Sixty Red Star footballers received an invitation to the representative selections of their countries, and the most prominent were the leaders of the youth, that is, the youth selection of Serbia - Vladimir Lučić and Jovan Mijatović.
Skilled dribbler Vladimir Lučić once again led the young national team of our country. The player born in 2002 stood out with two goals in as many matches. He first shook the English net by hitting the crossbar with a shot inside the penalty area, and then he entered the list of scorers in the triumph over Northern Ireland as part of the qualification for the European Championship, and as captain. Although he was initially called up by the A selection of Serbia, the young winger Stefan Mitrović was reassigned to the national team under the age of 21 by the decision of the selectors. In the mentioned matches, he held the right side of the field and played a total of 180 minutes, and was the captain in the match against England. In an important victory, the performance of the guy loaned to Villarreal B - Stefan Leković was achieved in the form of a perfect defensive performance, because he dominated the last line of the team from the first to the last referee's whistle.
Zambia played two control matches, and midfielder Kings Kangwa "danced" against Egypt for the entire 90 minutes, while on the other hand, against Uganda, he left the field at the end of the match. Edmund Addo played full time for Ghana's national team against the USA, but missed the match in Mexico against the Central American hosts. Gelor Kanga spent all 90 minutes on the field in Gabon's draw with Guinea.
Marko Stamenić was the engine of the New Zealand national team in the clashes with DR Congo and Australia. For another national team from the Oceania area, a South Korean - Hwang In Bom - performed last week. He played one half against Tunisia, while he did not play a minute in the match against Vietnam.
Kosta Nedeljković, Jovan Šljivić and Jovan Mijatović had obligations in the national selection of Serbia under the age of 19. Stefan Marinković, Andrej Petrović and Mateja Bubanj, who play for our youth, and Aleksej Vukičević, who is on loan at Grafičar, were also on the selectors' list. In two friendly matches with Italy, center forward Mijatović shone with a total of three goals, and he hit the opponent's net and quick-footed stopper Vukičević. In addition to the guys with a concrete performance, all the players received the trust of the coach Radovan Krivokapić, and showed with their quality that they are a deserved part of the national team.
Miloš Degenek (Australia), Nasser Điga (Burkina Faso), Uroš Lazić (Serbia U21), and Jean-Philippe Crasso (Côte d'Ivoire) responded to the invitation of the selectors within their countries, but we did not have the opportunity to see them on the field.
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