Internationals

Seven Kemphanen will trade in KVC Westerlo’s yellow-blue colors for their national team jerseys during the upcoming international break. For two of them, this international period holds a special head-to-head matchup, as the Belgium U21s face Scotland U21s in a direct duel between two Kemphanen on the international stage.

Tuur Rommens (Belgium U21)
It’s decision time for Rommens and his teammates at Belgium U21. Our Young Red Devils are still fighting for a qualification ticket in their final two group matches on the road to the U21 European Championship. Direct rival Scotland has the same number of points as our Young Devils and is their penultimate opponent in the qualification group. A win against the Scots is crucial to potentially secure a European ticket later on at home against Hungary.

*Scotland U21 vs Belgium U21 – October 11, 8:00 PM
Belgium U21 vs Hungary U21 – October 15, 6:00 PM

Adedire Mebude (Scotland U21)
The threat looming for our Belgian U21s. If Rommens wants to reach the U21 European Championship with Belgium, he’ll have to face off against an old acquaintance. Adedire Mebude’s Scotland is also vying for the last potential ticket in our Young Devils’ qualification group. Mebude and co even took all the points in their previous encounter with the Belgians. After this potentially decisive clash with Belgium, the Scottish U21s will wrap up their qualification campaign with an away game against Kazakhstan U21.

Scotland U21 vs Belgium U21 – October 11, 8:00 PM
Kazakhstan U21 vs Scotland U21 – October 15, 6:00 PM

Jordan Bos
A meeting with group leader Japan and bottom-ranked China is what Jordan Bos has lined up for the upcoming international period. In their quest for a World Cup ticket, the Aussies will have to go all out to keep their hopes alive for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Australia vs China – October 10, 11:10 AM
Japan vs Australia – October 15, 12:35 PM

Josimar Alcocer
After a strong start with four out of six points in the CONCACAF Nations League, Alcocer and his teammates proudly lead their group. To defend that top spot, they will need to take on teams like Guatemala, who also kicked off their campaign with a solid four out of six points.

Suriname vs Costa Rica – October 11, 12:00 AM
Costa Rica vs Guatemala – October 15, 2:00 AM

Emin Bayram
Emin Bayram has once again received a call-up from Turkey’s U21 coach. Together with his Turkish teammates, he will conclude their U21 European Championship qualifying campaign with matches against Latvia and Norway.

Turkey U21 vs Latvia U21 – October 11
Norway U21 vs Turkey U21 – October 15, 6:30 PM

Matija Frigan & Luka Vuskovic
The Croatian tandem will wrap up their U21 European Championship qualification campaign together. The two Kemphanen are still fighting for a ticket, with matches against bottom-placed Andorra and direct rival Greece. Will the two Croatian Kemphanen show their scoring instinct once again on their path to a qualification ticket for their homeland?