International Magpies: Wins for Hall, Steur and Bamba

Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento

The defensive duo were initially named in the England squad ahead of four UEFA Nations League Group Stage fixtures. Livramento, however, has been forced to withdraw from the Three Lions' camp due to injury.

England claimed their biggest UEFA Nations League win on Saturday following a 7-0 away thrashing of Croatia at the Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka.

Braces from Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka as well as strikes from Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers inflicted the heaviest defeat of Croatia's history.

Thomas Tuchel's side began their Group A3 campaign with a 3-2 defeat to world champions Spain at Wembley Stadium, with Hall watching on from the bench.

Hall was handed his fifth senior cap in a 2-0 away victory against ten-man Czechia on Tuesday, playing the full game as second-half goals from former Magpie Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane sealed maximum points at the Fortuna Arena in Prague.

The Three Lions return to London to host Czechia at Wembley on Tuesday, 6th October (kick-off 7:45pm BST).

Aladji Bamba and Ewen Jaouen

The French pair, who joined the Magpies last summer from Stade de Reims and AS Monaco respectively, were named in the France Under-21s squad ahead of four European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.

Les Bleuets secured automatic qualification for next summer's finals, held in Serbia and Albania, following a 3-2 win against Luxembourg on Saturday, with Bamba starting the game before being substituted in the 81st minute.

France's youngsters had previously recorded a 1-1 draw with Iceland, with Jaouen playing the full game and Bamba remaining on the bench before registering a 2-0 win against Estonia.

Bamba recorded an assist on his Under-21s bow as the French duo completed the full 90 minutes in Pärnu.

France round off their European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign when hosting Switzerland at the Stade de la Source in Orléans on Tuesday, 6th October (kick-off 6pm BST).

Sean Steur

The 18-year-old midfielder received a first international call-up for the Netherlands at under-21 level ahead of three European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.

Jong Oranje kept their hopes of qualifying for the play-offs on Friday following a 4-2 comeback win against Slovenia, with Steur making his first start for his country at Under-21 level, playing the full game in Murska Sobota.

The Dutch teenager, who has represented his country from under-15 to under-19 level, made his under-21s bow as an 83rd-minute substitute in Holland's goalless draw with Group G leaders Norway at De Adelaarshorst in Deventer.

Michael Reiziger's side conclude their group campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina counterparts on Tuesday, playing at De Vijverberg in Doetinchem (kick-off 5:45pm BST) and require a positive result in order to keep their play-off hopes alive.

Malick Thiaw and Nick Woltemade

The German pair both received international call-ups as Jürgen Klopp named two separate squads for the upcoming Nations League matches in his first act as head coach.

The Magpies duo featured in Klopp's second group as Germany were held to a goalless draw against Greece on Sunday, with Thiaw playing the full game at the Toumba Stadium in Thessaloniki while Woltemade was introduced from the bench in the 63rd minute.

Die Mannschaft claimed a 2-0 win against Serbia at the Allianz Arena, with Thiaw playing the full game in his first competitive start for his country at senior level.

Woltemade, currently on a season-long loan at Serie A side Juventus, played the opening 77 minutes in Munich.

Bazoumana Touré

The 20-year-old winger, who arrived at St. James' Park from TSG Hoffenheim in July, was included in the Ivory Coast squad for their three international fixtures this window, including two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Les Éléphants began their Group C campaign with a 2-0 win over four-time winners Ghana at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan last week, with the United man making a late appearance off the bench for the final four minutes.

Ivory Coast claimed a 2-0 away win against Somalia, with Touré netting in stoppage-time at the Muqdisho Stadium in Mogadishu.

Hervé Renard's side suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against Cameroon in an international friendly on Saturday night, with Touré gaining his fourth senior start for his country before being replaced by Real Madrid's Yan Diomandé shortly after the hour mark.

Lukáš Horníček

The 24-year-old goalkeeper, who made his international debut in May 2026 was named in the Czech Republic squad for their Nations League Group A3 fixtures, and played the full 90 minutes against Croatia in Prague on Saturday in a 2-1 defeat.

His side hosted Lewis Hall's England at the same venue, the Fortuna Arena, on Tuesday but the Czech shot-stopper was an unused substitute.

Santi Denia's side were condemned to a 3-1 defeat against Spain on Saturday but Horníček, once again, was an unused substitute in Oviedo.

Czechia face England at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, 6th October (kick-off 7:45pm BST).

Matias Fernandez-Pardo

The 21-year-old forward, who joined the Magpies from Ligue 1 side Lille this month, was included in Belgium's squad ahead of four UEFA Nations League group stage fixtures.

Mark van Bommel's first game as Belgium head coach was a memorable one, as they sealed a 2-0 win over Italy at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Friday. Fernandez-Pardo entered the fray for the final seven minutes.

The Red Devils, however, suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of France on Monday as Michael Olise's late strike proved the difference at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels. Fernandez-Pardo entered the field of play in the 85th minute.

Belgium claimed a 3-0 victory against Turkey on Friday but Fernandez-Pardo was not involved in the matchday squad at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Liège.

Currently situated in second place of Group A1 on six points, Belgium face France on Monday at the Stade de France (kick-off 7:45pm BST) and could leapfrog the 2021 champions with a victory in Paris.

Park Seung-soo

Teenage winger Seung-soo was named in South Korea's Under-23s squad for the 2026 Asian Games and won a Gold medal following a 1-0 win against hosts Japan on Saturday, with Seung-soo introduced from the bench in the final minutes.

The Taegeuk Warriors reached the final following a 2-1 comeback win against China in Osaka but the Korean youngster did not feature from the bench in the last-four tie.

