janislam Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Hello, Is here anyone who can tell me these players' clubs in 1976 ? (during Olympic Football Tournament 1976) Kevin Grant Tony Lawrence Robin Megraw John Connor All the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 quote:Originally posted by janislam Hello, Is here anyone who can tell me these players' clubs in 1976 ? (during Olympic Football Tournament 1976) Kevin Grant Tony Lawrence Robin Megraw John Connor All the best Well I don't know. But I do recall that prior to circa 1992, professionals were not permitted to take part in the Olympics and team sports were no exception. So with the exception of eastern block sides, I would imagine that no national side who took part in the olympics would have been permitted to field a side with any players who were affiliated or under contract to any club. That is why, at that time,they olympic tournament was dominated by the likes of the USSR, Poland and East Germany. Not Brazil..etc. So to answer your question: "Is here anyone who can tell me these players' clubs in 1976 ? (during Olympic Football Tournament 1976)" Probably none were affiliated to any clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 August 24, 1971 - Vancouver - Qualifying Canada 1 (Neil Ellett) Mexico 0 Ref: O.D. Norville (Bar.) Canada: Peter Greco - Sam Lenarduzzu, Neil Ellett, Bill Miller, Ray Telford - Bill Young, Kevin Grant, Jim Teame - Joe Schiraldi, Buzz Parsons, Frank Schepers. Coach: Frank Pike July 19, 1976 - Montreal - Olympic Games Canada 1 (Jim Douglas) U.S.S.R. 2 (Onischenko 2) HT: 0:2 Att: 24,591 Ref: Robert Helies (France) Canada: jack Brand - Gary Ayre, Kevin Grant, Tony Lawrence, ray Telford - Robin Megraw, Jim Douglas, Bob Bolitho (Mike McLenaghen), Wes McLeod - John McGrane (Carl Rose), John Connor. Coach: Colin Morris July 21, 1976 - Toronto - Olympic Games Canada 1 (Jim Douglas) North Korea 3 (Se Uk An, Song Nam Hong 2) Att: 12,638 Ref: D.Garcia (Mexico) Canada: Jack Brand - Gary Ayre, Kevin Grant, Tony Lawrence, Ray Telford (Mike McLenaghen) - Robin Megraw, Jim Douglas, Bob Bolitho, Wes McLeod - John McGrane (Ken Whitheead), John Connor. Coach: Colin Morris Due to the boycott by the African nations, only 13 teams competed in the Finals of the Olympic Football Tournament in 1976 and as a result Canada played only two (2) games. April 1, 1979 - Hamilton, Bermuda - Qualifying Bermuda 3 (Amory, Bean 2) Canada 0 HT: 2:0 Ref: M.Regalado (Guatemala) Canada: Enzo DiPede - Carlo Alberti, Jim McLoughin, Mike McLenaghen, Ivano Belfiore (Dave McCaig) - Gerry Gray, Oscar Albuquerque, Mike Sweeney, Bob McAvan - Gerry Morelli (Lou Nagy), Branko Segota. Coach: Barrie Clarke May 27, 1979 - Ottawa, ON - Qualifying Canada 2 (Mike Burke, Mike Sweeney) Bermuda 5 (Bean 2, Brangman, Trott, Astwood) HT: 0:1 Att: 5,000 Ref: G. D'Ippolito (USA) Canada: Marcus Klein - dave MacKenzie, Mike McLenaghen, Randy Ragan, Mike Sweeney - Bob McAvan, Neil McEachern), Dave McCaig, Oscar Albuquerque, Gerry Gray - Lou Nagy, Ross Ongaro (Mike Burke). Coach: Barrie Clarke May 8, 1983 - Burnaby - Qualifying XXI. Olympiad Montreal 1976 Football Tournament Group A: 18 July 1976 Varsity Stadium, Toronto Att: 21,643 Ref: John Paterson (Sco) HT: 0-0 BRAZIL 0 EAST GERMANY 0 Brazil: Carlos - Mauro, Tecao (Edval), Edinho, Chico Fraga - Batista, Erivelto, Junior - Rosemiro, Jarbas, Santos (Marinho). East Germany: Croy - Weber, Weise, Kische, Kurbjuweit - Lauck, Hafner, Dorner - Heidler, Riediger (Riedel), Lowe (Hoffmann). 