Seamus Coleman captained Republic of Ireland to a vital 1-0 European Championship qualifying victory over Georgia on Tuesday night.
Right-back Coleman’s team led when Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane curled in a free-kick 10 minutes before half-time at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.
The Georgians made Mick McCarthy’s team sweat before they could celebrate three points to add to those Ireland claimed when beating Gibraltar in their opening qualifier on Saturday.
Goalkeeper Darren Randolph made a fine save on the stroke of half-time and the visitors smashed a post four minutes from time.
Ireland head Group D by two points from Switzerland after Denmark staged a dramatic rally to score three times in the final six minutes and draw with Vladimir Petkovic's team.
The Irish will continue their bid to qualify for the 2020 tournament when they tackle Denmark in Copenhagen on June 7.
Tom Davies and Kieran Dowell both started for England Under-21s against Germany, as manager Aidy Boothroyd made nine changes from the team which drew 1-1 with Poland last Thursday.
Midfielder Davies was replaced by Everton teammate Dominic Calvert-Lewin on 68 minutes when the scores were tied 1-1, Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke on target at his home Vitality Stadium after Mahmoud Dahoud of Borussia Dortmund put the Germans in front.
Dowell also made way with 22 minutes remaining, Hamza Choudhury introduced in place of the Everton attacker, currently on loan with Sheffield United,
Another Toffees player, Ademola Lookman, featured for the final nine minutes on the south coast. But it was the Germans who edged the friendly contest after defender Felix Uduokhai scrambled in a stoppage-time winner.
Richarlison won his eighth Brazil cap and started his second match in four days as the five-times World Champions overturned a half-time deficit to secure a 3-1 friendly victory over Czech Republic.
The 21-year-old forward, who made his full international debut shortly after joining Everton in the summer, played 63 minutes in Prague before making way for Ajax attacker David Neres.
Brazil, looking forward to a home Copa America in the summer, drew level courtesy of a strike from Roberto Firmino before Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus, on in the 72nd minute for Philippe Coutinho, struck twice to make it seven wins from eight for the South Americans since last year’s World Cup.
David Pavelka’s left-footed drive had given the Czechs a 37th-minute advantage.
Everton centre-back Yerry Mina was forced off shortly before half-time in Colombia’s friendly encounter with South Korea.
The Colombians were defeated 2-1 in Seoul four days after centre-back Mina completed 90 minutes in his country’s 1-0 triumph in Japan.
Idrissa Gana Gueye was an unused substitute as Senegal completed a late turnaround to beat Mali 2-1 in a Dakar friendly clash.
Both countries were starting preparations for this summer’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt, with midfielder Gana having featured in the 2-0 victory over Madagascar on Saturday which wrapped up Senegal’s successful qualification campaign.
Moussa Konate’s stoppage-time goal settled the contest after Sadio Mane had struck on 87 minutes to equalise Adama Traore’s 72nd-minute opener for Mali.
