As the build-up to the start of the World Cup finals in Qatar at the weekend continues, we're looking back at previous tournaments, discovering the Newcastle United connections, and remembering what else was going on at the time.
Last time, we recalled the 1950 World Cup finals which took place in Brazil. It was the first time England had competed and, in the event, things did not go at all well. On the Magpie front, the two players who made up the club's dynamic striking partnership had run-outs for their respective countries - Ashington -born Jackie Milburn for England, and his hot-shot St James' Park sidekick, George Robledo for Chile.
In 1954, the World Cup finals took place in Switzerland and featured a player not always well-remembered 68 years on. If Milburn and Robledo shine brightly in the pantheon of post-war Newcastle United stars, our third World Cup Magpie is slightly less well-known. Ivor Broadis, nevertheless, was a fine striker for United and the Three Lions, and was the only Newcastle player to appear at the 1954 finals.
