The season may be over for Liverpool but a number of our players were on international duty at the weekend. Here's a quick round-up of who played and how they got on…
Daniel Agger was involved in the most controversial match of the weekend after Denmark's game against Sweden was abandoned after 89 minutes. With Sweden racing into a 3-nil lead within 30-minutes, Agger kick-started an amazing comeback for the Danes by scoring in the 34th minute. Two further goals for Denmark in the second-half levelled the scores before the referee, Herbert Fandel – who took charge of the Champions League final last month - walked off the pitch after a fan tried to attack him in the 89th minute following his decision to send off a Danish midfielder. The game was abandoned and now UEFA will launch an investigation to decide whether the result should stand.
John Arne Riise scored in injury time for Norway to seal a comprehensive 4-0 thrashing of Malta in the Euro2008 qualifier in Oslo.
Craig Bellamy played all 90 minutes at the Millennium Stadium as Wals drew 0-0 with the Czech Republic in their Euro2008 qualifier.
Xabi Alonso was a second-half substitute for Spain in their 2-0 away win over Latvia. Pepe Reina had to be content with a place on the bench as Spain moved back into contention for qualification to next summer's European Championships.
Sami Hyypia played all 90 minutes as Finland were beaten 2-0 at home by Serbia. Hyypia was booked in the 70th minute while former Anfield favourite Jari Litmanen came on with 20 minutes remaining.
Djibril Cisse replaced former Liverpool striker Nicolas Anelka after the current Bolton forward had given France a 2-0 lead over the Ukraine. The Reds striker – currently on loan at Marseille - came on in the 77th minute. The game finished 2-0.
Dirk Kuyt was a second-half substitute for Holland as they beat South Korea 2-0 in Seoul. Rafael van der Vaart scored both goals for Holland.
Javier Mascherano featured for Argentina as they drew 1-1 with Switzerland at St Jakob Park. The Reds midfielder came on in the 67th minute while former West Ham team-mate Carlos Tevez scored Argentina's goal.
Harry Kewell was one of seven European-based players missing for Australia as they were beaten 2-1 by Uruguay.
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