67 Hail Hail details how every Celtic player performed on international duty, with the likes of Kasper Schmeichel, Kieran Tierney and Sebastian Tounekti all involved.
A total of 16 players across the Celtic first-team and academy were involved as plenty had a place at the 2026 World Cup on the line for their nations.
Just scroll down to find the player in question.
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Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark)
It was a successful qualifying campaign for Kasper Schmeichel and Denmark as they cruised to victory in both games.
They began their 2026 World Cup qualifiers with a thumping 6-0 win against Belarus before defeating Greece 3-1 in Copenhagen.
Danish media said Schmeichel lost his temper in the win against Greece after failing to keep a clean sheet but, despite that, was still able to help secure a World Cup play-off place at minimum.
Viljami Sinisalo (Finland)
There were mixed fortunes for Viljami Sinisalo as he started one game, but was benched for the other. Coincidentally, Finland won 2-1 against Lithuania with the Celtic backup goalkeeper between the sticks.
Sinisalo was dropped for the game against The Netherlands and that proved to backfire as they were beaten 4-0.
Finland are third in Group G and could still secure a play-off place, but they have played a game more than everyone else so are at a disadvantage.
Kieran Tierney & Anthony Ralston (Scotland)
It was a successful campaign for Kieran Tierney and Anthony Ralston as Scotland guaranteed a World Cup play-off place.
Tierney played right-back at one point for the Tartan Army as they secured important wins against Greece and Belarus.
Steve Clarke wasn’t happy with the narrow win against Belarus, but it was minutes in the tank for both of our Celtic full-backs.
Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland)
Liam Scales sadly had to miss both of Ireland’s games against Portugal and Armenia.
Scales has been one of the standout players for Celtic this season, but he did not feature after the FAI revealed that he would be absent due to a family bereavement.
Cameron Carter-Vickers (USA)
It was a quiet international break for Cameron Carter-Vickers after he was called up to the USMNT by Mauricio Pochettino.
Carter-Vickers was an unused substitute in both of the games and will now travel back to link up with the Celtic squad in time for Sunday’s fixture against Dundee.
Benjamin Nygren (Sweden)
It was a bitterly disappointing international break for Benjamin Nygren as Sweden’s World Cup hopes were all but ended.
Nygren was an unused sub in both games against Switzerland and Kosovo as they were beaten in both games to leave them bottom of Group B.
Sweden’s manager was then sacked as a result, meaning that the 24-year-old will have a new coach for the November internationals.
Daizen Maeda (Japan)
Daizen Maeda’s international break was extremely frustrating, and concerning for Celtic.
Maeda was forced to withdraw from the Japan squad due to injury, meaning he missed a famous win against Brazil, as well as the chance to link up with Carter-Vickers during the USA vs Japan friendly.
Sebastian Tounekti (Tunisia)
With Tunisia’s place at the 2026 World Cup already secured, it was a case of finishing the qualifiers with a perfect 10 from 10 record.
Sebastian Tounekti missed Tunisia’s first game due to injury but was deemed fit enough to start the final group game against Namibia.
The winger was withdrawn in the second half, but was involved in a 3-0 win to ensure Tunisia won all 10 games in qualifying.
Luis Palma (Honduras)
Honduras are getting closer to qualifying for the World Cup after two positive results over the break.
After a goalless draw against Costa Rica, Luis Palma and his teammates brushed Haiti aside with a 3-0 win.
Palma was deployed in a new position as a central attacking midfielder, which seemed to impress his manager.
Marcelo Saracchi (Uruguay)
In a surprise turn of events, Marcelo Saracchi was called up to the Uruguay squad by Marcelo Bielsa.
Saracchi was then handed the captain’s armband in the win against the Dominican Republic as a reward for his start to life at Celtic.
The full-back then played in their second friendly, starting as a left-back, but was involved in controversy as Uruguay were fined for naming a weakened squad.
Ben McPherson, Colby Donovan & Kyle Ure (Scotland U21s)
Ben McPherson was given the chance to train with Scotland’s senior squad, but still played in the U21s side with Colby Donovan and Kyle Ure.
All three were involved as Scotland U21s hammered Gibraltar U21s 12-0, with Ure getting on the scoresheet.
Donovan and Ure started both games as Donovan was surprisingly used as a centre-back in the 3-3 draw against Azerbaijan U21s.
McPherson came on as a substitute in both, with Scotland U21s third in their European Championship qualifying group.
Sean McArdle & Finlay Hale (Scotland U19s)
Rounding off our international participants are Scotland U19s duo Sean McArdle and Finlay Hale.
Scotland U19s were involved in a double-header against Italy U19s as they drew the first game 1-1 and lost the second one 1-0.
McArdle and Hale started in the defeat but were named as substitutes for the first match.
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