Toko Ekambi, Fornals, Chukwueze, Pedraza and Funes Mori all played the second game of the international break
Villarreal players Karl Toko Ekambi, Pablo Fornals, Samu Chukwueze, Alfonso Pedraza and Ramiro Funes Mori all got minutes behind them during the second international matchday. Miguel Layún, as with all of the other Mexican players who ply their trade in Europe, was allowed to return to his club early.
Cameroon striker Toko Ekambi started as his country fell by the narrowest margin to Brazil (1-0). The Yellows No.17 was substituted in the 89th minute. Midfielder Fornals got his second Spain cap, playing 26 minutes in the 1-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Chukwueze, aged just 19, made his Nigeria debut in the 0-0 draw with Uganda. The young winger was named in the starting XI, and was substituted at the start of the second half.
Pedraza was also named in the starting XI for ‘La Rojita’, as they played France U21s (1-1). The winger won the penalty ahead of Spain’s goal.
Finally, Funes Mori played 90 minutes in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Mexico. Layún didn’t play, as alongside his European team-mates, he returned to his club early.
Por último, Funes Mori jugó los 90 minutos del triunfo argentino sobre la Selección Mexicana por (2-0). Un duelo en el que no participó Miguel Layún, que abandonó la concentración ‘tricolor’, con permiso del combinado nacional, al igual que el resto de sus compañeros que militan en clubes europeos.
The matches the Yellows were involved in were as following (time and date in Spain):
Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon)
- Friday, 16th November: Morocco vs Cameroon (2-0).
- Tuesday, 20th November: Brazil vs Cameroon, (1-0).
Samu Chukwueze (Nigeria)
- Saturday, 17th November: South Africa vs Nigeria (1-1).
- Tuesday, 20th November: Nigeria vs Uganda (0-0).
Pablo Fornals (Spain)
- Thursday, 15th November: Croatia vs Spain (3-2).
- Sunday, 18th November: Spain vs Bosnia-Herzegovina (1-0).
Alfonso Pedraza (Spain U21)
- Wednesday, 14th November: Spain vs Denmark (4-1).
- Monday, 19th November: France vs Spain, (1-1).
Ramiro Funes Mori (Argentina)
- Saturday, 17th November: Argentina vs Mexico (2-0).
- Wednesday, 21st November: Argentina vs Mexico (2-0).
Miguel Layún (México)
- Saturday, 17th November: Argentina vs Mexico (2-0).
- Wednesday, 21st November: Argentina vs Mexico (2-0).
