Internationals: Wirtz selected by Germany – Adli starts U21 Euros
International football continues after the end of the Bundesliga campaign: Eight Bayer 04 players have been called up by their national teams.
As at the end of March, Germany coach Hansi Flick has again called up Werkself player Florian Wirtz for the forthcoming internationals. The 20-year-old will be in the Germany squad starting with the charity match against Ukraine (12 June, 18.00 CEST in Bremen). That is followed by a friendly in Poland (20 June, 20.45 CEST) and a game against Colombia (20 June, 20.45 CEST in Gelsenkirchen).
Werkself Trio in euro 2024 qualifiers
Three Leverkusen players are involved in qualifiers for the 2024 European Championships in Germany: Captain Lukas Hradecky is in the preliminary squad for Finland, Patrick Pentz is with the preliminary Austria squad and Adam Hlozek has been selected for Czechia.
Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, the leaders in Group B in the qualifiers for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, face direct rivals Cape Verde. And Piero Hincapie and Exequiel Palacios will also be on the road: Hincapie has two friendlies with Ecuador in the USA and the Argentina World Cup winner Palacios and his fellow countrymen first play Australia in China's capital Beijing and are then away to Indonesia in Jakarta.
Adli in FranCE U21 Squad
Amine Adli is in the France U21 squad for the U 21 European Championships in Romania and Georgia. The opponents in the group stage are Italy, Norway and Switzerland.
International fixtures involving Bayer 04 players:
Florian Wirtz (Germany)
12.06: Germany vs Ukraine (Friendly)
16.06: Poland vs Germany (Friendly)
20.06: Germany vs Colombia (Friendly)
Lukas Hradecky (Finland)
18.06: Finland vs Slovenia (Euro qualifier)
19.06: Finland vs San Marino (Euro qualifier)
Patrick Pentz (Austria)
17.06: Belgium vs Austria (Euro qualifier)
20.06: Austria vs Sweden (Euro qualifier)
Adam Hlozek (Czechia)
17.06: Faroe Islands vs Czechia (Euro qualifier)
20.06: Montenegro vs Czechia (Friendly)
Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso)
18.06: Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso (AFCON qualifier)
Piero Hincapie (Ecuador)
18.06: Ecuador vs Bolivia (Friendly)
21.06: Ecuador vs Costa Rica (Friendly)
Exequiel Palacios (Argentina)
15.06: Argentina vs Australia (Friendly)
19.06: Indonesia vs Argentina (Friendly)
Amine Adli (France U21)
22.06: France U21 vs Italy U21 (Group stage, U21 Euros)
25.06: Norway U21 vs France U21 (Group stage, U21 Euros)
28.06: France U21 vs Switzerland U21 (Group stage, U21 Euros)
Related News
Werkself-TV - 15.03.2026
Women: TV-highlights of 1-2 loss at VfL Wolfsburg
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-2 loss at VfL Wolfsburg on the 20th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
Show more
Women - 15.03.2026
'Match them as equals when it's 11 vs. 11': Women out for revenge at Wolfsburg for reverse fixture defeat
The Bundesliga home game against VfL Wolfsburg in the first half of the season was one of those classic ‘days to forget’ for Bayer 04 Women. It started with goalkeeper Charlotte Voll being shown a red card in the first minute of the game, and following a further sending-off, coach Roberto Pätzold's 9-women side ended up losing 5-1 to last season's runners-up. At 18.30 CET on Sunday, they'll have the chance to exact revenge at the AOK Stadium - and pick up valuable points in the race for third place.
Show more
Bundesliga - 15.03.2026
Werkself Review #B04FCB: 'Played with structure, passion and power'
After full time in the 1-1 draw against FC Bayern Munich, the Bayer 04 fans first had to catch their breath. Firstly because of their usual loud support, and secondly because of the great drama they'd witnessed on the pitch: three disallowed goals, two red cards and a Werkself side who "again produced a very good performance against strong opponents", as head coach Kasper Hjulmand described. The Dane was particularly enthused by the performance of young Montrell Culbreath, while Patrik Schick got to enjoy his 200th appearance under the Cross. The Werkself Review unpacks the action.
Show more
Werkself-TV - 14.03.2026
TV highlights of 1-1 draw against FC Bayern
Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-1 draw against FC Bayern Munich on Matchday 26 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
Show more
Bundesliga - 14.03.2026
Werkself held to 1-1 draw by Bayern in eventful encounter
Bayer 04 were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Bayern Munich in an eventful Matchday 26 fixture in the Bundesliga. Aleix Garcia had given the Werkself the lead inside six minutes, but Bayern levelled in the second half through Luis Diaz, despite Nicolas Jackson having been send off before the break. Diaz was then dismissed himself as Leverkusen pushed for a winner, which failed to materialise as Jonas Hofmann saw a late goal ruled out.
Show more
