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31st August
Young centre-back Shkodran Mustafi won his first cap for Germany U20s as they beat their Polish counterparts 4-2.
1st September
Joao Silva, currently on loan at , was a late substitute in Portugal U21s' 2-0 victory over Moldova. Shane Duffy was an unused sub as Ireland U21s beat Hungary 2-1. Jack Rodwell played for England U21s in their 6-0 victory against an Azerbaijan team that included Araz Abdullayev. Ross Barkley was on the bench for the home side.
2nd September
Apostolos Vellios scored Greece U21s' second goal to secure a 2-0 victory against Cyprus. John Heitinga also got on the scoresheet in the Netherlands' incredible 11-0 win over San Marino. Tim Cahill played 70 minutes for Australia before coming off with a very slight injury, the Aussies beat Thailand 2-1. Marouane Fellaini and Jan Mucha both played for their national sides in draws against Azerbaijan and Ireland respectively. Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines were both unused subs as England won 0-3 in Bulgaria, whilst Diniyar Bilyaletdinov didn't even make the bench for Russia's game against Macedonia.
3rd September
Tim Howard played in goal for the US of A as they went down 1-0 to Costa Rica. Shkodran Mustafi won his second cap for Germany U20s - they won 2-1 in Switzerland.
4th September
Joseph Yobo scored Nigeria's opener in their 2-0 African Cup of Nations qualifying win over Madagascar. Victor Anichebe pulled up with a hamstring injury in the final moments of the match, but recovered in time to face Argentina...
5th September
Apostolos Vellios started for Greece U21s in their 3-2 loss to Austria. Jack Rodwell and Ross Barkley started together in centre-midfield for England U21s against Israel. The latter, winning his first cap, impressed early on but the former was taken off at half-time. The Young Lions won 4-1.
6th September
Victor Anichebe and Joseph Yobo both played for Nigeria, who lost 3-1 to Argentina. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov was a late substitute in Russia's draw with Ireland, and Shane Duffy also played the last 15 minutes as Ireland U21s lost 1-0 to Turkey. John Heitinga's Netherlands all but booked their place at Euro 2012 after a 0-2 win in Finland. Tim Cahill played teh last 5 minutes as Australia beat Saudi Arabia 3-1. Tim Howard's USA lost 1-0 to Marouane Fellaini's Belgium. Jan Mucha had a terrible night as he let in 4 against Armenia for Slovakia. Phil Jagielka remained an unused substitute for England, Leighton Baines had earlier withdrawn from the squad due to injury.
Young centre-back Shkodran Mustafi won his first cap for Germany U20s as they beat their Polish counterparts 4-2.
1st September
Joao Silva, currently on loan at , was a late substitute in Portugal U21s' 2-0 victory over Moldova. Shane Duffy was an unused sub as Ireland U21s beat Hungary 2-1. Jack Rodwell played for England U21s in their 6-0 victory against an Azerbaijan team that included Araz Abdullayev. Ross Barkley was on the bench for the home side.
2nd September
Apostolos Vellios scored Greece U21s' second goal to secure a 2-0 victory against Cyprus. John Heitinga also got on the scoresheet in the Netherlands' incredible 11-0 win over San Marino. Tim Cahill played 70 minutes for Australia before coming off with a very slight injury, the Aussies beat Thailand 2-1. Marouane Fellaini and Jan Mucha both played for their national sides in draws against Azerbaijan and Ireland respectively. Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines were both unused subs as England won 0-3 in Bulgaria, whilst Diniyar Bilyaletdinov didn't even make the bench for Russia's game against Macedonia.
3rd September
Tim Howard played in goal for the US of A as they went down 1-0 to Costa Rica. Shkodran Mustafi won his second cap for Germany U20s - they won 2-1 in Switzerland.
4th September
Joseph Yobo scored Nigeria's opener in their 2-0 African Cup of Nations qualifying win over Madagascar. Victor Anichebe pulled up with a hamstring injury in the final moments of the match, but recovered in time to face Argentina...
5th September
Apostolos Vellios started for Greece U21s in their 3-2 loss to Austria. Jack Rodwell and Ross Barkley started together in centre-midfield for England U21s against Israel. The latter, winning his first cap, impressed early on but the former was taken off at half-time. The Young Lions won 4-1.
6th September
Victor Anichebe and Joseph Yobo both played for Nigeria, who lost 3-1 to Argentina. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov was a late substitute in Russia's draw with Ireland, and Shane Duffy also played the last 15 minutes as Ireland U21s lost 1-0 to Turkey. John Heitinga's Netherlands all but booked their place at Euro 2012 after a 0-2 win in Finland. Tim Cahill played teh last 5 minutes as Australia beat Saudi Arabia 3-1. Tim Howard's USA lost 1-0 to Marouane Fellaini's Belgium. Jan Mucha had a terrible night as he let in 4 against Armenia for Slovakia. Phil Jagielka remained an unused substitute for England, Leighton Baines had earlier withdrawn from the squad due to injury.
