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• Thanks Alan! rnThelonious Gerard Aasgaard is the least-known player in Norway\'s World Cup squad. rn...
  Svein-Roger Jensen in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final
• Tony (247) Yes you are correct I read up about that to make sure I was correct but after the Spanish FA made him play for Barcelona for 12 months, not six, Real Madrid decided to buy him off Barcelona for a decent sum.rnrnI was also wrong about Helmet Rahn scoring two for Eintracht Frankfurt— he never played for them but he did score two for Germany in the 1954 cup including the winning goal— getting my wires mixed up there — mind you it was 66 years ago since that European Cup final and the World Cup final 72 years ago so maybe I’m allowed a bit of leeway and better check my facts before I post in the future.rnrnThanks anyway for your correction....
  Dave Abrahams in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final
• Svein... he was born and brought up in Liverpool. Attended Calderstones School that had been called Quarry Bank. The Quarrymen?A scouse Norwegian... as opposed to the thousands of Norwegian \"scousers\" that flock to see that lot!...
  Alan McGuffog in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final
• Dave, he was Argentinian, I think he played for River Plate before moving to Colombia. Only ever played a friendly for Barca. ...
  Tony Dunn in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final
• Forgive my spelling Svein...Aasgaard?...
  Alan McGuffog in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final
• Alan, I did not know that. Who was it?...
  Svein-Roger Jensen in The 2026 World Cup — 3rd Quarter-Final