Fresh from a solid Bundesliga win against FC Augsburg, five SC Freiburg players are off on international duty for the week ahead.
Ermedin Demirovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Vincenzo Grifo (Italy), Wooyeong Jeong (South Korea), Philipp Lienhart (Austria) and Roland Sallai (Hungary) have all received call-ups to their national teams. We bring you the full list of fixtures with potential SCF involvement over the course of 2021’s first international break.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | Helsinki | WCQ* | 24 March | 20:45 CET
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Costa Rica | Zenica | Friendly | 27 March | 18:00 CET
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs France | Sarajevo | WCQ* | 31 March | 20:45 CEST
Italy
Italy vs Northern Ireland | Parma | WCQ* | 25 March | 20:45 CET
Bulgaria vs Italy | Sofia | WCQ* | 28 March | 20:45 CET
Lithuania vs Italy | Vilnius | WCQ* | 31 March | 20:45 CEST
South Korea
Japan vs South Korea | Yokohama | Friendly | 25 March | 11:20 CET
Austria
Scotland vs Austria | Glasgow | WCQ* | 25 March | 20:45 CET
Austria vs Faroe Islands | Vienna | WCQ* | 28 March | 20:45 CET
Austria vs Denmark | Vienna | WCQ* | 31 March | 20:45 CEST
Hungary
Hungary vs Poland | Budapest | WCQ* | 25 March | 20:45 CET
San Marino vs Hungary | San Marino | WCQ* | 28 March | 20:45 CET
Andorra vs Hungary | Andorra la Vella | WCQ* | 31 March | 20:45 CEST
In light of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting restrictions, SC Freiburg are granting availability for Ermedin Demirovic, Vincenzo Grifo, Philipp Lienhart and Roland Sallai for only two of the three fixtures. This decision was made in agreement with the players and the respective national team associations.
On Thursday, 25 March, SC Freiburg will host Swiss top-flight team FC Basel in a friendly at the Schwarzwald-Stadion, giving any SCF players not selected for international duty the chance to remain sharp with some match practice. The game will kick-off at 13:00 CET without spectators.
*WCQ = 2022 World Cup Qualifier
Photo: Achim Keller