He was called up to the German squad for their game against his native Brazil the following Wednesday.

In 2013, he was called up to Azerbaijan against Qatar.

This is the squad called up for the friendly game on 22 March 2013 against Italy.

During this period Close was called up for his seventh Test in 1961, against Australia.

He was called up for the camp prior to November 2010 friendly against Iran, but had to drop out due to an injury.

In November 2010, he was called up again for a friendly against Tunisia.

In August 2009, he was called up to the under-21 team for his debut in a 3-1 friendly defeat against Turkey.

Sharif was called up to the national team for its friendly match against Benin.

This is the squad called up for a friendly game on 9 September 2012 against Turkey A2.

He was subsequently called up by Maradona again for a friendly game against Germany, but did not get onto the pitch.