16.11.2021
International

Sow and Switzerland celebrate

Swiss international Djibril Sow has become the latest Eagles player to clinch automatic qualification for the World Cup.

The final international break of 2021 has proved a highly successful one for Eintracht Frankfurt’s internationals. Kevin Trapp’s Germany and Jesper Lindström’s Denmark sealed their place at the 2022 World Cup some time ago, but a number of Eagles players have managed to follow suit with their respective countries in recent days. After Filip Kostic’s Serbia and Kristijan Jakic’s Croatia secured automatic qualification over the weekend, Djibril Sow became the latest Eintracht man to book his ticket to Qatar on Monday evening.

Historic night for Switzerland

Switzerland beat European champions Italy to top spot in their group with a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria in their final qualifier. Eintracht midfielder Sow was brought on in second-half stoppage time.

Elsewhere, Austria eased to a 4-1 win over Moldova. Martin Hinteregger missed the game through suspension, while Stefan Ilsanker entered the fray in the 72nd minute.

Goalkeeper Diant Ramaj played the full 90 minutes for Germany’s U20s, who drew 1-1 with their Portuguese counterparts.

PlayerOpponentsCompetitionMatch info*Result
Martin Hinteregger Stefan Ilsanker (Austria)IsraelFIFA World Cup qualifiersFriday, 12 November 20:45 CET, Klagenfurt4-2
MoldovaFIFA World Cup qualifiersMonday, 15 November 20:45 CET, Klagenfurt4-1
Rafael Santos Borré (Colombia)BrazilFIFA World Cup qualifiersFriday, 12 November 1:30 CET, São Paulo0-1
ParaguayFIFA World Cup qualifiersWednesday, 17 November 0:00 CET, Barranquilla
Kristijan Jakic (Croatia)MaltaFIFA World Cup qualifiersThursday, 11 November 20:45 CET, Ta' Qali7-1
RussiaFIFA World Cup qualifiersSunday 14 November 15:00 CET, Split1-0
Daichi Kamada (Japan)VietnamFIFA World Cup qualifiersThursday, 11 November, 13:00 CET, Hanoi0-1
OmanFIFA World Cup qualifiersTuesday, 16 November 17:00 CET, Muscat
Kevin Trapp (Germany)LiechtensteinFIFA World Cup qualifiersThursday, 11 November, 20:45 CET, Wolfsburg9-0
ArmeniaFIFA World Cup qualifiersSunday, 14 November 18:00 CET, Jerewan4-1
Aymen Barkok (Morocco)SudanFIFA World Cup qualifiersFriday, 12 November 20:00 CET, Hay Nahda3-0
GuineaFIFA World Cup qualifiersTuesday, 16 November 20:00 CET, Casablanca
Filip Kostic (Serbia)QatarFriendlyThursday, 11 November 18:00 CET, Belgrade4-0
PortugalFIFA World Cup qualifiersSunday, 14 November 20:45 CET, Lisbon2-1
Jens Petter Hauge (Norway)LatviaFIFA World Cup qualifiersSaturday, 13 November, 18:00 CET, Oslo0-0
NetherlandsFIFA World Cup qualifiersTuesday, 16 November 20:45 CET, Rotterdam
Diant Ramaj (Germany U20)France U20FriendlyThursday, 11 November 15:00 CET, Clairefontaine3-2
Portugal U20Elite LeagueMonday, 15 November 15:00 CET, Leiria1-1
Ajdin Hrustic (Australia)Saudi ArabiaFIFA World Cup qualifiersThursday, 11 November 10:10 CET, Parramatta0-0
ChinaFIFA World Cup qualifiersTuesday, 16 November 12:00 CET, Sharjah
Djibril Sow (Switzerland)ItaliyFIFA World Cup qualifiersFriday, 12 November 20:45 Uhr, Rome1-1
BulgariaFIFA World Cup qualifiersMonday, 15 November 20:45 CET, Lucerne4-0
*All times CET