Saints stars Dusan Tadic and Maya Yoshida have enjoyed mixed fortunes on international duty in the Far East.
Tadic played the full 90 minutes for Serbia as they defeated China 2-0.
Yoshida hit the crossbar with a 25 yard free kick in Japan's showpiece friendly against Brazil.
However, they were on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline with Neymar, Marcelo Vieira and Gabriel Jesus netting.
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