VfB players in international demand
The first set of internationals since the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine are just around the corner. The German national team will take on Argentina in Frankfurt on August 15th but midway through the month, most other national teams will be on duty, with 19 VfB players nominated for their respective national squads.
www.vfb.de provides an overview of the nominees and the teams in action.
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The VfB nominees at a glance:
| Name, Land | Game |
|---|---|
| Martin Harnik, Austria | 15.08. versus Turkey |
| Tunay Torun, Turkey | 15.08. in Austria |
| William Kvist, Denmark | 15.08. versus Slovakia |
| Tamas Hajnal, Hungary | 15.08. versus Israel (Participation cancelled) |
| Ibrahima Traoru00c3u00a9, Guinea | 15.08. in Morocco |
| Mamadou Bah, Guinea | 15.08. in Morocco |
| Vedad Ibisevic, Bosnia-Herzegovina | 15.08. in Wales |
| Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Serbia | 15.08. versus Ireland |
| Maza, Mexico | 15.08. versus USA |
| Shinji Okazaki, Japan | 15.08. versus Venezuela |
| Gotoku Sakai, Japan | 15.08. versus Venezuela |
| Raphael Holzhauser, Austria U21 | 14.08. in Norwy |
| Antonio Ru00c3u00bcdiger, U20 Germany | 15.08. versus Luxembourg U21 |
| Steffen Lang, U20 Germany | 15.08. versus Luxembourg U21 |
| Odisseas Vlachodimos, U19 Germany | 14.08. in Scotland |
| Robin Yalcin, U19 Germany | 14.08. in Scotland |
| Timo Cecen, U19 Germany | 14.08. in Scotland (on call) |
| Sven Mende, U19 Germany | 14.08. in Scotland (on call) |
Partners of VfB Stuttgart
| Pos. | Team | P. | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. |  |
1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39:47 | 44 |
| 11. |  |
VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47:52 | 43 |
| 12. |  |
VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37:55 | 43 |
| 13. |  |
1. FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42:44 | 42 |
| 14. |  |
SV Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 50:66 | 34 |
| Pos. | Team | P. | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 39:52 | 44 |
| 14. | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44:58 | 44 |
| 14. | AC Libertas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6:5 | 5 |
| 14. | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6:5 | 5 |
| 15. | VfB Stuttgart II | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35:42 | 43 |
| 30. m.day | 21.04. | 15:30 | VfB Stuttgart | 2-1 | SC Freiburg |
| 31. m.day | 27.04. | 15:30 | FC Augsburg | 3-0 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 32. m.day | 04.05. | 15:30 | VfB Stuttgart | 0-2 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
| 33. m.day | 11.05. | 15:30 | FC Schalke 04 | 1-2 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 34. m.day | 18.05. | 15:30 | VfB Stuttgart | 2-2 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 34. m.day | 20.04. | 14:00 | VfB Stuttgart II | 0-0 | SV W. Burghausen |
| 35. m.day | 27.04. | 14:00 | VfL Osnabrück | 2-0 | VfB Stuttgart II |
| 36. m.day | 03.05. | 18:00 | VfB Stuttgart II | 0-1 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld |
| 37. m.day | 11.05. | 13:30 | Alemannia Aachen | 4-2 | VfB Stuttgart II |
| 38. m.day | 18.05. | 13:30 | VfB Stuttgart II | 0-1 | Borussia Dortmund II |
