The international break curse is yet to rear its ugly head following the first round of games, but there is still enough time for some clubs’ major players to be struck down by it in the coming days.
Tottenham Hotspur will hope their players can return in one piece ahead of next weekend’s, but news coming in from the Denmark camp won’t go down well with manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The Danes emerged the winners of Group B4 following Friday’s 2-1 victory in Wales, while Ireland were relegated to the third tier as a result.