Five member of Wolves Academy represented their countries in various competitions during the international break.
Under-21 defender Wes Okoduwa featured in all three of England under-18s Euro 2027 qualifying campaign as they finished second in their group. Wes played the full 90 minutes in the Young Lions’ 4-1 win over Bulgaria for his first competitive start, 25 minutes in the 3-1 defeat to Spain and the final six minutes of the 2-0 against hosts Croatia.
In the middle of a fine season between the sticks at Telford United, Josh Gracey kept two clean sheets in three matches for Northern Ireland in their qualifying group. After a 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, Gracey then kept two shutouts in a goalless draw against Romania and a 1-0 win over Kazakhstan.
Great win for Gareth McAuley’s U19 side in the Elite Round of the Euro qualifiers 👏
Ceadach O’Neill with the decisive goal 💚🤍#GAWA #U19s pic.twitter.com/YrKZxe9JlB
— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) March 31, 2026
After a his second call-up to the China senior squad, Xu Bin featured in both of his country’s FIFA Series matches in Australia as they beat Curacao 2-0 before being beaten by the same scoreline against Cameroon.
Makenzie Bradbury played 58 minutes for Wales under-19s, while Xander Grieves was called up to the Ireland under-17 side for their final two qualifiers as they secured back-to-back qualification for the under-17 World Cup later this year in Qatar.
𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱!
Ireland are heading to back-to-back U17 World Cups 🏆🌍
A 7-0 victory over Slovakia secured a spot for Ireland at this year’s tournament
Congratulations to all players and staff 👏#COYBIG | #IRLU17 pic.twitter.com/wZBN0OgryG
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) March 31, 2026