International watch: Barazite on target for Holland

Read on for the latest international news concerning Arsenal’s youngsters.

Nacer Barazite, Vincent van den Berg-Holland u-19s 1 Czech.Rep u-19s 1 

Nacer played the whole 90 minutes and was on target as Holland under-19s came from behind to draw 1-1 with Czech Republic last night. Tomas Necid struck for the Czech’s three minutes into the second half, but Nacer’s strike on 66 minutes earned Holland a draw. Vincent van den Berg did not feature.

Carlos Vela- Ghana 1 Mexico 2

Carlos missed out through injury but is now back in full training with Osasuna and has stated that he hopes to play in all of their remaining games and help to keep them in La Liga.

TODAY’S FIXTURE

Jack Wilshere, Kyle Bartley, Thomas Cruise- England u-17s v Russia u-17s (3pm) 

England resume their Elite round qualifying campaign when they face Russia today. The 1-1 draw with France on Tuesday has left England in second place behind Israel. Jack Wilshere is expected to start the game, whilst Kyle Bartley may have to settle for a place on the bench. Thomas Cruise is likely to miss out because of injury.

Meanwhile, the England u-18s squad to play Austria at Hartlepool next month has been named. Jay Thomas, Rhys Murphy and Gavin Hoyte have all been called up.