Second matches for Real Madrid’s internationals
Higuaín and Özil scored; Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos, Alonso, Benzema, Ronaldo, Pepe, Coentrão and Khedira got the victory; Modric and Di María drew, and Marcelo, Nacho and Varane also won
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Second day of international duty for the 17 Real Madrid players picked for their national teams. The first players were Marcelo, with Brazil, Nacho, with Spain u-21s, and Varane, with France u-21s. The three thrashed their opponents China (8-0), Croatia (6-0) and Chile (4-0), respectively. The Spain team including Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos and Alonso also won against Georgia (1-0) in their first qualifying match for the World Cup in Brazil. The Germany team including Özil and Khedira beat Austria (2-1). Both Real Madrid players played the whole match and Özil scored the second to make it 2-0 on the scoreboard by converting a penalty in the 51st minute. The Portugal team including Ronaldo, Pepe and Coentrão also won clearly against Azerbaijan (3-0). Benzema's France won well against Belarus (3-1). The Croatia team including Modric, who played the full 90 minutes against Belgium, only managed a draw (1-1). Argentina drew on their visit to Peru (1-1) with a goal from Higuaín and with Di María also playing.
1-0: Spain beat Georgia in the first qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup.
The reigning European and world champions won a hard fought victory against the Georgians in their first match of the qualifiers for the World Cup. Spain had four Real Madrid players in their starting eleven; Casillas, Arbeloa, Ramos and Alonso, who played the full 90 minutes of a tough match that the national team their first victory in the qualifiers. In the friendly before they had beaten Saudi Arabia in Pontevedra 5-0. Casillas, who came on in the 72nd minute, Ramos, in the 46th, and Albiol, who played the entire match were the Real Madrid players involved in the victory.
| Match | Stadium | Date/TV |
| España-Arabia Saudí | Pasarón (Pontevedra) | 5-0 |
| Georgia-España | Boris Paichadze (Tbilisi) | 0-1 |
2-1: Özil also scored against Austria
Germany also took the victory in their second qualifying match against Austria in Vienna. Özil and Khedira, who played the entire match, once again played a decisive role. In fact, Real Madrid's Mesut Özil scored in the second qualifier. The midfielder scored the Germans’ second from a penalty. Both Whites also played the first match against the Faroe Islands, which Germany won 3-0, with an outstanding performance from Real Madrid playmaker, who was the man of the match and scored twice.
| Match | Stadium | Date/TV |
| Alemania-Islas Feroe | AWD Arena (Hannover) | 3-0 |
| Austria-Alemania | Ernst Happel Stadium (Viena) | 1-2 |
3-0: Portugal won easily against Azerbaijan.
Ronaldo, Pepe and Coentrão were involved in Braga against Azerbaijan and got Portugal's second win in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The three Real Madrid players all started the match. Ronaldo was very active throughout the match and was involved in the second goal putting Helder Postiga through to score. In the first match, played in Luxembourg, the Portuguese turned around the match to win after going 1-0 down.
| Match | Staduim | Date/TV |
| Luxemburgo-Portugal | Josy-Barthel (Luxemburgo) | 1-2 |
| Portugal-Azerbaiyán | AXA Stadium (Braga) | 3-0 |
3-1: France beat Belarus
Benzema was looking to help his national team secure their second win in two matches in the World Cup qualifiers against Belarus and did just that. Les Bleus easily overcame Belarus in a match in which the Real Madrid was in the starting eleven and played the full 90 minutes. As in the previous match, Benzema was one of the most active players.
| Match | Stadium | Date/TV |
| Finlandia-Francia | Olímpico(Helsinki) | 0-1 |
| Francia-Bielorrusia | AXA Stadium (Braga) | 3-1 |
.1-1: Luka Modric’s Croatia drew against Belgium.
The Croatian national team only managed a draw against Belgium in a match in which the Real Madrid midfielder played every minute. In his first match for his country as a Whites’ player, against Macedonia, he got his first international win as Real Madrid player, in which his team won with him in the starting line-up.
| Match | Stadium | Date/TV |
| Croacia-Macedonia | Maksimir (Zagreb) | 1-0 |
| Bélgica-Croacia | King Baudouin(Bruselas) | 1-1 |
1-1: Higuaín scored the goal that means that Argentina remain leaders of their group
Real Madrid’s Higuaín and Di María once again played a key role in the qualifiers for the next World Cup. Higuaín scored the equaliser against Peru, who had gone ahead early in the match and had missed a penalty. Argentina lead the South American group after getting 14 points so far. Both Whites were instrumental in Argentina’s victory against Paraguay (3-1), and the forward was also key in this last game to keep Argentina at the top of the group.
| Match | Stadium | Date/TV |
| Argentina-Paraguay | Mario Alberto Kempes (Córdoba) | 3-1 |
| Perú-Argentina | Nacional (Lima) | 1-1 |
Brazil scored in his second friendly
The Brazilian national team will be the hosts of the next World Cup and is taking advantage of the official matches of the rest of the national teams in order to prepare for the event which they will attend in 2014, as the organisers. In their second friendly, Brazil beat China 8-0 in a match which was decided in the second half when six of the goals were scored. The Real Madrid player Marcelo played for the full 90 minutes, just like in his national team's first friendly against South Africa (1-0).
| Match | Stadium | Date/TV |
| Brasil-Sudáfrica | Morumbi (Sao Paulo) | 1-0 |
| Brasil-China | Arruda (Pernambuco) | 8-0 |
France U-21 won a friendly against Chile
The French U-21 side has already qualified for their category's next European tournament, which takes place in 2012. They're now playing a friendly match against Chile. Varane, who scored France's goal, couldn't avoid his side's loss against Slovakia in their last match, which would have otherwise sent the French side into the European tournament undefeated.
| Match | Stadium | Date/TV |
| Eslovaquia-Francia | National Training Center (Senec) | 2-1 |
| Francia-Chile | Stade Marcel-Deflandre (La Rochelle) | 4-0 |
Spain u-21, are first in their group
Spain u-21 are already qualified for the European u-21 Championship next year. After drawing nil-nil on Friday with Switzerland they secured first place in the group which also includes Croatia, Switzerland and Estonia. The last match was against Croatia. Spain won 6-0 and Nacho played.
| Match | Sstadium | Date/TV |
| Suiza-España | Tourbillion (Sion) | 0-0 |
| España-Croacia | Rico Pérez (Alicante) | 6-0 |
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