Thread by @AlexMiller91

🚨🏆Here's a handy guide for Sheffield Wednesday fans for when it comes to explaining to your other half/boss why it's so important you watch EVERY SINGLE GAME of the #WorldCup - and why every team is important to you..

Big ol' thread of mainly nonsense👇

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Group A - QATAR🇶🇦

Right, not an ideal nation to be handed first when putting together a light-hearted bit of nonsense, but here we go..

Former Wednesday winger Richie Partridge is the Qatar physio.

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ECUADOR🇪🇨

Who can forget the seminal performances against Wednesday by legendary Watford Ecuadorian Juan Carlos Paredes in the 14/15 season?

His assist for Matej Vydra in their 3-0 win at Hillsborough? Life-changing scenes. Viva Ecuador.

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SENEGAL🇸🇳

Modou Sougou. Next.

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NETHERLANDS🇳🇱

Wim Jonk. Glenn Loovens. The orange kits (Wednesday fans love an orange kit) and sekshy football. Joey and Jos. Regi f'ing Blinker.

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GROUP B - ENGLAND🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Overlook the fact Lee Gregory was so cruelly left out of the squad. It's coming home.

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IRAN🇮🇷

Any country that makes up the last few letters of a Sheffield Wednesday player's name..

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USA🇺🇸

John Harkes' goal against Derby, cheeseburgers and Sir Franklin Michael Simek of Missouri.

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WALES🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

England's neighbours - isn't it nice to get along?

Wednesday have a superior record against both Cardiff (W28 D18 L27) and Swansea (W13 D13 L9), which is hospitable stuff.

See also: Lloyd Isgrove, Barry Horne and May 25 2005.

GROUP C - ARGENTINA🇦🇷

Push aside the years of intense footballing rivalry and focus on the fact a former Wednesday player looks set to play a big part for the Argentines - goalkeeper Emi Martinez played 15 times for the Owls in the 2013/14 season.

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SAUDI ARABIA🇸🇦

Saudi Arabia manager Hervé Renard used to coach Cambridge United. In August 2004 League Two clash they lost 1-0 to a Swansea City side including former Owls manager Garry Monk.

They may have shaken hands.

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MEXICO🇲🇽

Wednesday played five post-season matches at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium in June 1967.

Toluca - W 4-1
Mexico Select XI - L 5-0
Deportivo Español - L 2-0
Bologna - L 1-0
FC America - D 1-1

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POLAND🇵🇱

April 26 2008. Penultimate day of the season. Leicester v Wednesday in a Championship relegation tet-a-tet. Owls concede early and miss a pen. Enter Bartosz Ślusarski, who equalises and inspires a 3-1 win. They beat Norwich 4-1 on the last day and finish 16th.

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GROUP D - FRANCE🇫🇷

Claude Dielna, Vincent Sasso, Jeremy Helan.. Patrick Blondeau.

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AUSTRALIA🇦🇺

Massimo Luongo, Adem Poric, Brad Jones, that Walkabout just off West Street..

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DENMARK🇩🇰

There's a special bond between Sheffield Wednesday and Danish football; and not just thanks to the service of Kim Olsen.

Danes flooded the city during Euro 96 and made a glowing impression on Hillsborough, which also hosted Portugal, Turkey and Croatia.

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TUNISIA🇹🇳

Tunisia midfielder Anis Slimane plays for Danish giants Brøndby, which sounds a bit like the surname of former Wednesday defender Leigh Bromby.

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Reyto that's the first four groups done - will finish this off with the other four groups later int week because frankly I've got work to do and it took me nearly 40 minutes to find a link with Saudi Arabia.. which let's be fair I didn't.

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