Dennis Praet

Praet Makes His Mark On Full Belgium Debut

Leicester City's Dennis Praet marked his full debut for Belgium with an early assist during a 2-0 victory in Kazakhstan on Sunday afternoon.
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- Dennis Praet made his full debut for Belgium in Sunday's 2-0 win over Kazakhstan 
- As Group I leaders, the Red Devils have already reached next the UEFA 2020 European Championships
- Praet provided an assist for Michy Batshuayi's opener in Nur-Sultan
- Wilfred Ndidi also starred in a 1-1 friendly draw between Nigeria and Brazil in Singapore

The 25-year-old attacking midfielder joined the Club earlier this year from Sampdoria and has since made seven appearances for Brendan Rodgers' Foxes across two competitions.

Following Thursday's 9-0 success over San Marino in Brussels, the Red Devils went into Sunday's clash at Astana Arena having already qualified for the UEFA 2020 European Championships.

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Dennis Praet & Youri Tielemans
Dennis Praet & Youri Tielemans

Foxes duo Dennis Praet and Youri Tielemans share a joke with their Belgium team-mates in training last week.

While Foxes team-mate Youri Tielemans, who found the net last week, was absent after becoming a father for the second time, Praet was thoroughly impressive for Roberto Martínez's men.

The Leuven-born midfielder, on his fifth appearance, made his mark after just 21 minutes in Nur-Sultan, playing a wonderful pass across goal for Michy Batshuayi, before Thomas Meunier added another.

Elsewhere, defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi's 33rd cap for Nigeria came in a 1-1 draw with five-time world champions Brazil, an entertaining international friendly staged in Singapore.

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Wilfred Ndidi
Wilfred Ndidi

Midfielder Wilfred Ndidi played the full 90 minutes for Nigeria in Singapore.

Joe Aribo fired the Super Eagles ahead with a close-range finish 10 minutes before the break, only for Casemiro to level it with three minutes after the interval at Singapore National Stadium in Kallang.

Later in the day, City goalkeeper Danny Ward was unused in Wales' EURO qualifier against beaten 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia at Cardiff City Stadium, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

With another two days of international action to come, don't forget to check back to LCFC.com for regular updates on how the Foxes' representatives fare for their countries.

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