Liverpool International Round-Up: Van Dijk and Wirtz Impress as four other stars shine

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Ivan Jovanović's team led Netherlands 2-0 at half time, but a goal a minute from the end saw the points shared. Kostas Tsimikas has now completed 90 minutes in all three of Greece's matches during this break, staking a claim to be his club's first choice once Andoni Iraola's team return to action.On the flip side, Holland's goal back at Toumba Stadium was scored by Virgil van Dijk.

Florian Wirtz scores as Germany beat SerbiaSoccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group E - Ecuador v Germany - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - June 25, 2026 Germany's Florian Wirtz after the half-time whistle IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Vincent Carchietta | IMAGN IMAGES via ReutersElsewhere, Liverpool fans are hoping that Jürgen Klopp can work his magic with Florian Wirtz and well, that might just be happing. Alexis Mac Allister’s class Is permanent for ArgentinaIf there were any lingering doubts over whether Alexis Mac Allister has truly turned a corner, Thursday morning in Cordoba provided as clear an answer as you could hope for.Fresh off four consecutive Premier League starts where he has comfortably looked like Liverpool’s most polished operator in the middle of the park, the 27-year-old took that resurgence onto the international stage with Argentina.

It was quick, inventive, and executed with the kind of relaxed composure that made him so essential in his debut campaign at Anfield.For Andoni Iraola, seeing his main midfield conductor operating with such rhythm will be music to the ears, particularly with the form Mac Allister has carried over the past month. On this evidence, though, Mac Allister is well and truly back to his best.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow