Messi is in terrific form, Chelsea has THREE players back, and Scotland are rising... yet Beckham is under fire and Maguire's nightmare continues.

Scotland's Steve Clarke won Nations League Pool A.

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Messi scored twice, and Chelsea has three healthy players.

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Eric Cantona criticized David Beckham's £10m Qatar agreement.

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Harry Maguire had a forgettable night against Germany.

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Sportsmail examines the international break's winners and losers.

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Many managers used the international break to evaluate their players before the World Cup in November.

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England's Harry Maguire struggled against Germany on Monday, and Eric Cantona criticized David Beckham's ambassadorial position for World Cup host Qatar.

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Steve Clarke's resurgent Scotland earned promotion to the Nations League's top tier with a tough draw against Ukraine, and Lionel Messi continued his good form with a double for Argentina.

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