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All these people had their faces in the Sunderland Echo 14 years ago and here they are once more.
It was the year when hopes were high that the Football World Cup would be awarded to England, and that would mean the Stadium of Light being chosen as one of the host stadia.
Every one of these people had something to say on the issue. See if you can spot someone you know.
![All these people had their say on football matters in Sunderland 14 years ago.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/26/9/Collage%20Maker-26-Sep-2023-10-22-AM-5760.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Faces from 2009
All these people had their say on football matters in Sunderland 14 years ago.
![One of the Sunderland people who appeared in the Echo in 2009.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/26/9/wc2%20%281%29.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Another fan who talked about Sunderland potentially hosting the World Cup once more.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/26/9/wc6%20%281%29.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Happy times on Wearside
Another fan who talked about Sunderland potentially hosting the World Cup once more.
![One of the football fans who spoke to the Echo about the World Cup.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/26/9/wc4%20%281%29.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Hopes high in 2009
One of the football fans who spoke to the Echo about the World Cup.