Rangers’ last outing was the Scottish Premiership victory over Celtic on September 20.
It has been a long three weeks since then, with the international period taking centre stage.
Here in the UK and around Europe, most nations played four games in the Nations League, but Rangers had representatives in the Far East and Africa, too.
13 players answered the call from their respective countries.
Here is the full breakdown of how they fared in their games – Rangers internationals review in full:
Liam Kelly and Findlay Curtis – Scotland
Kelly remained an unused substitute as Scotland navigated the early stages of Sebastien Pocognoli’s tenure. The new manager’s side drew in Slovenia, lost 3-0 to Switzerland at Hampden, then beat North Macedonia 2-0.
Curtis, who had impressed with four assists for the Under-21s against Azerbaijan, was called into the senior squad and came off the bench for the final 18 minutes of Scotland’s home defeat to Slovenia.
Kosta Nedeljkovic and Vanja Dragojevic – Serbia
Neither player featured in Serbia’s opening 2-1 home loss to Greece. Nedeljkovic was then introduced and played an hour in the subsequent 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands. He started and completed 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss in Germany before another full outing in the return fixture against the Dutch.
Dragojevic remained an unused substitute throughout as Serbia struggled in their Nations League group.
Nico Raskin – Belgium
Raskin started and played 75 minutes in Belgium’s impressive 2-0 win away to Italy.
He was then left on the bench for the 1-0 home defeat to France and the 3-0 victory over Türkiye. He returned to the starting XI for the final match and completed the full 90 minutes as Belgium collapsed late, conceding four goals in the closing stages of a 4-1 home loss to France.
Manny Fernandez – Nigeria
Fernandez did not feature in Nigeria’s 2-1 win over Madagascar or the 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau. He finally got his chance in a friendly against Russia in Nizhny Novgorod, playing the full 90 minutes in a dramatic 3-3 draw sealed by a 94th-minute equaliser.
Olwethu Makhanya – South Africa
Makhanya enjoyed a productive break. He played the full match in a 2-1 victory over Guinea and started again as South Africa thrashed Eritrea 5-0, giving the Bafana Bafana a perfect start to their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
Kevin Kelsy – Venezuela
Fresh from scoring his first Rangers goal and helping secure back-to-back Old Firm wins, Kelsy marked his international involvement with a personal milestone.
He scored in a 2-1 defeat to Japan – his first goal for Venezuela – then started against South Korea, playing 69 minutes in a goalless draw in which he faced club teammate Minsu Kim. He also picked up a booking.
Djeidi Gassama – Mauritania
Gassama started on the left wing and played 83 minutes in a 3-1 win over the Central African Republic.
In the following 2-1 defeat to Benin, he missed a penalty midway through the second half; although Mauritania later scored from the spot, the miss proved costly.
Minsu Kim – South Korea
Minsu Kim enjoyed a memorable international debut.
He came off the bench in a 3-0 win over Ecuador for his first senior appearance, then entered at half-time in a 4-1 defeat to Uruguay. He faced Kelsy in the goalless draw with Venezuela but was not involved in the final 2-0 home win over Uzbekistan. The South Korean is expected to be heavily involved upon his return to Rangers.
Ivor Pandur – Croatia
The goalkeeper remained on the bench for Croatia’s win in Czechia, the 4-1 home loss to Spain, the heavy 7-0 defeat to England at Wembley, and the subsequent reverse fixture against Spain.
Dominik Livaković retained the No.1 shirt throughout.
Bojan Miovski – North Macedonia
Miovski featured in the 3-0 home loss to Switzerland and the 2-0 defeat in Slovenia.
Against Scotland he was at the centre of a key moment when he was penalised for handball, allowing John McGinn to convert the resulting penalty in a 2-0 Rangers-influenced victory for the Scots.
He was an unused substitute for most of the return fixture in Switzerland before playing the final eight minutes of another 3-0 defeat.
Ryan Naderi – Czechia
Naderi’s call-up was delayed by passport formalities, but he made an immediate impact.
Coming off the bench against Spain, he was denied a debut goal by a foul in the build-up before capitalising on a David Raya error.
He did enough to earn a starting place against England at Wembley, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 defeat.