20 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 38,123 Ref: Paul Schiller (Aut) HT: 1-1 BRAZIL 2 (Rosemiro, Chico Fraga) SPAIN 1 (Idigoras) Brazil: Carlos - Rosemiro (Mauro), Edval, Edinho, Chico Fraga - Batista, Erivelto, Alberto - Marinho, Jarbas (Julinho), Santos. Spain: Arconada - Olmo, I.San Jose (Sanchez), Camus, F.San Jose - Saura, Bermejo, Vitoria (Mir) - Juanito, Idigoras, Vigo. 22 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 36,198 Ref: Werner Winsemann (Can) HT: 0-0 EAST GERMANY 1 (Dorner) SPAIN 0 East Germany: Croy - Weber (Schade), Dorner, Weise, Kurbjuweit - Kische, Lauck, Heidler - Hafner, Lowe, Hoffmann. Spain: Arconada - Pulido, I.San Jose, Camus (Sanchez), Suarez (Castillo) - Saura, Olmo, Vitoria - Juanito, Idigoras, Vigo. P W T L F A Pts 1 Brazil 2 1 1 0 2- 1 3 * 2 East Germany 2 1 1 0 1- 0 3 * 3 Spain 2 0 0 2 1- 3 0 (Nigeria withdrew) * Qualified for quarter-finals Group B: 19 July 1976 Lansdowne Road, Ottawa Att: 14,286 Ref: Angel Coerezza (Arg) HT: 2-0 FRANCE 4 (Rubio, Amisse, Baronchelli, Schaer) MEXICO 1 (Sanchez) France: Larrieu - Battiston, Chazottes, Stassievich, Meynieu - Fernandez, Platini, Rubio - Baronchelli, Schaer, Amisse. Mexico: Regalado - Lopez Malo, Viveros, Rergis, de la Rosa - Caballero, Garcia (Marquez), Cosio (Toribio) - Tapia, Rangel, Hugo Sanchez. 19 July 1976 Varsity Stadium, Toronto Att: 9,500 Ref: Vladimir Rudnev (USR) HT: 0-0 ISRAEL 0 GUATEMALA 0 Israel: Vissoker - Ben Dor, Leventhal, Bar, Lev - Nimni (Gal), Shani, Shum (Cohen), Oz - Peretz, Damti. Guatemala: Piccinini - Gomez, C.Monterroso, Wellman, Rivera - Bolaños, B.Monterroso (Fion), Hurtarte - Sanchez, Pennat (Sandoval), Morales. 21 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 36,569 Ref: Alberto Michelotti (Ita) HT: 2-0 MEXICO 2 (Rangel 2) ISRAEL 2 (Oz, Shum) Mexico: Regalado - Lopez Malo, Viveros, Rergis, de la Rosa - Caballero, Marquez, Cosio (Toribio) - Tapia (Navarette), Rangel, Hugo Sanchez. Israel: Vissoker - Ben Dor, Levanthal, Bar, Lev - Nimni, Shani, Shum, Oz - Peretz (Nachness), Damti. 21 July 1976 Municipal Stadium, Sherbrooke Att: 3,163 Ref: Jafar Namdar (Irn) HT: 2-0 FRANCE 4 (Platini 2, Amisse, Schaer) GUATEMALA 1 (Fion) France: Larrieu - Battiston, Chazottes, Pottier, Stassievich - Fernandez, Platini, Rubio - Baronchelli (Pecout), Schaer, Amisse (Rouyer). Guatemala: Piccinini - Gomes, C.Monterroso, Wellman, Rivera - Bolaños, B.Monterroso, Hurtarte - Sanchez (Pennat), Fio (MacDonald), Morales. 23 July 1976 Municipal Stadium, Sherbrooke Att: 4,118 Ref: Marian Kuston (Pol) HT: 1-1 MEXICO 1 (Rangel) GUATEMALA 1 (og) Mexico: Regalado - Carrillo, Garcia, Rergis (Hernandez), de la Rosa - Caballero, Marquez, Cosio - Tapia (Toribio), Rangel, Hugo Sanchez. Guatemala: Garcia - Gomez, C.Monterroso, Wellman, Rivera - Bolaños, Villavicencio (B.Monterroso), MacDonald - Pennat, Fion, Sandoval (Morales). 