Looking at the squad lists there, it's noticeable

how most squads are made up from 90%+ players that are playing in the domestic league of the country.

World Cups were much more exciting when you didn't know most of the players, and very rarely got a chance to watch some of the best in the world.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on May 15th 2014 at 15:14:15

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How many outfield NCFC players have ever been in a world cup/euros squad (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 14:40:07
- mattias Jonson played at Euro 2004 (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 15, 15:25:13
  - yeah, that's close enough - we can claim him (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 15:26:06
    - Thomas Helveg the same played for Denmark Euro 2004 (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 15, 15:27:43
- Dave Watson? (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 15, 15:13:19
  - He didn't make the squad in '86 (n/m) (NCFC) - Meh, May 15, 15:16:25
    - oh did he in 90? (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 15, 15:18:53
      - no - think he was at Euro 88 though? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:34:13
        
        Seems he was at everton when he was in the 88 squad (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 15, 15:47:35
        
        he was - left here in summer 86 after the promotion season didn't he? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:49:54
        
        All I can remember is.. (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 15, 15:56:24
        
        Me too. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 15:59:17
        
        Apart from Bassong, he can leave (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 15, 16:01:48
        
        I'll pay for his Taxi. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, May 15, 16:07:44
      - He didn't play for us by then though. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 15:32:19
        
        I think he was on standby, seem to remember he played in the final warm up game (NCFC) - Meh, May 15, 15:51:45
- Fleck played in the 1990 finals. Sweden game 1-1 from memory. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, May 15, 15:07:43
  - Seem to remember the on screen graphic kept calling him Robert Flack (n/m) (NCFC) - Meh, May 15, 15:18:08
  - came off the bench against Brazil too (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:18:06
    - and should have scored (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, May 15, 17:18:58
  - specifically chosen because a few months earlier (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, May 15, 15:15:05
  - WW2 (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 15, 15:10:30
- Wynton Rufer (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 15, 14:59:59
  - no idea who that is, but will take your word for it (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 15:00:57
    - New Zealand international (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 15, 15:02:43
      - don't think he was ever actually an NCFC player (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:10:16
        
        Couldn't get a work permit or something (n/m) (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, May 15, 15:19:05
        
        Seem to remember him in some world cup book in a Norwich kit.... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, May 15, 15:36:25
        
        I remember that! (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 15:42:51
        
        That's the one, I remember my cousin having a similar panelled ball.... (n/m) (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, May 15, 15:46:37
        
        I always wanted one of those. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 15:55:34
        
        Stuart Surridge (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 15, 16:02:23
        
        Oh yeah, that's the fucker! (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 16:12:47
        
        Looking at the squad lists there, it's noticeable (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 15:14:15
        
        true (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:16:09
        
        I saw him with my eyes playing for the reserves, so meeeerrrrr (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 15, 15:12:16
        
        I think you could play triallists in the reserves though? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:19:00
        
        apparently he signed a contract here but we couldn't get a work permit (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:20:49
        
        I seem to remeber that now. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 15, 15:22:34
      - Not according to Wikipedia... (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 15:05:15
        
        He'd gone by then, I think? (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 15, 15:08:37
        
        he was only 19 at the World Cup (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:20:09
        
        yes (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 15, 15:09:53
        
        ... (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 15, 15:07:10
- Was Andy Townsend still with us in 1990? (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 14:59:50
  - yes - left in July after the World Cup (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:33:13
  - I hope not (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, May 15, 15:02:58
- Chris Woods (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 14:54:52
  - Must learn to read. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 15:03:01
  - yeah, I think we've had a few keepers (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 14:59:17
  - "Outfield" (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 15, 14:58:58
  - "Outfield" (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, May 15, 14:57:31
  - "outfield" (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 15, 14:56:17
- Surely fer won't get in (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 15, 14:52:59
  - i think he has a chance - only four of the midfielders in their provisional (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 14:58:13
- Martin O'Neill 82 (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 15, 14:52:30
  - captain no less (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:26:10
- Efan Ekoku in 94 (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 14:49:04
  - I didn't realise he made the squad, did he play at all? (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 14:56:35
    - no, he never got onto the pitch (to play, anyway) (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 15, 15:14:33
- Think he might be cut from the final 23? (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, May 15, 14:48:04
- Robert Fleck (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, May 15, 14:47:12
- It says Yobo plays for us in the World Cup Panini album. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, May 15, 14:46:50
- 9 (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, May 15, 14:45:50
  - could be about right (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 15, 15:08:18
    - Svenson? Jonson? Helveg? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, May 15, 15:12:52

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