Shane Smeltz the only (ex) AFC Wimbledon player (before yesterday) to play in the World Cup?

OI-indeed, the basic answer is there wasn’t so much TV coverage in those days, why Hereford v Newcastle is always on and Burnley v Wimbledon isn’t when giantkilling is discussed

I can sense it being a frustrating game tonight. Be interesting to see if Tuchel needs to change things up at some point similar to how Deschamps did for France last night. Slow, pedestrian passing is all fine and well for a while to tire opposition players and get settled into a game, but I don’t want to see that on 86 minutes at 0-0.

OI - yes, just far, far too many to list

Apparently 80% of people in a BBC poll consider Messi to be the greatest footballer of all time. I'd be interested in their detailed comparisons as to why he is better than Puskas or Di Stefano for instance.

Don’t know how good Croatia are these days, but I’m guessing it’ll be a close game…

You could always link your moral to football SB, to avoid accusations of politicisation.

[Link] - some people in public life really have no shame, do they? This is on a par with that guy who ran SE Water who clung on to his overpaid salary (and bonuses) for ages before eventually deciding he should resign.

Yes- Marcus Gayle definitely played for Jamaica, as did Robbie Earle, who scored for them, no?

England 1-1 Croatia

Shane Smeltz 2010 World Cup first (ex) AFC Wimbledon player ?

Solbakken also played at the 98 WC.

Also Phelan, Cunningham, Connolly and Leonhardsen to add to the played for Wimbledon and played in a World Cup list

Al Hamadi through on goal

He played 6 times for England '79/80, according to Wiki.

Laurie Cunningham played for England U21s in '77. Don't s'pose that counts though.

Hakan Mild played in the 94 WC finals for Sweden, whom he played for 74 times.

Meadow - doh, of course, silly me - I forgot they fell into L1 for a season…

Gayle played v Japan in the 98 finals.

I thought Marcus Gayle pkayed in the WC for the jam makers. Also, what about Hakan Mild for Sweden ? Possibly.

Trigger - I had same problem the other night listening to Danny Murphy commentate, bloke is so dour & boring

A4e, no. Blackburn.

Naz, Solbaaken did

When we play Leicester City, presumably that will be the first time we have played a Premier League winning team in a league game?

Senegal look unfit and unmotivated. Have done since the second half kicked off.