23 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 33,639 Ref: Ramon Barreto (Uru) HT: 0-0 FRANCE 1 (Platini) ISRAEL 1 (Peretz) France: Larrieu - Battiston, Chazottes, Potteri, Strassievich - Fernandez, Platini, Rubio - Amisse, Rouyer, Schaer. Israel: Vissoker - Ben Dor, Leventhal, Bar, Nimni - Shani, Shum, Cohen - Peretz, Tourk, Damti. P W T L F A Pts 1 France 3 2 1 0 9- 3 5 * 2 Israel 3 0 3 0 3- 3 3 * 3 Mexico 3 0 2 1 4- 7 2 4 Guatemala 3 0 2 1 2- 5 2 * Qualified for quarter-finals Group C: 20 July 1976 Lansdowne Road, Ottawa Att: 11,324 Ref: Adolf Prokop (GDR) HT: 1-0 IRAN 1 (Mazloomi) CUBA 0 Iran: Hejazi - Nazavi, Zolfoqalnassab, Abdollahi, Eskandarian (Nayebagha) - Parvin, Qelichkhani, Ghassempour - Rowshan, Mazloomi (Jaahni), Khorshidi. Cuba: Reinoso - Rivero, Holmaza, Elejalde, Garces - Masso, Delgado, Bonora - Roldan, Hernandez (Cepero), Farinas. 22 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 32,309 Ref: Arnaldo Coelho (Bra) HT: 0-1 POLAND 3 (Szarmach 2, Deyna) IRAN 2 (Parvin, Rowshan) Poland: Tomaszewski - Szymanowski, Gorgon, Zmuda, Wawrowski - Maszczyk, Deyna, Cmikiewicz - Lato, Szarmach, Kmiecik (Beniger). Iran: Hejazi - Nazavi, Zolfoqalnassab, Abdollahi, Eskandarian - Parvin, Qelichkhani, Ghassempor, Rowshan, Mazloomi (Jahani), Khorshidi. 18 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 29,417 Ref: Abraham Klein (Isr) HT: 0-0 POLAND 0 CUBA 0 Poland: Tomaszewski - Szymanowski, Gorgon, Zmuda, Wawrowski - Kasperczak (Maszczyk), Deyna, Cmikiewicz - Lato, Szarmach, Kmiycik. Cuba: Reinoso - Rivero, Holmaza, Elejalde, Garces - Masso, Delgado, Bonora - Roldan, Hernandez (Pereira), Frainas. P W T L F A Pts 1 Poland 2 1 1 0 3- 2 3 * 2 Iran 2 1 0 1 3- 3 2 * 3 Cuba 2 0 1 1 0- 1 1 (Ghana withdrew) * Qualified for quarter-finals Group D: 19 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 34,320 Ref: Robert Helies (Fra) HT: 2-0 SOVIET UNION 2 (Onischenko 2) CANADA 1 (Douglas) Soviet Union: Astapovsky - Konkov, Troshkin, Reshko, Matvienko - Kolotov, Veremeev (Fomenko), Buriak - Minaev, Onischenko (Feodorov), Blokhin. Canada: Brand - Ayre, Lawrence, Grant, Telford - Megraw, Douglas, Bolitho (McLenaghen) - McLeod, Connor, McGrane (Rose). 21 July 1976 Varsity Stadium, Toronto Att: 12,638 Ref: Marco Antonio Dorantes(Mex) HT: 0-1 NORTH KOREA 3 (Se Uk An, Song Nam Hong 2) CANADA 1 (Douglas) North Korea: In Chol Jin - Gil Wan An, Mu Gil Kim, Jong Min Kim, Jong Hun Pak - Dong Chan Myong, Song Nam Hong, Jong Sok Cha - Song Guk Yang, Se Uk An, Hi Yon Li (II Nam Kim). Canada: Brand - Ayre, Grant, Lawrence, Telford (McLenaghen) - Megraw, Douglas, Bolitho - McLeod, McGrane (Whitheead), Connor. 23 July 1976 Lansdowne Park, Ottawa Att: 15,233 Ref: Emilio Guruceta-Muro (Spa) HT: 0-0 SOVIET UNION 3 (Kolotov, Veremeev, Blokhin) NORTH KOREA 0 Soviet Union: Astapovsky - Konkov (Fomenko), Troshkin, Reshko, Matvienko - Kolotov, Veremeev, Buriak (Feodorov) - Minaev, Onischenko, Blokhin. North Korea: Kyong Won Pak - Gil Wan An, Mu Gil Kim, Jong Min Kim, Jong Hun Pak - Dong Chan Myong (Jong U Ma), Song Nam Hong, Jong Sok Cha - Song Guk Yang, Se Uk An, Hi Young Li (II Nam Kim). P W T L F A Pts 1 Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 5- 1 4 * 2 North Korea 2 1 0 1 3- 4 2 * 3 Canada 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0 (Zambia withdrew) * Qualified for quarter-finals Quarter-Finals: 25 July 1976 Varsity Stadium, Toronto Att: 18,601 Ref: Karoly Palotai (Hun) HT: 0-0 BRAZIL 4 (Jarbas 2, Junior, Erivelto) ISRAEL 1 (Peretz) Brazil: Carlos (Ze Carlos) - Mauro, Tecao, Edinho, Chicao Fraga - Batista, Erivelto, Alberto - Junior, Jarbas (Eudes), Santos. lsrael: Vissoker - Levanthal, Bar (Nachness), Ben Dor, Nimni - Shani (Tourk), Shum, Cohen, Oz - Peretz, Damti. 