bendixen35 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Is Martinez really the first Villa player ever to win a world cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 While playing for Villa, yes. In fact, he's the first active Villa player to play in a WC final, never mind win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 What's the furthest any of our other players got in a WC (while playing for Villa)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Turkey finished 3rd in 2002, Alpay was in that team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixen35 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 Thanks. After hitting a fan crisis during Gerrard’s reign, Villa is looking into a bright future I recon. The arrival of Unai and now a world cup winner, and the role he played!! Wow - thanks has to go to the owners, who is slowly but surely ensuring progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendixen35 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 And not to forget the first win against Man U in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, bendixen35 said: Is Martinez really the first Villa player ever to win a world cup? Senior Yes Benjamin Siegrist won the under 17 or 19 World Cup for Switzerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Tom13 said: What's the furthest any of our other players got in a WC (while playing for Villa)? Platt 1990 semifinal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 2 hours ago, duke313 said: Turkey finished 3rd in 2002, Alpay was in that team. Concrete Ron did in 2014 too with Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 My abiding memories of Villa players at world cups are Southgate and Vassell. Young smashing the bar IIRC too in a shootout though I think he may have departed by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 De La Cruz was like Cafu in one of them and then we signed him and he wasn't Cafu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomC Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 What Villa players won the World Cup before or after they were at the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, TomC said: What Villa players won the World Cup before or after they were at the club? Pepe Reina, Robert Pires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) Didn't hitzelsperger play in a world cup 3rd place playoff? Edited December 19, 2022 by villa89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, rodders0223 said: My abiding memories of Villa players at world cups are Southgate and Vassell. Young smashing the bar IIRC too in a shootout though I think he may have departed by then. They were all in the Euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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