It was a busy day for MLSers on international duty on Tuesday. There were friendlies as far afield as south Asia, qualifiers throughout the Caribbean and Central America, and a friendly you may have read a thing or two about in Belgium.
The star of the day was Philadelphia's Keon Daniel, who scored the winning goal in Trinidad and Tobago's 2-0 World Cup qualifying win. A shout-out, too, goes to Columbus' Emmanuel Ekpo. The Olympic silver medalist made his senior national team debut for Nigeria in a 3-1 loss to Argentina among the mangrove forests of Bangladesh.
Here's the complete roundup:
Emmanuel Ekpo (CLB) — 20 minutes for Nigeria in 3-1 loss to Argentina - senior national team debut (friendly)
Brek Shea (DAL) — 90 minutes for the US in 1-0 loss to Belgium (friendly)
Robbie Rogers (CLB) — 45 minutes for the US in 1-0 loss to Belgium (friendly)
Juan Agudelo (NY) — 45 minutes for the US in 1-0 loss to Belgium (friendly)
Kyle Beckerman (RSL) — 45 minutes for the US in 1-0 loss to Belgium (friendly)
Jeff Larentowicz (COL) — 15 minutes for the US in 1-0 loss to Belgium (friendly)
Roy Miller (NY) — 14 minutes for Costa Rica in 4-0 loss to Ecuador (friendly)
Michael Umaña (CHV) — 90 minutes for Costa Rica in 4-0 loss to Ecuador (friendly)
Rodney Wallace (POR) — 55 minutes for Costa Rica in 4-0 loss to Ecuador (friendly)
Andy Najar (DC) — 45 minutes for Honduras in 3-0 loss to Paraguay (friendly)
Marvin Chávez (DAL) — 28 minutes for Honduras in 3-0 loss to Paraguay (friendly)
Robbie Keane (LA) — 90 minutes for Ireland in 0-0 draw at Russia (UEFA Group A Qualifier)
Arturo Alvarez (RSL) — 34 minutes for El Salvador in 4-1 win over Cayman Islands(CONCACAF Group A Qualifier)
Julius James (CLB) — 90 minutes for Trinidad and Tobago in 2-0 win over Barbados(CONCACAF Group B Qualifier)
Keon Daniel (PHI) — 90 minutes for Trinidad and Tobago (goal) in 2-0 win over Barbados(CONCACAF Group B Qualifier)
Chris Birchall (LA) — 90 minutes for Trinidad and Tobago in 2-0 win over Barbados (CONCACAF Group B Qualifier)
Andre Hainault (HOU) — 90 minutes for Canada in 3-0 win over Puerto Rico (CONCACAF Group D Qualifier)
Dwayne De Rosario (DC) — 90 minutes for Canada in 3-0 win over Puerto Rico (CONCACAF Group D Qualifier)
Terry Dunfield (TOR) — 62 minutes for Canada in 3-0 win over Puerto Rico (CONCACAF Group D Qualifier)
Julian de Guzman (TOR) — 90 minutes for Canada in 3-0 win over Puerto Rico (CONCACAF Group D Qualifier)
Will Johnson (RSL) — 90 minutes for Canada in 3-0 win over Puerto Rico (CONCACAF Group D Qualifier)
Marco Pappa (CHI) — 90 minutes for Guatemala in 2-1 win at Belize(CONCACAF Group E Qualifier)
Jean Alexandre (RSL) — 90 minutes for Haiti in 4-2 win overCuraçao(CONCACAF Group F Qualifier)
James Marcelin (POR) — 90 minutes for Haiti (goal) in 4-2 win over Curaçao(CONCACAF Group F Qualifier)
Alejando Moreno (CHV) — 68 minutes for Venezuela in 2-1 win over Guinea (friendly)
Omar Cummings (COL) — 90 minutes for Jamaica in 2-0 loss to Colombia (friendly)
Dane Ricahrds (NY) — 90 minutes for Jamaica in 2-0 loss to Colombia (friendly)
Jermaine Taylor (HOU) — 90 minutes for Jamaica in 2-0 loss to Colombia (friendly)
Shavar Thomas (SKC) — 90 minutes for Jamaica in 2-0 loss to Colombia (friendly)
Ryan Johnson (TOR) — 69 minutes for Jamaica in 2-0 loss to Colombia (friendly)
