Real Madrid internationals have started playing with their national teams. Carvajal, Joselu and Fran García played for Spain; Modric with Croatia; Vinicius and Rodrygo, with Brazil; and Valverde, with Uruguay. Of them all, only the Spanish won. This is what happened to them.
1
Carvajal, Joselu and Fran Garcia
Spain
Spain beat Scotland 2-0 with goals from Morata and Sancet. Carvajal started and played 66 minutes, Fran García made his debut for the Spanish team in the second half and Joselu participated in the 2-0 game.

2
Modric
Croatia
Luka Modric played the entire match in Croatia’s loss against Turkey (0-1) at home. The Real Madrid player will play against Wales on Sunday, October 15

3
Vinicius and Rodrygo
Brazil
Brazil drew 1-1 against Venezuela in a qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup. Vinicius and Rodrygo began. The first played 78 minutes and the second played the entire match.

4
Valverde
Uruguay
Uruguay drew extremis 2-2 against Colombia at the Metropolitan Stadium in Barranquilla in a match that matches the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup. Federico Valverde, captain of his team, played the entire match and James Rodríguez, formerly of Real, scored Madrid.
Source: La Verdad

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