Internationals: Dream 50th Cap For Harry

Harry Wilson inspired Wales to one of their most famous wins on Sunday night, to keep alive their hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024.

It was already a landmark evening for the Fulham man, as he made his 50th appearance for his country, exactly 10 years on from his debut.

Croatia were the visitors to the Cardiff City Stadium, with both teams knowing that victory would put qualification in their own hands.

Wilson had already gone close in the first half with an excellent free-kick that was saved by Dominik Livaković, but he did get the better of him soon after the break, running onto David Brooks’ ball and coolly lobbing the Croatia goalkeeper.

Cymru were in dreamland on the hour mark when Wilson doubled his tally, deftly flicking a cross from former Whites loanee Dan James inside the far post.

Mario Pasalic ensured a nervy finale when he headed in with 15 minutes to play, but Wales held on to secure a huge win. Victory in their final two matches against Armenia and Turkey next month will confirm their place in Germany in the summer.

”It was a big night for me personally, representing my country 50 times is something I couldn’t have dreamt of,” Wilson said afterwards.

“Tonight wasn’t about me, it was about the team. We’re always confident in the quality we’ve got in the group.”

Belgium’s place at the tournament is now confirmed after their 3-2 victory in Austria, with Timothy Castagne setting up the opening goal.

He played the full 90 minutes at right-back for the Red Devils, who have qualified with two games to spare.

Castagne will be joined in Germany by João Palhinha, whose Portugal side defeated Slovakia by the same scoreline.

Palhinha featured for the first 86 minutes in the pouring Porto rain, as Portugal made it seven wins from seven in qualifying.

Slovakia – who had Marek Rodák on the bench – remain second in Group J, meaning qualification is still very much in their hands.

Serbia missed the chance to go top of Group G when they were beaten 2-1 in Hungary.

Saša Lukić played 84 minutes for his country, who still have some work to do to ensure they’re at the Euros.

In friendly action, Bernd Leno was an unused substitute as Germany defeated Tim Ream’s United States 3-1 in Connecticut, Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi both featured in Nigeria’s 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia in Portugal, and Raúl Jiménez helped Mexico to a 2-0 win over Ghana.

In the CONCACAF Nations League, Jamaica won both their games last week, with Bobby De Cordova-Reid captaining the side and scoring the final goal of their 4-1 win over Grenada.

Academy striker Kieron Bowie fired two goals past Hungary on Friday to give Scotland their first EURO 2025 Qualifier win.

The forward, currently on loan at Northampton Town, struck just two minutes in to give his side a dream start in Motherwell. It was some finish from the 21-year-old, who glided past a number of Hungary defenders before calmly slotting into the far bottom corner.

Things got even better for him five minutes later, when his excellent header doubled Scotland's lead. 

Watch Kieron's stunning opener below...

Ibane Bowat continued to get minutes under his belt, featuring for the full game at the heart of the Scotland defence. On another day, he could've got himself on the scoresheet too when his late rocket from range almost made it 4-1.

The boys will be in action again on Tuesday, when they host Malta in their third qualifier.

Adrion Pajaziti scored for Albania Under-21s for a second succesive game on Friday, but his side slipped to a 4-1 defeat against Finland. Having won their first two qualifiers, with Adrion scoring a late winner in their recent 3-2 win over Romania, they still sit in a strong position in Group E. 

They will look to bounce back to winning ways on Tuesday, when they go head-to-head with Montenegro.

After spending some time with the First Team, Luke Harris stepped in for the Under-21s on Friday against Czech Republic. The youngster led the line for the full 90 minutes but was unable to get himself on the scoresheet on this occasion. Cian Ashford's dramatic 96th minute strike gave Wales a 1-1 draw.

Ollie O'Neill came on for the final seven minutes for Republic of Ireland Under-21s, who narrowly beat Latvia 2-1 to make it three wins from three in qualifying.

It was a tough international break opener for George Okkas on Friday, with Cyprus Under-21s suffering a 3-0 defeat to Slovenia. George continued to play a big part for his country, who face a tough challenge on Tuesday against France.

Two of our lads started for England Under-17s, who drew 2-2 with Norway having beaten them two days prior. Samuel Amissah and Jonathan Esenga both started for the young Lions, with the former playing the full game. Midfielder Josh King was also introduced with 20 minutes remaining.

The boys will now turn their attention to the UEFA Under-17 Championship first qualifying round, which begins with their match against Faroe Islands on Friday 3 November.