How every Celtic and Rangers star fared on international duty amid pitch invasions, injury woe and debuts

The looming clash between Rangers and Celtic is a blockbuster fixture which has supporters on both sides counting down the days until Sunday.

It's monumental for the players as well, however, many of the men who will star at Ibrox have had the World Cup on their mind.

And it has been a mixed week for many of Celtic and Rangers' biggest names amid their pursuit to reach Qatar.

Focus will quickly shift back to club commitments but there's no doubt some near misses will be gnawing away at a host of key players.

Record Sport runs the rule over an international break packed with dramatic moments both on and off the park.

It was bad news for Rangers last week when news emerged that star striker Alfredo Morelos was rumoured to have suffered an injury while with his country.

After sitting out their first match against Bolivia that was then confirmed in a Colombian Football Federation statement.

They announced Morelos would be heading back to Rangers before their final World Cup qualifier against Venezuela which they won 1-0 but still missed out on Qatar.

There were differing roles for the Croatia full-backs.

Juranovic played the full 90 in a friendly against Slovenia, which ended 1-1.

Barisic was an unused substitute but he played the full 90 minutes against Bulgaria on Tuesday.

Manager Zlatko Dalic rested the Parkhead man for that game after Vatreni already qualified for Qatar 2022.

The Rangers midfielder played the full 90 minutes during his side's 2-0 defeat to Slovakia on Tuesday.

He will be in the mix to start against Celtic on Sunday.

Parkhead's bustling centre-forward was handed a leading role by new Greece manager Gus Poyet.

He started in a 1-0 friendly win over Romania, being taken off for AZ Alkmaar's