Final dress rehearsals for Uzun, Skhiri, Brown and Amenda

Nathaniel Brown delivered an impressive performance after being named in Germany’s starting XI for Saturday’s 2-1 victory over the USA. The left-back won 78 percent of his challenges in Chicago before being taken off in the 61^st minute of the match.

Can Uzun replaced Arda Güler in the 62^nd minute as Türkiye triumphed 2-1 over Venezuela, while Aurèle Amenda also came off the bench in Switzerland’s 1-1 draw with Australia, entering the fray with just under 20 minutes remaining.

There were contrasting emotions for Ellyes Skhiri and Arthur Theate in Brussels as Belgium cruised to a 5-0 win over Tunisia. Theate was an unused substitute, while Skhiri – who captained the Eagles of Carthage – played the whole 90 minutes.

Keita Kosugi, meanwhile, was part of the Japan U21 side that beat Uzbekistan U23s 1-0 on Friday. Hisatsugu Ishii netted the game’s only goal after a quarter of an hour.