Decent night for happy Hammers

West Ham United had six players on international duty across Europe and Africa last night with Andriy Yarmolenko (top left), Fabian Balbuena and Josh Cullen all ended on the winning side for Ukraine, Paraguay and the Republic of Ireland.

Yarmo played 66 minutes as Ukraine warmed up for their final UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier by defeating Estonia 1-0 in Zaporizhia,

Centre-back Balbuena, meanwhile, played the 90 minutes as Paraguay kept a clean sheet in Sofia to beat Bulgaria by an the same 1-0 scoreline.

Closer to home, Josh Cullen (below left) found himself in opposition to Winston Reid in a Dublin friendly as Ireland saw off New Zealand 3-1. The Hammers pair started for their respective teams, with Reid playing a useful 45 minutes as he continued his comeback from injury.

In Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, Arthur Masuaku was a starter as DR Congo got their Group D campaign underway with a 0-0 draw against Gabon.

Finally, at Wembley, Sead Haksabanovic, who has been on loan at IFK Norrkoping for the duration of the Swedish season, featured in Montenegro’s 7-0 defeat to England.

Declan Rice was an unused substitute as England secured their spot in next summer’s UEFA Euro 2020 finals.

 

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