25 July 1976 Municipal Stadium, Sherbrooke Att: 5,855 Ref: Guillermo Velasquez (Col) HT: 1-0 SOVIET UNION 2 (Minaev, Zvagintsev) IRAN 1 (Qelichkhani) Soviet Union: Astopovsky - Troshkin, Fomenko, Zvgintsev, Matvienko - Kolotov, Buriak, Minaev - Nazarenko (Veremeev), Feodorov, Blokhin (Onischenko). Iran: Hejazi - Nazavi, Zolfoqalnassab, Mirfakhrai, Eskandarian - Parvin, Qelichkhani, Ghassempor - Rowshan, Nouraii (Mazloomi), Jahani. 25 July 1976 Lansdowne Park, Ottawa Att: 20.083 Ref: Alberto Michelotti (Ita) HT: 1-0 EAST GERMANY 4 (Dorner 2, Riediger, Lowe) FRANCE 0 East Germany: Croy (Grapenthin) - Schade, Dorner, Weise, Kurbjuweit - Kische, Lauck, Heidler - Hafner, Lowe (Riediger), Hoffmann. France: Larrieu - Meynieu, Chazottes, Pottier, Stassievitch - Fernandez, Platini, Rubio - Amisse (Pecout), Rouyer, Schaer (Couge). 25 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 46,855 Ref: Paul Schiller (Aut) HT: 1-0 POLAND 5 (Szarmach 2, Lato 2, Symanowski) NORTH KOREA 0 Poland: Tomaszewski - Szymanowski, Gorgon, Zmuda, Wawrowski (Rudy) - Maszczyk (Ogaza), Kasperczak, Cmikiewicz - Lato, Deyna, Szarmach. North Korea: In Chol Jin - II Nam Kim, Jong Min Kim, Mu Gil Kim (Gwangsok Kim), Song Nam Hong - Jong Hun Pak, Se Uk An, Hi Yon Li - Dong Chan Myong (Jong U Ma), Song Guk Yang. Semi-Finals: 27 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 57,182 Ref: Marco Antonio Dorantes (Mex) HT: 0-0 EAST GERMANY 2 (Dorner, Kurbjuweit) SOVIET UNION 1 (Kolotov) East Germany: Croy - Hafner, Kische, Weise, Kurbjuweit - Heidler, Dorner, Lauck - Schade, Lowe, Hoffmann. Soviet Union: Astapovsky - Troshkin, Zvagintsev (Fomenko), Reshko, Matvienko - Kolotov, Veremeev, Buriak - Minaev, Onischenko (Feodorov), Blokhin. 27 July 1976 Varsity Stadium, Toronto Att: 21,743 Ref: John Paterson (Sco) HT: 0-0 POLAND 2 (Szarmach 2) BRAZIL 0 Poland: Tomaszewski - Szymanowski, Gorgon, Zmuda, Wawrowski - Maszczyk, Kasperczak, Cmikiewicz (Kmiecik) - Lato, Deyna, Szarmach. Brazil: Carlos - Rosemiro, Tecao, Edinho, Chico Fraga - Batista, Erivelto, Alberto - Jarbas (Marinho), Junior (Eudes), Santos. Bronze Medal Game: 29 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att: 55,647 Ref: Abraham Klein (Isr) HT: 1-0 SOVIET UNION 2 (Onischenko, Nazarenko) BRAZIL 0 Soviet Union: Astapovsky - Zvagintsev, Troshkin, Fomenko, Reshko - Matvienko, Kolotov, Buriak - Minaev, Onischenko (Nazarenko), Blokhin. Brazll: Carlos - Mauro, Tecao, Edinho, Junior - Batista, Erivelto, Alberto (Rosemiro) - Marinho, Jarbas (Eudes), Julinho. FINAL: 31 July 1976 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Att 71,617 Ref: Ramon Barreto (Uru) HT: 2-0 EAST GERMANY 3 (Schade, Hoffmann, Hafner) POLAND 1 (Lato) East Germany: Croy - Lauck, Weise, Dorner, Kurbjuweit - Kische, Schade, Riediger (Bransch) - Hafner, Lowe (Grobner), Hoffmann. Poland: Tomaszewski (Mowlik) - Szymanowski, Wieczorek, Zmuda, Wawrowski - Maszczyk, Deyna, Kasperczak - Lato, Szarmach, Kmiecik. Final Table Rk Country