Foxes Impress On International Stage
- Ten Leicester City players featured for their respective countries
- Wins for England, Nigeria and Tunisia
- International debut for Yohan Benalouane
- Demarai Gray captained England U21s
Two Leicester City stars featured for England as they earned their first win over Holland in over 21 years.
Harry Maguire and Jamie Vardy both came off the bench at The Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam to play their part in a 1-0 victory.
Gareth Southgate's side now turn their attentions to hosting Italy at Wembley on Tuesday.
Kelechi Ịheanachọ and Wilfred Ndidi both started for Nigeria as they beat Poland thanks to a Victor Moses penalty.
Ahmed Musa, currently out on loan at Russian club CSKA Moscow, also made an appearance from the bench in the victory.
The Super Eagles trio will be in action again on Tuesday when they face Serbia at Barnet.
Yohan Benalouane made his international debut for Tunisia in a 1-0 win against Iran.
The 30 year-old centre-back played the full 90 minutes and could feature again on Tuesday against Costa Rica as he looks to claim a place in their World Cup squad this summer.
Aleksandar Dragović and Adrien Silva were unused substitutes for Austria and Portugal, respectively.
Demarai Gray captained England U21s to victory against Romania.
The Foxes winger scored the opening goal in a 2-1 win for the Young Lions, whilst Alex Pascanu featured on the opposing side. Ben Chilwell was an unused substitute for England.
George Thomas played 77 minutes before being substituted as Wales U21s fell to a 1-0 defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The other Leicester City player on international duty was Callum Wright, who played the first half for England U18s in an impressive win against Argentina.
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