02 Jul 2026 17:21:09
With Raskin now in the last 16 of the WC - A question to all our historians out there, what's the furthest that we've had a current Rangers player at a major international tournament?
The only one I can think of is Gazza at the Euro 96 final.
02 Jul 2026 18:34:24
Guivarch and Charbonniwr both won it.
02 Jul 2026 18:38:58
England got knocked out the semis Euro 96.
02 Jul 2026 18:51:04
Neither were at Ibrox when they won it. Think both joined afterwards.
02 Jul 2026 18:56:50
Cannigia won it.
02 Jul 2026 19:03:58
Euro 96 - Of course!
The French lads joined afterwards, I'm sure.
I don't remember Cannigia playing at a major tournament whilst at us - I remember he missed the WC because a bad tackle in the cup final. ?
I think I remember Bougherra playing at the Afcom, but not sure how far they got.
02 Jul 2026 19:05:11
He's meaning when playing for Rangers. Was Numan signed in 1998, although not played a game for us, we knew he was signed.
02 Jul 2026 19:07:27
Cannigia won what?
02 Jul 2026 19:08:50
Whilst playing at Rangers World Cup semi final for the below players. Thanks to AI.
1990
Chris Woods
Terry Buthcher
Trevor Steven
Gary Steven
2022 Unused sub
Borna Barasic.
02 Jul 2026 19:09:11
Cannigia got sent off while sat on the bench for Argentina when he played for us, Zikos.
02 Jul 2026 19:10:09
I did think about Numan but forgot he had already signed to come to us.
02 Jul 2026 19:14:03
I checked the all knowing ChatGPT and it said Borna Barasic was on the bench for the WC final in 2018.
It also said Amoruso was on the bench for the Euro 2000 final - but I can't remember the big man ever getting a call whilst playing for us. ?
02 Jul 2026 19:22:18
Ach u beat me to the England 1990 squad.
02 Jul 2026 19:29:32
Zikos, I'd update your ChatGPT, mate. Barasic wasn't in 2018 squad, and Amoruso never got a call up.
02 Jul 2026 19:30:26
Stephane Guivarc'h and Lionel Charbonnier
World Cup Winners 1998.
02 Jul 2026 19:31:24
Cannigia was suspended for the 1990 World Cup final v Germany, apologies.
02 Jul 2026 19:54:26
Gennaro Gatuso is being forgotten about. ?
02 Jul 2026 19:54:27
Croatia only reached the semis though (they finished 3rd), but Barisic was with them at that stage. I can't think of anyone who got further.
02 Jul 2026 20:14:16
No Fork as he didn't play for Italy while at Rangers.
02 Jul 2026 20:38:48
Oops, my bad, looking n not seeing. ?
02 Jul 2026 21:01:18
I was sure Guivarch was signed for us before the World Cup. I must be wrong.
02 Jul 2026 21:19:42
Don't know if you can call it a major tournament, but Laudrup won the Confederations Cup in 95. Beat Argentina in the final with Michael Laudrup scoring the winner.
02 Jul 2026 23:45:28
I think we got Guivarch the following year, didn't he go to Newcastle after the WC from Auxerre and then we got him from there?
03 Jul 2026 00:29:11
Zikos, no my friend, we signed him that summer.
Wanted him and Amato as his first pick upfront. Ended up with Wallace and Johansson lol.
Think we got Mols the following summer.
03 Jul 2026 00:37:18
3 ex-players have won it, none of them were playing for us at the time. Charbonnier, Guivarc'h and Gattuso.
Barisic is the player who got the furthest whilst playing for Rangers at the time (semi-final, finished 3rd overall).
Laudrup got to the 1/4 finals whilst playing for us.
The below all played at a World Cup whilst contracted to us, mostly group stages apart from Laudrup & Barisic.
Eric Caldow
Sammy Baird
Sandy Jardine (x2 tournaments)
Mo Johnston
Brian Laudrup
Borna Barisic
Nicolas Raskin
Thelo Aasgaard
Liam Kelly
John Souttar
Findlay Curtis
Lawrence Shankland
Derek Cornelius.
03 Jul 2026 08:51:44
Add Richard Gough to that list also.
03 Jul 2026 08:56:16
And Davie Cooper!!
03 Jul 2026 08:59:47
And Super Ally.
02 Jul 2026 10:04:34
Croatia made the final because they beat England in the semi finals.