The old gold skipper has started five of Portugal’s six Nations League fixtures this year, playing 89 minutes of their narrow 1-0 defeat to Spain this week.
Jose Sa, Matheus Nunes and Pedro Neto have also been away on Portugal duty but weren’t used against the Spaniards.
For the Republic of Ireland, defender Nathan Collins played the full 90 minutes of a dramatic win over Armenia, with Robbie Brady’s injury time penalty securing safety from relegation.
Montenegro also survived in their Nations League group, despite losing 2-0 to Finland on Monday evening, in a game Matija Sarkic watched from the bench.
Finally, South Korea and Hee Chan Hwang continued their preparations for the World Cup with a friendly victory over Cameroon, when the Wolves man played an hour up front.
Full September fixture schedule
Sa, Neves, Nunes, Neto (Portugal): Nations League
- Saturday 24th September | Czech Republic 0-4 Portugal
- Tuesday 27th September | Portugal 0-1 Spain
Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland): Nations League
- Saturday 24th September | Scotland 2-1 Republic of Ireland
- Tuesday 27th September | Republic of Ireland 3-2 Armenia
Matija Sarkic (Montenegro): Nations League
- Friday 23rd September | Bosnia 1-0 Montenegro
- Monday 26th September | Montenegro 0-2 Finland
Hee Chan Hwang (South Korea): International friendlies
- Friday 23rd September | South Korea 2-2 Costa Rica
- Tuesday 27th September | South Korea 1-0 Cameroon
Now all seven players, and Raul Jimenez who has been recovering with the Mexico national team, return to Compton Park, as attention turns to West Ham United in the Premier League.
