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World Football Challenge
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 World Football Challenge
| Why was Willie Henderson absent from the Rangers line up for the 1962 tie against Standard Liege? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
Missed the kick off after heavy traffic held him up in Glasgow.
| Who won the first ever Champion's League tournament (after it became a group and knockout tournament)? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
Marseille. Basile Boli scored the winning goal as they beat Milan 1-0.
| Who were the first winners of the UFWC? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
England. England were the first country to win an international match, they beat Scotland 4-2 at the Kennington Oval on 8th March 1873. This was the second ever international match.
| Who were the first team from Asia to win the UFWC? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
South Korea. They won on 31st January 1995.
| Who were the first South American nation to win the UFWC? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
Chile. Chile beat USA on 2nd July 1950, at the same World Cup finals that USA had won the UFWC from England.
| Who were the first Non-European team to win the UFWC? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
USA. USA beat England 29th June 1950, during the 1950 Official World Cup finals to take the title outside Europe for the first time.
| Who were the first country from Oceana to win the UFWC? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
Australia. Australia took the title from USA on 14th June 1992.
| Who were the first African nation to win the UFWC? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
Nigeria. Nigeria beat the Republic of Ireland on 29th May 2004.
| Who was voted the best player in the 2000 King Hussein Cup? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
| Who was the only player based in Scotland named in the FIFA top 50 players in the world? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
| Who was the first nation to win both the UFWC and official World Cup in the same match? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
Brazil. The World Cup final on 19th June 1958, between Brazil and Sweden, was the first time the UFWC and the Official World Cup were disputed. Brazil won 5-2.
| Who was the first nation outside the UK to win the UFWC? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
Austria. Austria took the title beating Scotland on 16th May 1931.
| Who was English Footballer of the Year in 1992? | Footy Facts (cal79) |
Gary Lineker. Gary Lineker became a sports presenter after retiring from football. All four answers played for England.
| Who set a record for the longest reign as Unofficial Champion, both by number of matches, and duration with 21? | Unofficial Football World Championship (mrbadger) |
Scotland. Scotland held the title from 13th March 1880 to 17th March 1888 (21 matches).
| Who scored the last goal of the 1994 World Cup? | Football Interesting Ones (robybaggio18) |
Kennet Andersson. He scored the 4th goal in Sweden's 4-0 win over Bulgaria in the 3rd place play-off on the day before the final.
| Who scored the first goal of France 98? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
Cesar Sampiao. In the opening game against Scotland. Brazil won 2-1.
| Who scored for Italy in their 3rd group match against Mexico in the 1994 World Cup in Washington, which finished in a 1-1 draw? | Football Interesting Ones (robybaggio18) |
Daniele Massaro. He scored his only goal of the tournament that gave Italy the second round. He also missed a penalty shot in the final against Brazil.
| Who missed 3 penalties for Argentina in the 1999 Copa America match against Colombia? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
Martin Palermo. He hit the bar, put one over the bar and had one saved!!
| Who is the only player to score in 2 World Cups for 2 different teams? | Football Interesting Ones (robybaggio18) |
Robert Prosinecki. He scored for Yugoslavia in 1990 and for Croatia in 1998.
| Who did Blackburn Rovers beat 6-1 in the 1890 F.A Cup Final? | Footy Facts (cal79) |
Sheffield Wednesday. This was a terrible thrashing. However Derby County managed to do worse when they lost 6-0 to Bury in the 1903 Final.
| Who beat Arsenal 1-0 in the 1980 F.A Cup Final? | Footy Facts (cal79) |
West Ham United. West Ham won the F.A Cup three times in the twentieth century. The years were 1964,1 975 and 1980.
| Which town was Bryan Robson born in? | Footy Facts (cal79) |
Chester le Street. Bryan Robson played for both Manchester United and England. He was a phenomenal player but proved less succesful as the manager of Middlesbrough.
| Which team scored the fastest goal in the 1998 World Cup? | Football Interesting Ones (robybaggio18) |
Paraguay. Their first goal against Nigeria was scored after 54 seconds by Celso Ayala.
| Which Manchester United player in 1998-99, scored a vital goal against Juventus in their Champions League semi-final second leg, but was unable to play in the final due to suspension?
