If Tomasz Kuszczak plays for Poland on Tuesday.

[Statto]

I may be wrong, but when the ex Arsenal keeper Rami Shabban (spl) Played for Sweeden in The World Cup in 06 wasn't he on our books then?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

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?

Almost. Steve Penney played 27 years ago in a World Cup qualifier against England (Nov 1985)

England v Northern Ireland, 13 November 1985 - 11v11 match report

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I may be wrong, but when the ex Arsenal keeper Rami Shabban (spl) Played for Sweeden in The World Cup in 06 wasn't he on our books then?

He played for Fredrikstad by then having signed for them in Jan 06, he left Brighton at the end of the 04/05 season.

 

[cloud]

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

If you check his profile, his occupation is now "Lecturing"

 

[Brovion]

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

Yup me too! And yes, one of them a Rooney penalty. "Hero Tomasz prevents rout" would be a nice Polish newspaper headline (in Polish obviously).

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

I would take England absolutely tonking Poland 6-0, and a shattered Kuszczak returning to the Albion determined to rebuild his reputation, keeping 10 consecutive clean sheets for his club side.

 

[cloud]

They are without Błaszczykowski as he is injured

 

[Philzo-93]

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

O/T but I hate FOX Sports. There was a journalist at the AMEX once and he was moaning about how he wasn't allowed into the press conferences and couldn't interview players because he didn't have the valid accreditation. "I work for FOX, we're known all over the world. I do not need to bother with this".

Well mate, if Piers Morgan and his arrogant head manages to get the right accreditation, then so can you. Pompous twat!

 

[u'vebeenamexed]

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?

Sammy Nelson (N.Ireland vs Spain & Austria 1982)