Summary Liverpool stars performance on national duty: Treasure Conor Bradley; Jota found Ronaldo

Bradley struck twice in seven minutes in the opening half of his nation’s 2-0 friendly victory over Andorra in Murcia.

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The Reds’ No.84 converted a low cross at the near post for his first goal of the night, ahead of a well-taken diving header inside the six-yard box to double his tally.

Conor Bradley celebrates his goal for Northern Ireland.

Elsewhere, Jota stepped off the bench at half-time of Portugal’s 3-0 friendly win against goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher’s Republic of Ireland.

The forward recorded an assist for his country’s final goal of the evening, playing a low ball into the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo inside the penalty area, who netted his second of the match following Joao Felix’s opener.

Wataru Endo led Japan to a 5-0 victory over Syria earlier in the day, giving them six victories out of six in the group and a trip to the next round of the Asian 2026 World Cup qualifiers.