P W T L F A Pts Dif 1 EAST GERMANY 5 4 1 0 10- 2 9 + 8 2 Poland 5 3 1 1 11- 5 7 + 6 3 Soviet Union 5 4 0 1 10- 4 8 + 6 4 Brazil 5 2 1 2 6- 6 5 0 5 France 4 2 1 1 9- 7 5 + 2 6 Israel 4 0 3 1 4- 7 3 - 3 7 Iran 3 1 0 2 4- 5 2 - 1 8 North Korea 3 1 0 2 3- 9 2 - 6 9 Mexico 3 0 2 1 4- 7 2 - 3 10 Guatemala 3 0 2 1 2- 5 2 - 3 11 Cuba 2 0 1 1 0- 1 1 - 1 12 Canada 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0 - 3 13 Spain 2 0 0 2 1- 3 0 - 3 Top Scorers 6 Szarmach (Pol) 4 Dorner (GDR) 3 Lato (Pol), Onischenko (USR), Platini (Fra), Rangel (Mex) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Free kick Probably none were affiliated to any clubs. Not professional clubs, for the reason you gave. [EDIT: I stand corrected by beachesl in the next post. I guess that explains why there was a Toronto Metros-Croatia player on the Canadian roster.] But amateur clubs, yes. quote:Originally posted by Sigma Kevin Grant played with East Hamilton Cougars, East Hamilton Legion, and Hamilton Steelers (NSL). Not sure of the years, but he probably played with the East Hamilton clubs during the Olympics. You missed Hamilton Croatia. According to Keeping Score: The Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer by Colin Jose: Kevin Grant - Hamilton Croatia Tony Lawrence - Toronto White Eagles Robin Megraw - Toronto First Portuguese John Connor - New Westminster Blues And, for the heck of it, the others from the team: Bill Thomson - Manager (Ottawa) Colin Morris - Coach (Vancouver) Jack Brand - Toronto Metros-Croatia Tino Lettieri - Quebec Selects Gary Ayre - New Westminster Blues Bob Bolitho - London Boxing Club Jim McLoughlin - ? Ray Telford - ? Carl Rose - Toronto Emerald Jim Douglas - St. Catharines Heidelberg Wes McLeod - Coquitlam Blue Mountain Mike McLenaghen - Vancouver Pegasus John McGrane - Simon Frasier University Peter Roe - Toronto Italia Ken White_head [remove underscore] - Simon Frasier University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Free kick Probably none were affiliated to any clubs. Not professional clubs, for the reason you gave. [EDIT: I stand corrected by beachesl in the next post. I guess that explains why there was a Toronto Metros-Croatia player on the Canadian roster.] But amateur clubs, yes. quote:Originally posted by Sigma Kevin Grant played with East Hamilton Cougars, East Hamilton Legion, and Hamilton Steelers (NSL). Not sure of the years, but he probably played with the East Hamilton clubs during the Olympics. You missed Hamilton Croatia. According to Keeping Score: The Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer by Colin Jose: Kevin Grant - Hamilton Croatia Tony Lawrence - Toronto White Eagles Robin Megraw - Toronto First Portuguese John Connor - New Westminster Blues And, for the heck of it, the others from the team: Bill Thomson - Manager (Ottawa) Colin Morris - Coach (Vancouver) Jack Brand - Toronto Metros-Croatia Tino Lettieri - Quebec Selects Gary Ayre - New Westminster Blues Bob Bolitho - London Boxing Club Jim McLoughlin - ? Ray Telford - ? Carl Rose - Toronto Emerald Jim Douglas - St. Catharines Heidelberg Wes McLeod - Coquitlam Blue Mountain Mike McLenaghen - Vancouver Pegasus John McGrane - Simon Frasier University Peter Roe - Toronto Italia Ken White_head [remove underscore] - Simon