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Hull City links to each World Cup team

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  1. Jimmy Graham's bald head

    Jimmy Graham's bald head Well-Known Member

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    Can anyone fill in the gaps?

    Russia – Slutsky

    Brazil – Geovanni

    Iran – A description of what Dean Windass did after scoring that volley at Wembley

    Japan – ???

    Mexico – ???

    Belgium – Lokeren

    South Korea – A description of Mark Hateley’s managerial ambitions after leaving us

    Saudi Arabia – ???

    Germany – Proschwitz

    England – Harry Maguire

    Spain – Antonio Doncel

    Nigeria – Olofinjana

    Costa Rica – ???

    Poland – Grosicki

    Egypt – Deliberately not going to mention the obvious here. Gedo.

    Iceland – What the supermarket at Boothferry Park would probably be called now if it was still there

    Serbia – Markovic

    Portugal – Sergio Leite

    France – Darren

    Uruguay – Abel Hernandez

    Argentina – ???

    Colombia – ???

    Panama – ???

    Senegal – N’Diaye

    Morocco – ???

    Tunisia – Tijani Belaid

    Switzerland – Jakupovic

    Croatia – Jelavic

    Sweden – Seb Larsson

    Denmark – Viggo Jensen

    Australia – Jackson Irvine

    Peru – Nobby Solano
     
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  2. AlRawdah

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    I think Columbia was a leading supplier of Jimmy Bullard’s favourite snuff.
     
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  3. Walter Sobchak

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    Argentina - Adrian Caceres
     
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    colombia - neil franklin
     
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  5. Brucebones

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    Surely JJ would have been better for Nigeria?

    Saudi Arabia, chop off Ehab’s hand for stealing!
     
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  6. Brucebones

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    Panama, Mexico & Colombia, Jozy Altidore scored against them!
     
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  7. Ernie Shackleton

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    Japan - Harikari (A club ritually committing suicide by disemboweling itself).
     
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  8. tigercity

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    Japan ' "Kamikaze" Kamil Zayette & his kung-fu scissor kicks..
     
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  9. ImperialTiger

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    Capital cities of Mexico and Panama are Mexico Tigers and Panama Tigers respectively?
     
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  10. Arnold_Lane_HCFC

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    We played a friendly against Japan early 70's didn't we?
     
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  11. tigercity

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    Morocco - not606 legend Fez obviously is the link..
     
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  12. TryfanTyger

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    Yep. 4-0 to City.
     
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  13. Arnold_Lane_HCFC

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    5 apparently.

    Paul O'Riley, Waggy, Ian Butler, and 2 own goals, one by Ogi! (the other by Yamaguchi).
     
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  14. Jimmy Graham's bald head

    Jimmy Graham's bald head Well-Known Member

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    I never knew this. Have we ever played any other international teams? Do you still get any club vs. country friendlies?
     
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  15. Arnold_Lane_HCFC

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    Down the years City have played a few national teams and used to have regular tasty friendlies both home and away, against perhaps some surprising opponents - Barcelona, Galatasaray, Vasas, Dynamo Kiev.

    I can't imagine many national teams would play club sides nowadays.
     
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  16. Ernie Shackleton

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    I don't recall going but I've got the programme for it, so I maybe did.
     
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  17. Tigger

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    I went. I don't remember anything about it though. I've got the programme as well.
     
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  18. TryfanTyger

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    My memory really is ****. <doh>
     
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  19. Arnold_Lane_HCFC

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    So is mine, but I looked at Chris Elton's book :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  20. southerntiger

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    Me too
     
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