FIFA World Cup Players

[Octopus of Odstock 1,993]

25 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

I wonder how many England Players who played under Walter Winterbottom are left. Bryan Douglas and Colin McDonald from 1958 squad with Alan Peacock and George Eastham from the 1962 squad but surely they are others who didn’t go to a tournament. 

 

Just 7 additional but note Eastham never played for Winterbottom. He made his debut for Ramsey in May 1963.

 

Blunstone

McGuiness

Holliday

McNeil

Crawford 

O'Grady

Hinton

 

Sad news about Tommy Banks. Last England International who was born in the 1920's. Colin McDonald takes over the poisoned chalice now.

[The Old Crem 3,311]

11 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

Just 7 additional but note Eastham never played for Winterbottom. He made his debut for Ramsey in May 1963.

 

Blunstone

McGuiness

Holliday

McNeil

Crawford 

O'Grady

Hinton

 

Sad news about Tommy Banks. Last England International who was born in the 1920's. Colin McDonald takes over the poisoned chalice now.

Eastham one of what was reasonably common in those days to go to a tournament uncapped then.. Of the other two who went to the 1962 World Cup uncapped Alan Peacock debuted during the World Cup but Jimmy Adamson never got a cap (Ted Burgin, Ken Green,  Harry Hooper in the 1954 squad and Maurice Setters in the 1958 squad (But he didn’t travel) the only others to be in a tournament squad and never get a cap.)

[Octopus of Odstock 1,993]

Apologies it's actually 8.

 

Ken Brown as well. So with McDonald, Peacock and Douglas, you can still field a team of Winterbottom players but no subs (as per the time I guess) 

[RoverAndOut 4,060]

On 13/06/2024 at 22:14, The Old Crem said:

I wonder how many England Players who played under Walter Winterbottom are left. Bryan Douglas and Colin McDonald from 1958 squad with Alan Peacock and George Eastham from the 1962 squad but surely they are others who didn’t go to a tournament. 

 

Bryan Douglas still attends Rovers matches at Ewood Park, and has walked onto the pitch on occasion in the last 12 months. No mean feat for a player of his era. Turned 90 last month.

[Sinbabad 937]

Bosnian Franjo Vladic, who played for Yugoslavia at the 1974 WC, has died aged 73. He was an unused substitute in the competition.

 

He was also in the squad for the Euro 1976, this time playing Yugoslavia’s two whole games.

[Sinbabad 937]

On 09/07/2023 at 10:50, Sinbabad said:

Update of the 1966 World Cup :
 

1966 – 120 survivors - No records whether alive or dead: North Korea

Chile    

21            DF            Hugo Villanueva       9 April 1939 (aged 27)      

Chilean Hugo Villanueva, who played Chile’s whole three games at the 1966 WC, has died aged 85.

[whoismakoto 299]

On 22/06/2022 at 20:44, whoismakoto said:

1962 – 96 survivors

 

Bulgaria

22            FW          Georgi Nikolov        1 May 1931 (aged 31)

 

There seems to be a confusion on the identity of this player. He has no Bulgarian wiki so it's complicated. If you selected the 1937-born player from this page, it will direct you to Georgi Dimitrov who played in 1956 Olympics. What's contradicting is he only played for the national team until 1958. No reference linked in the wiki mentioned him being part of the 1962 squad. In the Polish and Hungarian wiki, there is a page for the player born in 1937 but never debuted for the national team.

[Sinbabad 937]

36 minutes ago, whoismakoto said:

There seems to be a confusion on the identity of this player. He has no Bulgarian wiki so it's complicated. If you selected the 1937-born player from this page, it will direct you to Georgi Dimitrov who played in 1956 Olympics. What's contradicting is he only played for the national team until 1958. No reference linked in the wiki mentioned him being part of the 1962 squad. In the Polish and Hungarian wiki, there is a page for the player born in 1937 but never debuted for the national team.

The 1962 Bulgaria’s squad wiki page was also modified, Nikolov been replaced by Dimitrov in the roster.

[whoismakoto 299]

10 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

The 1962 Bulgaria’s squad wiki page was also modified, Nikolov been replaced by Dimitrov in the roster.

Transfermarkt now also listed him as part of the squad. I'm still not convinced because there is no article that mentioned him being part of the 1962 squad. Only the 1974 squad when he was an assistant manager

[drol 10,569]

Cameroon 2010 and 2014 World Cup player Landry Nguémo dead at 38 in car accident.

[Octopus of Odstock 1,993]

On 09/07/2023 at 09:50, Sinbabad said:

Update of the 1966 World Cup :
 

1966 – 119 survivors - No records whether alive or dead: North Korea

 

15           MF            Yves Herbet  17 August 1945 (aged 21)

 

 

Yves Herbert est mort https://www.onzemondial.com/equipe-de-france/carnet-noir-yves-herbet-ancien-joueur-de-l-equipe-de-france-est-mort-897077

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On 27/06/2024 at 15:24, drol said:

Cameroon 2010 and 2014 World Cup player Landry Nguémo dead at 38 in car accident.

 

Is this the first player from the 2014 WC to die?

[Octopus of Odstock 1,993]

45 minutes ago, Autistic Merit said:

 

Is this the first player from the 2014 WC to die?

 

4th.

Tiote, Garcia and Atsu already died before Nguemo.

[Sinbabad 937]

1 hour ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

Yves Herbert est mort https://www.onzemondial.com/equipe-de-france/carnet-noir-yves-herbet-ancien-joueur-de-l-equipe-de-france-est-mort-897077

Typo : it’s Herbet and not Herbert.

[Octopus of Odstock 1,993]

2 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

Typo : it’s Herbet and not Herbert.

 

The dangers of phone auto correct! I knew what I typed but alas it overuled me.