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Roy Keane. He scored a header after United had gone two goals down. Due to this inspiration, United picked themselves up and recorded a famous 3-2 win and qualify for the final, which they won.
| Which is the oldest English Football League club? | Footy Facts (cal79) |
Notts County. Notts County were formed in 1862, Stoke City in 1863, Nottingham Forest in 1865 and Chesterfield in 1866. The Football league was formed in 1888.
| Which goalkeeper replaced the injured Gianluigi Buffon in the Italy Squad for Euro 2000? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
| Which former Wimbledon footballer became an actor and starred in the film "Snatch"? | Footy Facts (cal79) |
Vinnie Jones. Jones also appeared in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Gone in 60 Seconds." In Britain he has appeared in adverts for Bacardi.
| Which English club did Rangers beat in the Champions League qualifying rounds in 1992? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
Leeds United. Rangers won 4-2 over the two legs.
| Which club play their home matches at the Ali Sami Yen stadium? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
Galatasaray. You all should know that!
| Which club lost to Real Madrid in the first ever European Cup final? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
| Which club has the largest stadium in Scotland? | World Football (Reeecheee) |
Celtic. Celtic Park holds just over 60,000.
 Frequently Asked Questions about World Football Challenge
- Who won the 1930 football World Cup? ( goto )
- What is the oldest professional football club in the world? ( goto )
- Who are the 2006 world champions at Australian Rules Football? ( goto )
- Which football team won the inaugural World Cup? ( goto )
- Who won this year's Swamp Football World Cup? ( goto )
- Who was selected as the best forward in the last World Cup football? ( goto )
- The British - and most of the rest of the world - game Football, in the States is called Soccer. Why? ( goto )
- In football, what are the British and world records for the highest transfer fee paid for a goalkeeper? ( goto )
- What is the current world record transfer fee paid for a football (soccer) player? ( goto )
- In the current Football World Cup: if Brazilian=4, Dutch=4 and French=3, what number is English? ( goto )
- Did an Indian football team ever participate in a World Cup football match, and if they did, did anyone score and if at all anyone scored, who was it? ( goto )
- What sport is played in the Budweiser Three-on-Three Challenge? ( goto )
- Who were the first two teams to appear on University Challenge? ( goto )
- Which is the only country to qualify for six successive football World Cup Finals, without being either hosts or holders? ( goto )
- Was there ever an incident in World Cup Football where a football player was shot to death because he accidently scored a goal in his opponents? If so, what was his name and what country was he playing for? ( goto )
- Besides the University of Texas, has any other NCAA Division one school held the College World Series and National College Football Championship at the same time? ( goto )
- I need this for a prize quiz (NOT Challenge/GBQ)...Which famous writer's real name is Mary Pollack? ( goto )
- What was unique about this season's FA Cup semi finals(challenge question and I am intrigued)? ( goto )
- What decade did wooden tennis rackets face their first serious challenge from metal ones? ( goto )
- A Challenge question.What is the correct word for the V-cut that woodcutters use. Can anyone give me a hint, please? ( goto )
- Who invented football? ( goto )
- The national football team of this miniscule but ancient republic has been notably unsuccessful, but it did achieve a certain significant record in World Cup competition -- though not in a finals match. What is the country, what is the record, and what, ultimately, was the score of the game? ( goto )
- The semi-final games for the Powergen Challenge Cup will be played on neutral ground - but will both games be played at the same ground, on simultaneous days, and what ground will it be? ( goto )
- How is Arena Football different from NFL football? ( goto )
- Which is oldest: American football, English football, or rugby? ( goto )
- Who was 'Runner-up' in ITV's Survival Challenge in the Australian Jungle, 'I'm a Celebrity - Get me out of here' which was hosted by Ant and Dec ? ( goto )
- John mcenroe%60s unbeaten honda challenge run was ended in the final round-robin match by whom (petr korda, pete sampras, wayne arthurs, nicolas escude) ? ( goto )
- In the early 1990s, Alex Ferguson was the coach of Manchester United, the most successful professional football (soccer) team in all of England at that time. Previously he had managed a very successful team in Scotland. He could be a very successful manager of a soccer team anywhere in the world, except Singapore. Why is that? ( goto )
- What is Missouri's football team? ( goto )
- What is the exact weight of a football? ( goto )
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