International round-up | November 2025
November's international break saw plenty of Swansea City players in action at senior and youth level for their respective countries. Here, we look at how they fared.
Lawrence Vigouroux continued in between the sticks for Chile, after making his full debut in September. The South American side ran out 2-0 winners in their friendly against Russia, and the Swans stopper also started in their 2-1 victory against Peru.
Swansea City top scorer Zan Vipotnik started in Slovenia's World Cup qualifier against Kosovo, which ended 2-0. The striker was an unused substitute ion their final group stage qualifier, a one-all draw against Graham Potter's Sweden, which ended their hopes of progressing to the 2026 World Cup.
In the United States, Marko Stamenic was in action for New Zealand for friendlies against Columbia and Ecuador respectively. The 23-year-old played out 90 minutes in both fixtures, which ended in defeats for the All Whites.
However, the midfielder pulled on the captain's armband for the first time for his country in the game against Ecuador.
Liam Cullen came on as a substitute in Wales' 1-0 victory over Liechenstein away from home, before the academy graduate started and played out 80 minutes at home in Wales' emphatic 7-1 win against North Macedonia.
The win secured Wales a home play-off semi final as they seek to reach the World Cup finals.
Ethan Galbraith missed Northern Ireland's first World Cup qualifier against Slovakia due to suspension. But the 24-year-old played 90 minutes in their second fixture, a 1-0 win over Luxembourg - and they have also secured a play-off spot in March next year.
Striker Adam Idah twice came off the bench in the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifiers, which included dramatic wins over Portugal and Hungary which ensured they will be in Pot Three for Thursday's play-off semi-final draw.
Jisung Eom appeared in both South Korea's friendlies, coming on as a substitute as they secured victories against Bolivia and Ghana.
Elsewhere, Ricardo Santos made his first official appearance for Cape Verde in their friendly against Egypt in Abu Dhabi.
Burnley loanee Manuel Benson came on as a substitute in Angola's 2-0 loss against Argentina in their only fixture of the November window.
Centre-back Cameron Burgess was in action for the Socceroos in both of their friendlies against Venezuela and Colombia respectively. The 30-year-old came off the bench in their 1-0 loss against La Vinotinto, and played out 90 minutes in their second fixture, a 3-0 loss against Colombia.
At age-grade level, Cameron Congreve and Joel Cotterill featured in Wales Under-21s' 3-0 defeat to Belarus, which ended all hope of the young Dragons qualifying for the 2027 European Championship.
Goalkeeper Kit Margetson - currently on loan to Connah's Quay - was also included in the squad, but was an unused substitute.
Iestyn Jones and Harlan Perry were the only Swans representatives at under-19 level for Wales in their mini international tournament in preparation for next year's 2026 Uefa European Championship finals, which will be hosted in north Wales.
Wales Under-17s capped off their international break with a high-scoring affair with a thumping 11-0 win against Liechtenstein. Swansea's Carter Heywood captained the side, whilst Bobby Lewis scored a brace and Alex Godfrey also got on the scoresheet.
Harvey Gray was an unused substitute.