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Leeds United are now five days into the extended three week international break - and more Whites stars are set to represent their countries today including a big first.

Daniel Farke’s Whites signed off for the September and October break with Sunday’s goalless draw at home to Crystal Palace which left the Whites still unbeaten and fifth in the early Premier League table after five games played.

The club now have a dozen players away on senior international duty plus several youngsters strutting their stuff in youth internationals.

The international games involving Leeds players began on Thursday with Ao Tanaka getting 13 minutes off the bench as Japan enjoyed a 3-1 win at home to Uruguay.

Ethan Ampadu, Dan James and Anton Stach then all got minutes in Thursday night’s Nations League games.

Wales took on Portugal at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon and fell to a 1-0 defeat in which Ampadu played the full match.

Dan James was named on the bench and brought on three minutes after the hour mark.

Stach was named on new Germany boss Jurgen Klopp’s bench for their Nations League clash in the Netherlands and was brought on for Felix Nmecha four minutes after the hour mark.

Nmecha’s 32nd-minute strike had Klopp’s men on course for a 1-0 victory but Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo struck in the 92nd minute to seal a 1-1 draw.

On the senior internationals front, Tarik Muharemovic and Gabi Gudmundsson are both set for action on Friday evening, Muharemovic set for his first minutes as a Leeds player for Bosnia and Herzegovina as they visit Poland in the Nations League.

Gudmundsson’s Sweden side also have a Nations League clash at home to Romania, both games 7.45pm kick-offs.

Summer signing Jean-Matteo Bahoya is also part of the France under-21s squad who visit Iceland in a Euros under-21s qualifier today in a 4pm kick-off.

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