DRAGAN STOJKOVIC

DRAGAN STOJKOVIC

7. DRAGAN STOJKOVIC Yugoslavia

Stojkovic barely featured in the opening game against West Germany, eclipsed by Matthaus, but thereafter he was magnificent, the central intelligence of a deft Yugoslavia side.
It was from his crosses that Mirko Jozic headed goals against West Germany and Colombia in the group stage, but it was against Spain in the second round that Stojkovic excelled, that performance earning his move to Marseille.
Having dominated midfield, he won the game with two goals, the first involving a masterly dummy that left an embarrassed defender on his backside. He missed a penalty in the quarter-final shoot-out against Argentina – but so did Maradona.