International update: Hertha players undefeated

It's a case of three games, three wins for Hertha's internationals after the opening trio of matches.

After Vladimir Darida started things off on Wednesday night by playing 45 minutes for the Czech Republic in their win over Lithuania, Thursday night saw three Hertha players in action for their respective countries. Genki Haraguchi and Japan took a step towards qualification for the 2018 World Cup by beating the UAE 2-0. Haraguchi played the full 90 minutes and helped Japan to climb to second, level on points with group leaders Saudi Arabia.

Further success on Thursday night for Hertha players came in the shape of a win for the German under-20 national side, featuring Maximillian Mittelstädt. Teammate Jordan Torunarigha started on the bench but did not make an appearance in the 1-0 win over Switzerland. “The most important thing was the performance” said coach Guido Streichsbier. “We didn’t concede and we did a lot of other things right too.” Streichsbier is preparing his team for this summer’s World Cup in Korea and has until the end of March to select his 35-man squad.

Friday will see Niklas Stark and Mitchell Weiser in action for Germany under-21s in a friendly against England at 20.00 and John Brooks will line up in San Jose overnight as the United States take on Honduras in a World Cup qualifier. The States currently sixth with no points in group 1 of the North and Central American Qualification zone.

After Vladimir Darida started things off on Wednesday night by playing 45 minutes for the Czech Republic in their win over Lithuania, Thursday night saw three Hertha players in action for their respective countries. Genki Haraguchi and Japan took a step towards qualification for the 2018 World Cup by beating the UAE 2-0. Haraguchi played the full 90 minutes and helped Japan to climb to second, level on points with group leaders Saudi Arabia.

Further success on Thursday night for Hertha players came in the shape of a win for the German under-20 national side, featuring Maximillian Mittelstädt. Teammate Jordan Torunarigha started on the bench but did not make an appearance in the 1-0 win over Switzerland. “The most important thing was the performance” said coach Guido Streichsbier. “We didn’t concede and we did a lot of other things right too.” Streichsbier is preparing his team for this summer’s World Cup in Korea and has until the end of March to select his 35-man squad.

Friday will see Niklas Stark and Mitchell Weiser in action for Germany under-21s in a friendly against England at 20.00 and John Brooks will line up in San Jose overnight as the United States take on Honduras in a World Cup qualifier. The States currently sixth with no points in group 1 of the North and Central American Qualification zone.

Date	Player(s)	Fixture	Result
Wed 22/03/17	Vladimir Darida	Czech Republic vs. Lithuania (18:00 CET)	3-0
Thu 23/03/17	Genki Haraguchi	United Arab Emirates vs. Japan (19:30 CET)	0-2
	Maximilian Mittelstädt	Jordan Torunarigha	Germany U20 vs. Switzerland U20 (18:00 CET)	1-0
Fri 24/03/17	John Anthony Brooks	USA vs. Honduras (22:50 CET)
	Niklas Stark	Mitchell Weiser	Germany U21 vs. England U21 (20:45 CET)
Sat 25/03/17	Vedad Ibisevic	Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Gibralter (18:00 CET)
	Valentin Stocker	Switzerland vs. Lithuania (18:00 CET)
Sun 26/03/17	Vladimir Darida	San Marino vs. Czech Republic (18:00 CEST)
	Peter Pekarik	Malta vs. Slovakia (20:45 CEST)
	Rune Jarstein	Northern Ireland vs. Norway (20:45 CEST)
Mon 27/03/17	Maximilian Mittelstädt	Jordan Torunarigha	Switzerland U20 vs. Germany U20 (18:00 CEST)
Tue 28/03/17	Vedad Ibisevic	Albania vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (18:00 CEST)
	Niklas Stark	Mitchell Weiser	Germany U21 vs. Portugal U21 (18:00 CEST)
	Genki Haraguchi	Japan vs. Thailand (12:45 CEST)
Wed 29/03/17	John Anthony Brooks	Panama vs. USA (03:05 CEST)