Summary of Liverpool stars’ performances on nation duty: Cody Gakpo is full of desire; Mac Allister help Argentina transform

Salah scored Egypt’s third in a 4-0 victory over Botswana to help his nation maintain their perfect start to qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Salah had a fine game with 1 Chances created, 15/20 passes, 7 Passes into final third, 2 Recoveries

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Ryan Gravenberch, meanwhile, set up the Netherlands’ opener, which was netted by Tijani Reijnders, in a 2-2 draw with Germany in the UEFA Nations League. Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo joined the Liverpool midfielder in the hosts’ starting line-up.

The Netherlands captain put in a good shift in defence, winning five duels and making seven clearances and two blocks.

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Ryan Gravenberch was dominant in midfield, winning six duels and making one interception. He also played two key passes and completed two dribbles.

Cody Gakpo won four duels and played two key passes but both his shots were off the mark in a decent display. On the world stage, there are very few that perform more consistently than him. Give the ball to the winger and he will be sure to make things happen, even when nothing seems forthcoming.

Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold starred for England and teed up Harry Kane to kick-start a 2-0 success at home to Finland.

The Liverpool star had a great game for his country as he bagged an assist. Alexander-Arnold created five chances in the game and completed 82 passes out of 94.

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Elsewhere on Tuesday, Kostas Tsimikas’ Greece got the better of Caoimhin Kelleher and the Republic of Ireland, who were beaten 2-0 at Aviva Stadium.

Dominik Szoboszlai played all of Hungary’s goalless affair with Bosnia and Herzegovina,

In a World Cup qualifier, Wataru Endo led Japan to a 5-0 victory over Bahrain.

Colombia and Argentina, the two finalists of the Copa America 2024, squared off once more in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying match at Estadio Metropolitano in Colombia. To get revenge for the Copa America setback, the hosts, Los Cafeteros, upset the reigning World and South American champions by a score of 2-1.

Luis Diaz made a few bursting runs down the left flank to create trouble from the left side. Showed a glimpse of his scintillating attack through dribbling and launching crosses.

Injury prevented Alexis Mac Allister from starting, and Argentina were much better when he was on the pitch.

And things aren’t getting much better for Brazil of Allison Becker. After a poor Copa America, and a disappointing start to World Cup qualifying, Dorival Jr.’s side needed to find some form. But it eluded them once again, as Vinicius Jr. and the Selecao attack went missing in a 1-0 loss to Paraguay.

Alisson could do nothing about the Uruguay goal, made a nice save otherwise.