RIP - Dominique Dropsy

Sad to see that former French international goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy has died of cancer at the age of 63.
He was a member of the French team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He played in a total of 596 Ligue 1 matches between 1972-1989.

I always remembered Dominique because his surname was one that you wouldn't want if you were a goalkeeper.

Yes, they had Rust, Bats and Dropsy all around at the same time.

The French were very unlucky in the 1978 World Cup. They were in a tough 1st round group with Italy, hosts Argentina and Hungary, and their late-night (UK time) match against the Argentinians was described by the BBC commentator Barry Davies as one of the greatest games of all time.

France lost 2-1 but were denied what many thought was a stonewall penalty. Argentina had already lost to the Italians and had the French got a draw it would have been they, and not the hosts, who would have gone through in second place.

that was when they had the second round in groups back then in the World Cup. Whether that was a popular format or not I think many now prefer the KO stages now, but if they re - introduce thst format, would it be a better format now for today or not? and I guess when a certain M. Platini was in his prime too!!