World Cup Qualifiers mean a few of Everton’s players are featuring for their national teams this weekend.
Iliman Ndiaye was in action on Friday for Senegal against Sudan in CAF Group B, winning 2-0. Unable to get on the scoresheet, the forward was brought off after 83 minutes. Senegalese outlet D Sports commented, “True to his style, Ndiaye chained together dribbles and technical moves, making the Sudanese defence suffer.” Idrissa Gana Gueye was an unused substitute on the night.
Harrison Armstrong came off the bench to score an equaliser for England’s U19 side against Spain to secure a 3-3 draw. Arriving late in the box, the 18-year-old was on hand to poke home from Rio Ngumoha’s cross.
On Saturday evening, England take on Andorra at Villa Park, with Jordan Pickford in goal despite him not playing for a club that is giving him European football… Fortunately, he had very little to do in a 2-0 win.
And he’s no longer an Everton player but Issac Price could be one who got away as he has scored against Germany to equalize an earlier goal by the hosts in Germany.
While Everton’s new signing Tyler Dibling was in action for England U21s on Monday night, providing an assist for one of the goals for Lee Carsley’s side in a 2-0 win over Kazakhstan in Aktobe.
The new signing from Southampton set up England’s second goal midway through the first half of their first European Under-21 Championship Group D qualifier, with his inswinging corner finding the unmarked Jobe Bellingham who headed home from close range to double the Young Lions’ lead.
Meanwhile, Beto picked up his eighth international cap as Guinea-Bissau defeated Djibouti 2-0 in a World Cup Group A qualifier. The Everton striker came off the bench in the 62nd minute, with Guinea-Bissau leading 1-0 at the time,.