How the Scottish Premiership players who were playing for their countries performed during the weekend’s games
Rangers Suffer Two Injuries.
Rangers defender on the left After hurting himself while playing for Turkey, Ridvan Yilmaz will be out for a while. The 22-year-old, who had just earned his seventh cap, was substituted out of the game after just 27 minutes due to a thigh issue against Hungary on Friday. Yilmaz has been sent back to Ibrox for treatment and diagnosis, and he will not be playing against Austria on Tuesday.
“A mandatory change has been made in the candidate squad of our National Team, which will play against Austria in a special match on Tuesday, March 26,” the Turkish Football Federation stated in a statement. The reason for Rıdvan Yılmaz’s removal from the candidate squad was an injury he sustained in the encounter against Hungary yesterday, specifically in his upper left thigh muscle.” Rangers have suffered a further setback as winger Ross McCausland will not play in Northern Ireland’s forthcoming encounter against Scotland. The 20-year-old was not there for Friday’s 1-1 draw in Romania, and manager Michael O’Neill says it is doubtful that he will play on Tuesday at Hampden. O’Neill stated of the 20-year-old, “Unfortunately, it looks like Ross McCausland won’t make it.” “It would have been nice to get Ross the opportunity.” It is now a race against time for Yilmaz and McCausland to be healthy for the Old Firm match against Celtic on April 7.
Celtics and Hearts Duo Qualifies for Copa America.
Hearts’ Kenneth Vargas and Celtics’ Alistair Johnston will be competing in football tournaments this summer after assisting their respective nations in making it to the Copa America finals. Johnston participated for ninety minutes as Canada secured their place in the playoffs by defeating a Trinidad & Tobago team led by Dan Phillips of St Johnstone 2-0. Vargas, meanwhile, came off the bench to assist Costa Rica in securing their spot in the playoffs with a 3-1 victory over Honduras, who were without Celtic winger Luis Palma because of an injury. On June 21, Canada, who also includes Motherwell attacker Theo Bair in their lineup, will play holders Argentina in Atlanta to start the tournament. After the United States qualified for the competition last year, Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers might also play in it. However, injury concerns have kept the center-back out of recent squads.
Celtic Pair Earn Irish Caps
On Saturday in Dublin, Celtic players Adam Idah and Mikey Johnston both came off the bench to assist Ireland earn a creditable goalless draw against Belgium. After Brighton attacker Evan Ferguson missed a first-half penalty, Idah was brought on as a substitute in the 70th minute, and Johnston—who is now on loan at West Brom—came on a minute later to replace Sammie Szmodics. Jamie McGrath, an Aberdeen midfielder, was not used as a substitute. Switzerland visits Ireland on Tuesday.
No Caps for O’Riley caps
Matt O’Riley, a midfielder for Celtic, was benched during Denmark and Switzerland’s goalless tie in Copenhagen. The 23-year-old, who earned his maiden cap against Northern Ireland in November, is hoping to play in Tuesday’s friendly between the Danes and the Faroe Islands.
Other Notable Appearances
On his third appearance for Bulgaria, St Johnstone goalie Dimitar Mitov preserved a clean sheet in a 1-0 victory over Tanzania on Friday. Bojan Miovski, an Aberdeen striker, gave North Macedonia the lead in their 1-1 tie with Moldova. Rangers winger Ianis Hagi, who is presently on loan at Alaves, entered the game for Romania in the 75th minute of their 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland at Bucharest after coming off the bench.
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