International callups for Sporting CP players
11 Oct, 2023
Seven squad members will represent their countries
Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal), Eduardo Quaresma (Portugal Under-21s), Dário Essugo (Portugal Under-21s), Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden), Morten Hjulmand (Denmark), Hidemasa Morita (Japan) and Ousmane Diomande (Ivory Coast) will join up with their respective national teams in the coming days.
Portugal will play against Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in qualifying matches for the European Championships. The first game is scheduled for October 13th, at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, while the second will be played away in Zenica, three days later.
The Under-21s will also play two qualifying games for their European Championships, against Belarus and Greece. The first match will be played on October 13th, at the Cidade de Barcelos, and the second on the 17th, at the D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães.
Sweden play at home on October 12th against Moldova and then in Belgium on the 16th.
Denmark will also be focused on the European Championships, with qualifiers against Kazakhstan at home and then an away fixture against San Marino.
The Japanese and Ivory Coast teams will only play friendly matches. Japan will face Canada (13/10) and Tunisia (17/10) in their homeland. The Ivory Coast will face their counterparts from Morocco (14/10) and South Africa (17/10) at home.