The 19-year-old, who joined Newcastle United from Suwon Bluewings in his native homeland last summer, was also unused in South Korea's 4-0 last-eight win against Vietnam on Friday in Nagoya as they sealed their place in the last-four.

Korea's youngsters reached the quarter-finals after topping Group D, claiming a 2-0 win against their Saudi Arabia counterparts at the Paloma Mizuho Rugby Stadium in Nagoya, with Seung-soo entering the field of play in the 76th minute.

The Korean teenager recorded his first appearance for his country at under-23 level in their Group D opener against Qatar a week prior, appearing from the bench during the final minutes of a 4-1 win in Nagoya.

Kyran Thompson, Michael Mills, Sam Alabi and Roman Dowell

The Magpies Academy quartet all received their first international call-ups for England at under-18 level ahead of competing in the UEFA Friendship Cup in Switzerland.

England were beaten in the UEFA Friendship Cup final in Nyon following a 2-0 defeat against Spain on Saturday, with Thompson starting the game before being substituted in the 69th minute. Mills, Alabi and Dowell were all unused substitutes.

England's youngsters sealed top spot in Group A with a 2-1 win against Korea Republic on Wednesday, with Alabi opening the scoring in stunning fashion on his first international start at Under-18 level.

Mills, Thompson and Dowell all started the clash in Nyon as Ryan Kavuma-McQueen's stoppage-time strike maintained England's 100 per cent winning record in the competition.

Will Antwi's side began the tournament with a 3-2 win against Colombia, with Mills scoring the opener for the Young Lions, following in after Thompson's effort was stopped. Alabi, meanwhile, played the final 25 minutes on a landmark night for the four Magpies hopefuls.

And Mills netted again, rolling home the winner after coming off the bench in an eventual 2-1 win over Egypt on Sunday. Like Mills, Thompson and Alabi made second half substitute appearances, with Dowell unused.

Ousmane Diabaté

The 18-year-old midfielder, who joined the Magpies from Gençlerbirliği Ankara S.K. earlier this month before returning to the Turkish Süper Lig outfit on loan for the duration of the 2026/27 season, received a call-up to the Guinea squad ahead of two AFCON qualifiers.

Guinea began their qualifying campaign with a 2-1 defeat to South Africa at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday, with the teenager a half time substitute.

Diabaté was handed his first senior start for his country on Thursday evening as Guinea claimed a 1-0 win against Kenya in Conakry, with the African teenager playing the full game.

Vakhtang Salia

The teenage striker, who has scored four goals in his opening five games for Newcastle's Under-21s side, was named in the Georgia Under-21s squad ahead of three European Under-21 Championship qualifying fixtures.

Georgia were held to a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland on Thursday evening, with Salia playing the opening 88 minutes as well as picking up a yellow card on the stroke of half-time at Ballymena Showgrounds.

Georgia's youngsters were beaten 3-0 by Greece at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi on Saturday, with Salia withdrawn just over quarter of an hour from time.

Georgia, unable to qualify for next summer's finals, round off their Group F campaign against Germany on Tuesday 6 October at Bielefelder Alm in Bielefeld (kick-off 5pm BST).

Lewis Miley

The 20-year-old midfielder was named in the England Under-21s squad ahead of three European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.

The Young Lions beat Kazakhstan 4-2 at Molineux, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers, on Friday, with Miley an unused substitute.

The Stanley-born youngster returned to his boyhood club before England's penultimate Group D qualifier against Slovakia on Friday - a goalless draw which secured automatic qualification into next summer's finals.

Lee Carsley's side conclude their qualifying campaign when facing an away clash against Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, 6th October (kick-off 6pm BST).

Alex Murphy and Rory Finneran

The Magpies pair, currently on respective season-long loans at FC Kaiserslautern and Notts County, were named in the Republic of Ireland Under-21s squad ahead of three European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.

Jim Crawford's side travelled to Košice to face their Slovakia counterparts at the Košická Futbalová Aréna on Friday and came away with a 2-0 win, with both Murphy and Finneran completing 90 minutes and picking up yellow cards.

The pair both started in Ireland's 4-3 comeback win against Kazakhstan on Tuesday, with Murphy netting a first goal for his country at Under-21 level.

The Galway-born defender played the full game while Finneran was replaced in the 81st minute at Turners Cross in Cork.

Ireland's youngsters, currently occupying second place in Group D, host table toppers England at the same venue on Tuesday, 6th October (kick-off 6pm BST) as they aim to secure a play-off spot.

Yoane Wissa

The Magpies forward has helped DR Congo make a fine start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, creating a goal and assist in his country's 2-1 away win against Zimbabwe on Monday.

The 30-year-old striker opened the scoring on the half-hour mark, his eighth goal in his last 12 international outings, before Samuel Moutoussamy's strike, courtesy of Wissa's assist, doubled the Léopards' lead on the stroke of half-time. Wissa was replaced in the 84th minute in Harare.

Wissa lined up for the Léopards in their opening Group E fixture against Equatorial Guinea last week, finding the target in a 2-0 win at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, scoring with a low effort after ex-Magpie Chancel Mbemba had opened the scoring for his side.

Alfie Hutchison

Hutchison, who joined Newcastle's Academy from Rangers in July 2025, made his full debut for Scotland at Under-19 level in a 3-1 friendly win against Finland on Thursday.

Tam Courts' side fell behind inside the first minute at the Guillermo Amor Stadium in Alicante but goals from Alexander Smith, Max Cameron and Callan Hamill completed the comeback win in their first of three friendlies in Spain.

The Dunfermline-born teenager, who has scored six goals in his opening five U18 Premier League matches this season, could be in action on Sunday 27 September when facing Czechia at the Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano (kick-off 2pm BST).

Scotland's youngsters concluded their trip with a 2-0 defeat against ten-man Ukraine on Wednesday morning.