ebless 203 Posted January 2, 2017 Viktor Tsarev who played for the Soviet Union in the 1958 World Cup has died leaving Apukhtin and Simonyan the country's final two survivors of that tournament. http://m.nv.ua/world/countries/ushel-iz-zhizni-sovetskij-futbolist-chempion-sssr-viktor-tsarev-404746.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted January 5, 2017 Ezio Pascutti who represented Italy in the 1962 and 1966 tournaments has died aged 79. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 9, 2017 Roberto Cabañas, Paraguay (1986 Mexico WC) goal scorer, dead of heart attack at 55. http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2122573 Edit: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4war6p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted January 22, 2017 Marc Baecke, who played for Belgium in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, has died aged 60. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted January 27, 2017 Billy Simpson, Northern Irish footballer and on the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, has died aged 87. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chopped Liver 53 Posted January 28, 2017 Billy Simpson, Northern Irish footballer and on the squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, has died aged 87. Argh. Was gonna pick him for my Fantasy Football pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 621 Posted January 28, 2017 Marc Baecke, who played for Belgium in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, has died aged 60. Along with the very recent passing of Francois Van Der Elst, that Belgium '82 WC squad looks suddenly omnious... Most of them are 55-65 age bracket. Only other one who has gone is Ludo Coeck who died in a car crash in 1985. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted February 7, 2017 Steve Sumner, captain of New Zealand in the 1982 World Cup, dead at 61. Three 1982 squad members dead already this year. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11796536 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted February 8, 2017 Steve Sumner, captain of New Zealand in the 1982 World Cup, dead at 61. Three 1982 squad members dead already this year. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11796536 Daily Mail for those with him on DDP http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4201330/Former-New-Zealand-captain-Steve-Sumner-dies-61.html Though I am sure he will get more US/UK obit's when they do Wed updates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted February 8, 2017 Viktor Chanov, who played in the Soviet national team throughout the 1980s, including at the 1986 World Cup, has died aged 57. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 11, 2017 Piet Keizer at 73, star of the Great Ajax side but only got one game in the Dutch '74 WC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted February 11, 2017 Piet Keizer at 73, star of the Great Ajax side but only got one game in the Dutch '74 WC. Death notice for Piet Keizer. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted February 12, 2017 Juan Ulloa, a player on the national team of Costa Rica, has died aged 82. Costa Rica didn't make it past the qualification round for the 1962 World Cup, however Ulloa played in 7 qualification games, and was overall top goal scorer of the qualification rounds, with 7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted February 22, 2017 Bengt Gustavsson, Swedish football player who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and who played in the 1958 squad which came second at the FIFA World Cup, has died aged 89. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,521 Posted February 22, 2017 Four left from the 58 runners-up now, and boy was I surprised to find out Kurt Hamrin is still alive. Still healthy enough to give interviews. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted February 26, 2017 Billy McNeill the first Briton to lift the European Cup is now unable to speak because of his dementia. Nothing said about how ill he actually is but at 76 and in said state, might be a good bet for next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted February 26, 2017 20 minutes ago, torbrexbones said: Billy McNeill the first Briton to lift the European Cup is now unable to speak because of his dementia. Nothing said about how ill he actually is but at 76 and in said state, might be a good bet for next year. Might be ambitious for next year He might skipper a successful Deathlist Cup side, mind 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 138 Posted March 3, 2017 Raymond Kopa, former french player and ballon d'or died today. One of the best player ever... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted March 5, 2017 Alberto Villalta, member of the El Salvadoran national team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics and the 1970 World Cup, has died aged 69. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted March 6, 2017 Marek Ostrowski, member of the Polish national team for the 1986 World Cup, has died aged 57. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,521 Posted March 12, 2017 Anibal Ruiz, Paraguay's manager at the 2006 World Cup including that coma-inducing opener against England, dead at 74. He had a heart attack on the touchline just moments after it was announced the Puebla game was postponed due to a referee strike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted March 12, 2017 That was a real dull match, yet felt like a Cruyff's Holland game next to the horror show that was Ukraine vs Switzerland in the knockout stages. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 4, 2017 On 7/15/2013 at 00:11, Octopus of Odstock said: 1954 survivors (including non-playing members of the squad) *snip* 12......3MF.....Karl Stotz..............(1927-03-27)27 March 1927 (aged 27)..........10..........Austria Wien *snip* Karl Stotz has died aged 90. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdiepresse.com%2Fhome%2Fsport%2Ffussball%2F5195639%2FOesterreichs-Fussball-trauert-um-Karl-Stotz&edit-text Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Stotz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 4, 2017 On 12/03/2017 at 11:18, msc said: That was a real dull match, yet felt like a Cruyff's Holland game next to the horror show that was Ukraine vs Switzerland in the knockout stages. Luxury compared to England 0-0 Nigeria in 2002. Bad enough watching a pointless, goalless, tepid excuse for a football match but to get up at around six in the morning and hear John Motson's breakfast bollocks took the cake all for the sake of watching World Cup football because it was there! Strange really, International football really is the best and worst of the "Beautiful Game". Because on the opposite side of the spectrum we have the cream of the crop, top of the tops, 100%, 24-carat gold stone cold classic that was Spain 4-3 Yugoslavia in Euro 2000... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted April 4, 2017 I missed Euro 2000. The 2002 World Cup was my introduction to football (and yet, somehow, I persisted with it). Best tournament match I've seen live imo be the Dutch vs the Czech Republic, 2-3, from Euro 2004. Alas, both sides shadows of themselves now. Better than some though, I've never seen Scotland qualify for a tournament as a fan yet... England/Nigeria was on at the same time as the "looks quite good on extended highlights" Sweden v Argentina straight KO match in that group stage though, so presumably there was the chance to change channels. Not so with Ukraine v Switzerland, best summed up by one team playing from the first 30 seconds for penalties...and realizing once they got to them that none of them had practiced the fucking things! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
