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7.11.2016Bayer 04

15 Werkself pros on international duty

The telephones of the Werkself squad have been ringing over the past few days. 15 members of the first-team squad have been called up for the forthcoming international break and they set off to join a national teams at the start of the week. They are in action across the globe from Friday and here is the first summary.
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he Germany players are involved in the start of the European qualifiers for the forthcoming World Cup in Russia. Germany coach Joachim Löw has called up five Leverkusen players so that Bayer 04 and FC Bayern are providing the most players for the DFB squad. Julian Brandt, Kevin Volland, Bernd Leno and Jonathan Tah plus newcomer Benjamin Henrichs are hopeful of playing against San Marino. The match in the small stadium in Serravalle on Friday kicks off at 20.45 CET.

More matches follow at the weekend: Chicharito and Mexico face a prestigious encounter in Ohio with the neighbours USA under coach Jürgen Klinsmann. Ömer Toprak and Hakan Calhanoglu are in line to play for Turkey against Kosovo at the same time that Tin Jedvaj and Croatia face Iceland, the surprise package of Euro 2016. The final match on Saturday sees Austria with captain Julian Baumgartlinger, Aleksandar Dragovic and keeper Ramazan Özcan, who takes over in goal from the injured first choice Robert Almer, play Ireland. Admir Mehmedi is an action with Switzerland on Sunday against the Faroe Islands.

Private audience with the Pope

Robbie Kruse has been a regular choice for the Socceroos for years. Austria play Thailand on Tuesday 15 November and an interesting match in the Asiatic World Cup qualifiers. That evening, Germany play a friendly against Italy at the legendary Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan. Before that, the Leverkusen quintet and the other players in the Germany squad have a unique appointment: Jogi Löw and his players have a private audience with Pope Francis in Rome.

The final fixtures of the international break involving Bayer 04 players will are in America. Chicharito and Mexico play Panama a week on Wednesday, Charles Aránguiz and Chile face Colombia and then Uruguay.

International fixtures involving Bayer 04 players:

Thursday, 10.11., 21.30 CET: Colombia v Chile (Aránguiz)

Friday., 11.11., 20.45 CET: San Marino v Germany (Volland, Brandt, Leno, Tah, Henrichs)

Saturday., 12.11., 1.45 CET: USA v Mexico (Chicharito)

Saturday., 12.11., 18.00 CET: Turkey v Kosovo (Toprak, Calhanoglu)

Saturday., 12.11., 18.00 CET: Croatia v Island (Jedvaj)

Saturday., 12.11., 20.45 CET: Austria v Ireland (Baumgartlinger, Özcan, Dragovic)

Sunday., 13.11., 18.00 CET: Switzerland v Faroe Islands (Mehmedi)

Tuesday., 15.11., 13.00 CET: Thailand v Australia (Kruse)

Tuesday., 15.11., 20.45 CET: Italy v Germany (Volland, Brandt, Leno, Tah, Henrichs)

Tuesday., 15.11., 20.45 CET: Northern Ireland v Croatia (Jedvaj)

Tuesday., 15.11., 20.45 CET: Austria v Slovakia (Baumgartlinger, Özcan, Dragovic)

Wednesday., 16.11., 0.30 CET: Chile v Uruguay (Aránguiz)

Wednesday., 16.11., 3.05 CET: Panama v Mexico (Chicharito)

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