Cannon's Ireland Debut Headlines Tuesday's Action
- Tom Cannon made his senior Republic of Ireland bow in a 3-0 loss at Portugal on Tuesday
- Sammy Braybrooke, Ben Nelson and Will Alves were involved with England's Elite League Squad
- The Young Lions were held to a 2-2 draw by the Republic of Ireland's Under-20s
- Patson Daka played from the start as Zambia were beaten 1-0 by Tanzania
The former Everton man was introduced in the 53rd minute of his country's 3-0 friendly reverse to Portugal in Aveiro, marking a significant landmark in the 21-year-old's promising career.
Cannon's international debut comes after emerging through Ireland's youth ranks and follows a maiden season in City's colours, which ended with the Sky Bet Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.
João Félix's opener was followed by a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo for the UEFA EURO 2024-bound Portuguese.
Earlier in the day, although Harry Souttar did not feature from the bench in Australia's 5-0 success over Palestine, young midfielder Sammy Braybrooke did start for England's Elite League Squad.
Will Alves and Ben Nelson, meanwhile, were introduced in the second half as the Young Lions drew 2-2 with the Republic of Ireland's Under-20s in Croatia.
Archie Brown and Dane Scarlett netted for England to overturn a 1-0 deficit, but they had to settle for a draw in the end after Friday's 2-1 victory over Sweden - a game in which Alves scored a stunner.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Patson Daka played the full 90 minutes during a 1-0 defeat for Zambia by Tanzania in CAF qualifying for the FIFA World Cup.
Waziri Shentembo's fifth-minute effort was ultimately enough for the visitors, with Zambia sitting fourth in Group E with three points from four games.