The Villarreal defender started and played 90 minutes against Lithuania (2-2)
Villarreal CF’s Slovenian defender, Bojan jokic, started and played the 90 minutes for his country against Lithuania, in a Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying match. The game finished 2-2 thanks to goals from Cernych (m. 32), Slivka (m. 34), Krhin (m. 77) and B. César (m. 93).
The next Villarreal CF player to represent his country will be Antonio Rukavina, who will play against the Republic of Ireland today. The schedule for the Yellows on international duty is the following (all times and dates are CET (Spain)):
- Friday 2nd September: Argentina-Uruguay (1-0).
- Wednesday 7th September: Venezuela-Argentina (2am, Metropolitano de Mérida stadium).
- Monday 5th September: Serbia-Republic of Ireland (8:45pm, Red Star Belgrade stadium).
- Sunday 4th September: Lithuania-Slovenia (2-2).
Edgar Ié will play with Portugal U21s
In addition, the Villarreal B team’s Portuguese player, Edgar Ié, has also been called up for his country’s U21 team for two European Championship qualifying matches. Edgar Ié’s match schedule is the following:
- Friday 2nd September: Portugal U21-Israel U21 (0-0).
- Tuesday 6th September: Portugal U21-Greece U21 (5:15pm, Cidade de Barcelos stadium).
