If Tomasz Kuszczak plays for Poland on Tuesday.

[Deleted User X18H]

By my reckoning, he will be the first current Albion player to be involved in a competitive England World Cup match for 30 years.

Am I right?

 

[Black Dalek]

Is he likely to play then! Did Poland play the other night, I can't find any info on a Poland match.

 

[AZ Gull]

Is he likely to play then! Did Poland play the other night, I can't find any info on a Poland match.

Poland played a friendly against South Africa, Kuszczak was an unused sub.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Is he likely to play then! Did Poland play the other night, I can't find any info on a Poland match.

According to the first paragraph here yes.

Manchester United old boy Tomasz Kuszczak aims to prove point against England - Telegraph

 

[Cappers]

Brighton and Hove Albion is his rather lower profile home and so it is understandable that Kuszczak should regard Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against England as an occasion when he will have a significant point to prove. “

Bloomin cheek!

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

By my reckoning, he will be the first current Albion player to be involved in a competitive England World Cup match for 30 years.

Am I right?

As you have limited it to the World Cup, yes. Steve Penney played against England, but that was in the Euro's.

 

[perseus]

By my reckoning, he will be the first current Albion player to be involved in a competitive England World Cup match for 30 years.

Am I right?

Probably longer than that? It has to be Steve Penney back in 1988 which is only 24 years.

Meanwhile, name three Albion players that can have actually come on the pitch to play in World Cup Final matches?

 

[perseus]

Is he likely to play then! Did Poland play the other night, I can't find any info on a Poland match.

Sub. Before the match the journo opinion that he had a one third chance of starting. I expect to be the same % against England.

Poland beats South Africa 1-0 in friendly - News | FOX Sports on MSN

The hosts had an early scare on Friday when goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton - a substitute-turned-stalwart who was Poland's penalty-saving hero at Euro 2012 - fumbled a winding free kick from Lerato Chabangu seven minutes into the match.
But the PSV Eindhoven stopper kept his cool and smothered the ball.

AFP: Poland beat South Africa 1-0 in friendly

 

[JOLovegrove]

Am I the only one that would sooner have him have an outstanding game then England to score loads?

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Probably longer than that? It has to be Steve Penney back in 1988 which is only 24 years.

Meanwhile, name three Albion players that can have actually come on the pitch to play in World Cup Final matches?

1982 Foster, 1986 Penny. I was going to say Armstrong but he joined after the 86 World Cup.

 

[perseus]

1982 Foster, 1986 Penny. I was going to say Armstrong but he joined after the 86 World Cup.

Right. One more. 1982.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Am I the only one that would sooner have him have an outstanding game then England to score loads?

I'd take a 1-0 England with Kuszczak making dozens of world-class saves!

 

[JOLovegrove]

I'd take a 1-0 England with Kuszczak making dozens of world-class saves!

One of the saves being a Rooney penalty?

 

[perseus]

If Kuszczak plays I will secretly be egging on Poland

It might be best if Tylon plays and makes a hash of it.

 

[Worthingite]

Right. One more. 1982.

Sammy Nelson?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

By my reckoning, he will be the first current Albion player to be involved in a competitive England World Cup match for 30 years.

Am I right?

I thought you were a journalist, you should be telling us not f***ing asking us.

 

[melias shoes]

If Kuszczak plays I will secretly be egging on Poland

Really?

 

[melias shoes]

I'd take a 1-0 England with Kuszczak making dozens of world-class saves!

This.

 

[HenryC]

Right. One more. 1982.

Gary Stevens?

 

[BensGrandad]

Did John Byrne or Gerry Ryan ever play a world cup qualifier or possibly John Napier for N Ireland but that wouldnt have been 1982.