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 Lionsโ 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 McAuleyโs U19 side in the Elite Round of the Euro qualifiers ๐
โ Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) March 31, 2026
Ceadach OโNeill with the decisive goal ๐๐ค#GAWA #U19s pic.twitter.com/YrKZxe9JlB
After a his second call-up to the China senior squad, Xu Bin featured in both of his countryโs 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.
๐จ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ!
โ Ireland Football โฝ๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช (@IrelandFootball) March 31, 2026
Ireland are heading to back-to-back U17 World Cups ๐๐
A 7-0 victory over Slovakia secured a spot for Ireland at this yearโs tournament
Congratulations to all players and staff ๐#COYBIG | #IRLU17 pic.twitter.com/wZBN0OgryG
