Manchester City: World Cup of players (E-H)

Manchester City goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann. A German soldier captured in Belgium in 1945 and brought to England as a prisoner of war, Trautmann decided to stay in this country after the war to pursue a successful career in football. Original Publication: People Disc - HG0112 (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images) /

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COLUMBUS, OH – FEBRUARY 11: Nery Castillo #10 and Carlos Ochoa #11 of Mexico battle for the ball against Michael Bradley #4 of USA during a FIFA 2010 World Cup qualifying match in the CONCACAF region on February 11, 2009 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

Group F:

Group F was almost perfect too, with Wales replacing South Korea. Aside from that Germany, Sweden and Mexico all had nationals play for Manchester City.

Nery Castillo, of Mexico, was quite understandably without a single vote. Brought to City on loan, he really didn’t have the best of times. John Gudetti also had a terrible time at Manchester City, but for other reasons. Unable to keep fit after being brought in by Sven, he was reintroduced to the side by Roberto Mancini. Not impressing, he was loaned out and eventually moved on.

With Germany, like Brazil, I could have picked a number of players, including Leroy Sane or Ilkay from this season. I did opt for Bert Trautmann though. He, along with Welshman Billy Meredith, progressed.