Internationals: Great Matches All Around

Hola Geri, what's the joke? We don't know what it is that's making Gerard Pique laugh like that during training, but we'd be laughing too if we had just scored a goal like his last night. And he's not the only Barca boy who scored for his NT...

- With all four Barca players who were called up to Spain (Pique, Puyol, Xavi, Busquets) starting their country's match against Belgium, Gerard Pique scored the third goal as Spain went on to win 5-0. Pique was unable to train the next day, suffering from a slight dorsal contracture, and spent the training session in the hands of the team's physiotherapists.

- Yaya Toure netted a screamer for Ivory coast, as they too won with five goals to nothing against Burkina Faso.

- In yet another 5-0 win, Dymtro Chygrynskiy's team, Ukraine, defeated Andorra with Chygy playing the full ninety minutes and giving a great performance.

- Sadly, Leo Messi along with Argentina suffered a harsh 1-3 loss at the hands of Brazil on their own turf, in Messi''s hometiwn of Rosario; despite Leo's hard work throughout the match. Argentina are on the ice for qualifying to the World Cup after this; but congrats to Dani Alves and Brazil for securing their spot!

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winning goal for Sweden in the last minutes of their match against Hungary, giving them a 2-1 win. Despite the fact that he was playing with discomfort in the knee, he played the whole match, leading his team as Captain.

- Thierry Henry also scored a decisive goal for France, allowing them to come off with a 1-1 draw against Romania. Barca player Eric Abidal, however, was benched throughout the match.