Frasier University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Free kick Well I don't know. But I do recall that prior to circa 1992, professionals were not permitted to take part in the Olympics and team sports were no exception. So with the exception of eastern block sides, I would imagine that no national side who took part in the olympics would have been permitted to field a side with any players who were affiliated or under contract to any club. That is why, at that time,they olympic tournament was dominated by the likes of the USSR, Poland and East Germany. Not Brazil..etc. So to answer your question: Actually, they did allow professional players who only played in North America (Canada, USA) into the Olympics from 1984 to 1992, as FIFA, who were managing Olympic soccer, decided to make an exception for NASL, and subsequent leagues in NA, players for development of the game here. This is why we did so well in the 1984 Olympics, and we basically had the same team going into the successful 1986 WCQ's, I think. In 1992 they allowed all professionals who had not played in the World Cup, and in 1996 they started the present "U-21 for qualifying plus 3 overagers for the tournament" format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Free kick Well I don't know. But I do recall that prior to circa 1992, professionals were not permitted to take part in the Olympics and team sports were no exception. So with the exception of eastern block sides, I would imagine that no national side who took part in the olympics would have been permitted to field a side with any players who were affiliated or under contract to any club. That is why, at that time,they olympic tournament was dominated by the likes of the USSR, Poland and East Germany. Not Brazil..etc. So to answer your question: Actually, they did allow professional players who only played in North America (Canada, USA) into the Olympics from 1984 to 1992, as FIFA, who were managing Olympic soccer, decided to make an exception for NASL, and subsequent leagues in NA, players for development of the game here. This is why we did so well in the 1984 Olympics, and we basically had the same team going into the successful 1986 WCQ's, I think. In 1992 they allowed all professionals who had not played in the World Cup, and in 1996 they started the present "U-21 for qualifying plus 3 overagers for the tournament" format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I could be wrong but I am pretty sure it was not just an exception for North America from 1984 onwards. I believe it was an exception for professional players who had not played in a World Cup (and possibly professionally in Europe and/or South America). But you are correct in the reasoning for why we did so well in 1984 when we went out against Brazil in the quarter finals on penalty kicks as we were pretty much playing their U-23 side. Of course, Paul James scored on a well worked free kick that was incorrectly ruled offside which would have put us in the semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janislam Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Than you very much for all guys !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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