte Cunha and Eduardo Ferreira, with Portugal Under-18, Hubert Charuzy, with Poland Under-18, and Rodrigo Gonçalves and Gustavo Guerra, with Portugal Under-17, were FC Porto’s representatives in the youth national teams of Portugal, Croatia, Belarus and Poland during last week’s international fixtures.

In the battle for qualification for the Under-21 European Championship, Gonçalo Ribeiro and Gabriel Brás made national team history by equalling the record of seven consecutive matches without conceding a goal. In Croatia, Dominik Prpić started and played the full match in the win over Turkey in the European qualifying phase. Trafim Melnichenka also started both matches played by Belarus.

In the lower age groups, Diogo Fernandes, Dinis Rodrigues, Gonçalo Sousa and Tiago Andrade helped Portugal maintain top spot in the Under-20 Elite League, while Bernardo Lima and Mateus Mide took part in the first three matchdays of the qualifying phase for the Under-19 European Championship, highlighted by the midfielder’s goal against Serbia.

At Under-18 level, Salvador Gomes, Francisco Fernandes, Tomás Peixoto, Duarte Cunha and Eduardo Ferreira contributed to Portugal winning the Lisbon International Tournament, a competition that also featured Iceland, Morocco and the United States. In the same age group, Hubert Charuzy started all three matches played by Poland. Portugal’s Under-17 side, meanwhile, failed to qualify for the European Championship in their age group, despite the two goals scored by Gustavo Guerra.

Gonçalo Ribeiro and Gabriel Brás (Portugal Under-21)27 March: Azerbaijan 0-4 PortugalStarters: Gabriel Brás (1 assist)Substitutes: Gonçalo Ribeiro

Dominik Prpić (Croatia Under-21)31 March: Croatia 3-0 TurkeyStarters: Dominik Prpić

Trafim Melnichenka (Belarus Under-21)27 March: Wales 2-0 BelarusStarters: Trafim Melnichenka

31 March: Austria 2-1 BelarusStarters: Trafim Melnichenka

Diogo Fernandes, Dinis Rodrigues, Gonçalo Sousa and Tiago Andrade (Portugal Under-20)27 March: Portugal 3-0 SwitzerlandStarters: Diogo Fernandes and Gonçalo SousaSubstitutes used: Dinis Rodrigues (79') and Tiago Andrade (79')

30 March: Czechia 1-2 PortugalStarters: Dinis RodriguesSubstitutes used: Tiago Andrade (85')Substitutes: Diogo Fernandes

Bernardo Lima and Mateus Mide (Portugal Under-19)25 March: Poland 0-1 PortugalStarters: Bernardo Lima and Mateus Mide

28 March: Portugal 1-1 SerbiaStarters: Bernardo LimaSubstitutes used: Mateus Mide (60')Goalscorers: Bernardo Lima (4')

31 March: Portugal 0-6 EnglandSubstitutes used: Bernardo Lima (77')

Salvador Gomes, Francisco Fernandes, Tomás Peixoto, Duarte Cunha and Eduardo Ferreira (Portugal Under-18)25 March: Portugal 3-1 MoroccoStarters: Duarte CunhaSubstitutes used: Eduardo Ferreira (61'), Francisco Fernandes (68'), Salvador Gomes (78') and Tomás Peixoto (78')Goalscorers: Eduardo Ferreira (81')

28 March: Portugal 4-0 IcelandStarters: Salvador Gomes, Francisco Fernandes, Tomás Peixoto and Eduardo FerreiraSubstitutes used: Duarte Cunha (71')Goalscorers: Francisco Fernandes (34')

31 March: Portugal 1-1 United StatesStarters: Duarte CunhaSubstitutes used: Salvador Gomes (45'), Eduardo Ferreira (45'), Francisco Fernandes (62') and Tomás Peixoto (80')

Hubert Charuzy (Poland Under-18)25 March: Poland 1-1 Republic of IrelandStarters: Hubert Charuzy

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