World Cup Players at TCS

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June 14, 201411 yr

A variation on the nationalities thread...

Watching the Chile/Australia game last night got me thinking of how many players who've played at a WC finals have played at TCS. Noticed Pinilla coming on for Chile but don't think he ever played here for Hearts, so to start us off....

Ryan McGowan (Hearts/Australia)

June 14, 201411 yr

Izaguirre

DaMarcus Beasley

Jason Scotland

Brent Sancho

Marvin Andrews

Colin Samuel

Kelvin Jack?

Robbie Keane?

Michael McGlinchey

Chris Killen

Rory Fallon

Samaras

Viduka?

Craig Moore?

Larsson

Majstorovic

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Russell Latapy!

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Marius Nicluae

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Claudio Cannigia? Claudio Reyna? Fraser Forster possibly after this World Cup

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Marius Nicluae

Not sure for world cup, he has been in the playoff stages but not the tournament.

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Terence butcher?

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Craig Moore, Robbie Keane and Mark Viduka never played at the Caley Stadium I don't think.

Jim Leighton played for Aberdeen here a couple of times. Presume John Collins and some of the France 98 Scotland squad did as well.

Jackie McNamara certainly did for Falkirk in about 2009. David Weir was in the 98 squad as well.

Edited June 14, 201411 yr by Renegade

June 14, 201411 yr

Whatever happened to the one-guess-at-a-time 'rule'!! :lol:

Right, that's it...I'm going to the Word Association thread and put

flower

power

Rangers

Celtic

connections

joins.......

June 14, 201411 yr

San Jose - Liverpool XI, 2008 - Played for Paraguay in 2010. Now at Athletic Bilbao.

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Kevin Kilbane - Coventry City, 2012. Played for Ireland in South Japan/Japan 2002.

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Wait for it.......

Sebo!

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SEEEEEEEEEEEBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The faces of the Rangers fans when we were chanting that will live long in the memory.... :lol:

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Jelavic

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Nakamura

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Has Ambrose played yet in the world cup

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"Pele"

:getmecoat:

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Cha Du-Ri Celtic/South Korea

Pedro Mendes Rangers/Portugal

Edited June 14, 201411 yr by ICTRoughi

June 15, 201411 yr

Bamba - Dunfermline Athletic - Ivory Coast

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Maurice Malpas. 1986 and 1990 World Cup finals.

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Pretty sure Jean-Alain Boumsong played at the World Cup

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Scott McDonald

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bougherra

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Scott McDonald

Never has.

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Kelvin Jack (Dundee keeper)

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Kelvin Jack (Dundee keeper)

He was in the 2006 squad but got injured and never played. I see also once played for the brilliantly named side Joe Public FC!

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KDM Trophy 26/27

Those six games were key in getting oscar , jordan and others up to speed and also supporting a two squad team.

By Moogthurso · Yesterday at 07:26 PM1 day
KDM Trophy 26/27

So getting promoted means we have six games fewer than last season. Not everyone will agree, but I think that's a good thing.

By snorbens_caleyman · Yesterday at 05:44 PM1 day
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Cove (away) on Tuesday 7 July with a 1900 kick off.

