Internationals - Sonny, Vic captain nations to wins
Heung-Min Son captained South Korea to a 1-0 win against Australia on Friday.
Heung-Min Son and Victor Wanyama captained their countries to friendly victories on Friday.
Victor scored the only goal of the game as Kenya beat Madagascar 1-0 in Paris. The midfielder slotted home from the penalty spot in the second half as the Harambee Stars continued preparations for the 2019 African Cup of Nations, which kicks-off in Egypt later this month.
Always great to be on the scoresheet, National Team duties #AFCON2019 🇰🇪⚽️ pic.twitter.com/B0qW93ILYh
— Victor Wanyama (@VictorWanyama) June 8, 2019
Sonny took his tally to 82 caps and played the full 90 minutes as Hwang Ui-jo's goal in the 76th minute proved enough for South Korea to beat Australia in Busan. Sonny also forced a fine late save from Andrew Redmayne.
Christian Eriksen also put in a full shift as Denmark were denied maximum points the Republic of Ireland's late equaliser as the Euro 2020 qualifier ended 1-1 in Copenhagen. He was also denied by a fine save, this time Darren Randolph keeping out an early free-kick at the Parken Stadium.
Juan Foyth started and played 73 minutes as Argentina beat Nicaragua 5-1 in a friendly in San Juan in the early hours of Saturday. Juan partnered Nicolas Otamendi in central defence. Lionel Messi scored twice.
Serge Aurier was back in action and completed 90 minutes as Ivory Coast warmed-up for the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 win over Comoros in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.
Saturday's internationals
Juan Foyth - Argentina home friendly against Nicaragua - kick-off 1am
Ben Davies - Wales away Euro 2020 qualifier against Croatia - kick-off 2pm
Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen - Belgium home Euro 2020 qualifier against Kazakhstan - kick-off 7.45pm
Hugo Lloris and Moussa Sissoko - France away Euro 2020 qualifier against Turkey - kick-off 7.45pm
Anthony Georgiou - Cyprus away Euro 2020 qualifier against Scotland - kick-off 7.45pm