+++ 13 June: Alajbegovic takes on hosts +++
Kerim Alajbegovic and Bosnia and Herzegovina faced hosts Canada in Group B on Friday night at BMO Field in Toronto. In the first match in host nation Canada, Jovo Lukic put the visitors ahead with a header from a corner on 21 minutes. On 76 minutes, Cyle Larin, who only came off the bench moments earlier, scored the equaliser for Canada to make it 1-1. Alajbegovic came on in the 74th minute to replace his team-mate Amar Memic.
Kerim and his team will be back in action this coming Thursday, 18 June (kick-off: 21:00 CEST), at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles for their match against Switzerland.
+++ 12 June: Schick suffers defeat against South Korea +++
The first Leverkusen player has competed in the World Cup. On the night of Thursday 11 June, Patrik Schick with Czechia kicked off their Group A campaign against South Korea, featuring former Leverkusen player Heung-min Son. Despite taking the lead on 59 minutes, the Bayer 04 striker and his team-mates suffered a 2-1 defeat in their opening match. Schick was in the starting line-up and played for 63 minutes.
The Czechs are third in Group A. Co-hosts Mexico, who beat South Africa 2–0 on Thursday night in a crazy World Cup opener including three red cards, top the group ahead of South Korea. Schick and his team-mates continue their campaign on Thursday 18 June (kick-off: 18:00 CEST) with their second group match against South Africa (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta).
Matches and results involving Leverkusen players at the World Cup:
Patrik Schick (Czechia)
Friday 12 June (04.00 CEST): South Korea 2–1 Czechia (Estadio Akron, Guadalajara)
Thursday 18 June (18:00 CEST): Czechia vs. South Africa (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)
Thursday 25 June (03:00 CEST): Czechia vs. Mexico (Azteca Stadium, Mexico City)
Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Friday 12 June (21:00 CEST): Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BMO Field, Toronto)
Thursday 18 June (21:00 CEST): Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)
Wednesday 24 June (21:00 CEST): Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar (Lumen Field, Seattle)
Malik Tillman (USA)
Saturday 13 June (03:00 CEST): USA vs. Paraguay (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)
Friday 19 June (21:00 CEST): USA vs. Australia (Lumen Field, Seattle)
Friday 26 June (04:00 CEST): Turkey vs. USA (SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles)
Mark Flekken (Netherlands)
Sunday 14 June (22:00 CEST): Netherlands vs. Japan (AT&T Stadium, Arlington)
Saturday 20 June (19:00 CEST): Netherlands vs. Sweden (NRG Stadium, Houston)
Friday 26 June (01:00 CEST): Tunisia vs. Netherlands (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)
Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain)
Monday 15 June (18:00 CEST): Spain vs. Cape Verde (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)
Sunday 21 June (18:00 CEST): Spain vs. Saudi Arabia (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)
Saturday 27 June (02:00 CEST): Uruguay vs. Spain (Estadio Akron, Guadalajara)
Ibrahim Maza (Algeria)
Wednesday 17 June (03:00 CEST): Argentina vs. Algeria (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)
Tuesday 23 June (05:00 CEST): Jordan vs. Algeria (Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco)
Sunday 28 June (04:00 CEST): Algeria vs. Austria (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)
Exequiel Palacios (Argentina)
Wednesday 17 June (03:00 CEST): Argentina vs. Algeria (Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City)
Monday 22 June (19:00 CEST): Argentina vs. Austria (AT&T Stadium, Arlington)
Sunday 28 June (04:00 CEST): Jordan vs. Argentina (AT&T Stadium, Arlington)
Jarell Quansah (England)
Wednesday 17 June (22:00 CEST): England vs. Croatia (AT&T Stadium, Arlington)
Tuesday 23 June (22:00 CEST): England vs. Ghana (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough)
Saturday 27 June (23:00 CEST): Panama vs. England (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford)
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