By Robert · Yesterday at 05:19 PM1 day
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KDM Evolution Trophy 2026/27
SPFL announces expanded KDM Evolution Trophy format
The SPFL has today announced the format of the KDM Evolution Trophy for season 2026/27.
Following the success of last season’s revamped competition – which included an inaugural league phase – season 2026/27 will now see more clubs compete in an expanded 40-club league phase.
The following 10 guest clubs across the Scottish Highland Football League and the Scottish Lowland Football League East and West have accepted invitations into this season’s competition:
Banks o’ Dee
Berwick Rangers
Bonnyrigg Rose
Clachnacuddin
Clydebank
Cowdenbeath
Cumbernauld Colts
Formartine United
Fraserburgh
Gala Fairydean Rovers
They will join 10 William Hill League 1, 10 William Hill League 2 and 10 William Hill Premiership B-teams in the tournament’s opening round.
Clubs participating in the league phase will be split into four pots by division, with each club playing two different opponents from each other pot, totalling six matches. William Hill Premiership B-teams will again play all league phase matches away from home.
Points gained by clubs across six matchdays will feed into one league table, with the top 22 clubs qualifying for the knock-out Round of 32.
William Hill Championship clubs will enter the competition in the Round of 32 as seeded clubs, alongside teams finishing in the top six of the league phase, with the remainder of the competition following a traditional knock-out format.
Member clubs and the Scottish FA considered the new set-up hugely beneficial for youth players in providing more opportunities in the key ‘transition phase’ of ages 16-21, as players move from the academy environment to senior football. Youth prospects aged 15 will continue to be eligible to participate in the KDM Evolution Trophy, following a successful trial. The Scottish FA Cooperation System, which was designed to strengthen youth development in Scotland, has also been extended.
Neil Doncaster, group chief executive of the SPFL, said: “We are delighted to build on the success of last season’s new-look competition by inviting 10 guest clubs to participate in next season’s tournament, which will be sure to benefit the community clubs we have invited and provide new challenges for our member clubs.
“While we will continue to minimise travel with broadly regionalised league phase matches, following discussions with our members, home clubs will now retain gate receipts in full in the league phase, to support clubs financially.”
Over £1.3 million in prize money was shared with clubs for last season’s KDM Evolution Trophy, which was an increase of more than 50% on the previous year. The SPFL is pleased to confirm that last season’s prize money has been maintained for the 2026/27 tournament, with the winners receiving £150,000, and the runners-up £100,000.
The Scottish-based, internationally operating construction firm, KDM Group, remain proud title sponsors of the competition.
Iain Jones, Chief Executive of KDM Group, said: “We are extremely excited to continue our partnership with the KDM Evolution Trophy after a highly successful first season of the new-look competition. Next season’s expanded format promises to deliver even more excitement and opportunities to clubs and players across the country, which reflects KDM Group’s support for Scottish football across all levels of the game.”

The KDM Evolution Trophy league phase will commence on the midweek of August 11/12, where participants will look to better Inverness Caledonian Thistle’s run to the final last season. Championship clubs will again enter at the Round of 32 stage on November 3/4, with the 2026/27 showpiece final taking place on either the weekend of March 27/28 or April 3/4.
The fixtures for the 2026/27 KDM Evolution Trophy league phase will be published on Thursday 16 July at 1.00pm.
The full schedule of prize money for the KDM Evolution Trophy is set out below:
Winners: £150,000
Runners-up: £100,000
Eliminated in semi-finals: £75,000
Eliminated in quarter-finals: £50,000
Eliminated in Round of 16: £40,000
Eliminated in Round of 32: £30,000
Eliminated in league phase: £15,000 - £18,500 (depending on final league position)
A summary of key competition dates is set out below:
League Phase MD1: August 11/12
League Phase MD2: August 25/26
League Phase MD3: September 8/9
League Phase MD4: September 22/23
League Phase MD5: September 26/27
League Phase MD6: October 13
Round of 32: November 3/4
Round of 16: November 24/25
Quarter-finals: January 12/13
Semi-finals: February 9/10
Final: March 27/28 or April 3/4

By tm4tj · Yesterday at 02:15 PM1 day
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I agree with that.
I can't see Argentina repeating and my Brazilian colleague tells me that they are not good right now, although in Brazilian terms that likely translates to only being good enough for the quarters or semis! No other country springs to mind as an eventual winner other than France or Spain although Spain also have a bit of controversy going on after naming no Real Madrid players to the squad.

Don't know what to make of Haiti. That's a pretty good result but looking at the squad list there are only a handful of players at recognisable clubs. One of them - Derrick Etienne Jr - plays for Toronto so I see him every week. A pacy winger, who will be familiar with the stadium in Boston, but someone who flatters to deceive most weeks. Scored something like 8 in 46 games for Haiti and only 5 in 60 for Toronto but popped up just a couple of weeks ago to score an absolute banger against Charlotte. Hopefully that is him done scoring for the season - internationally at least!
Not that I put much faith in the rankings, but it does have to be noted that Haiti are 83rd and New Zealand are 85th. The two lowest ranked teams in the tournament. Even Cape Verde (69) and Curacao (82) are ahead of them. Scotland are at #43. What surprised me - in the rankings - is that Ghana, who I thought were higher ranked, are listed at 74th spot so round of the 'worst five' according to the rankings.

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