Liverpool duo suffer huge blow amid Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate boosts - international round-up

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The final international break of 2025 is drawing to a close, and some of Liverpool’s players’ World Cup hopes are still on the line ahead of their return to Merseyside. Four more of Liverpool’s stars were in action on Sunday, although it proved to be a day to forget for two of them as their hopes of reaching next year’s tournament were cruelly crushed, while there has been some good news regarding Mohamed Salah.

Here is the latest international round-up on Liverpool’s players… Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez Hungary’s World Cup dream was shattered in the most dramatic of circumstances as it fell to a 3-2 defeat at home to the Republic of Ireland in its final qualifying game. Dominik Szoboszlai and his Hungary teammates look distraught after defeat to the Republic of Ireland (Image: Getty Images) Liverpool duo Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez both played the full game, and left their mark on it as both recorded assists during the first half.

But Parrott struck in the 96th minute to break Szoboszlai and Kerkez’s hearts, with the former barely able to speak to the host nation’s media afterward as his dream of playing in next year’s tournament went up in smoke. Learn more The good news for Liverpool though is that Salah won’t be involved, with the decision having been made to leave the winger out of the Pharaohs’ squad for tomorrow’s game, which will come as a huge relief to the Reds after he played the full 90 minutes against Uzbekistan.