During the international pause in October, Dynamo sent eight players to different national teams
The main team of Russia this time was left without an opponent, so Daniil Fomin returned to the club after an open training session at the "VTB Arena" on October 10. Meanwhile, Stanislav Bessmertniy flew with the youth team to China, where he helped the Russians achieve two victories over local peers with a total score of 7:0.
The Russian national under-18 team went to Serbia, where they played two matches that ended with a mirror score of 4:2. In the winning game, all 90 minutes on the field with the captain's armband were spent by Dmitriy Alexandrov, who played one half in the second match. Viktor Okishor both times found himself in the starting lineup and was replaced shortly before the end of the meetings.
Cameroon qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations final next winter after beating Kenya twice in October (4-1 and 1-0). Nicolas Ngamaléu came on as a substitute in both games during the second half.
Luka Gagnidze helped the Georgian youth team defeat North Macedonia at home (2-1) and advance to the playoffs of the European Championship 2025 qualifying tournament. The Georgians will find out their opponents in the decisive qualification games on October 17.
In South America, the 2026 World Cup qualifiers continue. Jorge Carrascal spent 13 minutes on the field in Colombia's winning match, which defeated Chile (4-0). Fabián Balbuena played the entire game between Paraguay and Ecuador (0-0), and came on as a substitute 15 minutes before the end in the winning game against Venezuela (2-1).
After 10 of 18 rounds, the Colombians are in second place in the table with 19 points, while the Paraguayans have scored 13 points and risen to sixth place, which also gives them the right to participate in the World Cup.