It’s been a busy international break for a number of Liverpool players as they look to qualify for this winter’s World Cup. With a number of Reds in play-off action, it’s been now or never as they look to book their place in Qatar.
Diogo Jota and Neco Williams helped Portugal and Wales win their respective World Cup play-off semi-finals, with the former taking on North Macedonia on Tuesday as they look to qualify, while the latter will have to wait until June, where they could host Andy Robertson's Scotland. Meanwhile in Africa, Mohamed Salah’s Egypt beat Sadio Mane’s Senegal 1-0 in the first leg of their own play-off, with the Liverpool duo knowing only one of them will be able to feature at this year’s World Cup.
In South America, Luis Diaz scored in Colombia’s 3-0 win over Bolivia to keep their hopes of qualifying for the inter-confederation play-offs alive with just one qualifier left to place. And in Asia, Takumi Minamino helped Japan secure their own place at Qatar courtesy of a 2-0 win over Australia.
