1930-1998 World Cups

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Perhaps the greatest 'left foot' in the history of the Italian football: who was acknowledged as the star and hero of the Italian squad during the 1970 World Cup held in Mexico? Gigi Riva Giuseppe Meazza Paolo Rossi Fabio Capello

2. Thirteen national teams finally participated in the 1950 World Cup held in Brazil, although sixteen had qualified for this tournament. Which three failed to appear? West Germany , Austria and China Honduras , Israel and North Korea Mongolia , Portugal and Norway India , Scotland and Turkey

3. Who was the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final? Paolo Rossi for Italy (against West Germany in 1982). Pele for Brazil (against Sweden in 1958). Geoff Hurst for England (against West Germany in 1966). Mario Kempes for Argentina (against the Netherlands in 1978).

4. Who scored the winning goal for Germany against Argentina in the 1990 World Cup final held in Italy? Lothar Matthaeus Pier Littbarski Rudi Voeller Andreas Brehme

5. There is only one World Cup Final in the history of the sport, in which the team that eventually lost the match and consequently the trophy were leading at half-time. Do you remember which Final this was? West Germany v Netherlands 2 - 1 (1974 Tournament) West Germany v Hungary 3 - 2 (1954 Tournament) Uruguay v Argentina 4 - 2 (1930 Tournament) Brazil v Czechoslovakia 3 - 1 (1962 Tournament)

6. What is the largest defeat that West Germany has experienced during a World Cup tournament? 0-3 3-8 3-6 1-3

7. How many goals did French star Zinedine Zidane score during the 1998 tournament, held in France? 6 7 5 2

8. What was the trophy's name up to the 1970 tournament held in Mexico? Jacques Cousteau Stanley Mathews Winston Churchhill Jules Rimet

9. Who scored The Netherlands' only goal in the final of 1978 tournament? Ari Haan Johnny Rep Dirk Nanninga Rob Rensenbrink

10. After Pele suffered a serious injury during the 1962 tournament in Chile, who was the player that replaced him in the Brazilian starting squad? Zizinho Tostao Amarildo Rivelino

11. Which players produced The Netherlands' two goals in the unforgettable win against Brazil in the 1974 tournament? Rep and Neeskens Cruijff and van Hanegem Krol and Rensenbrink Neeskens and Cruijff

12. Who was the coach of the Italian winning squads of 1934 and 1938? Enzo Bearzot Vittorio Pozzo Eugenio Vicini Fabio Valcareggi

13. How many World Cup tournaments did Argentinian Mario Kempes participate in? 2 4 1 3

14. Who was the first player in the World Cup history that has scored five goals in one single match? Argentinian Mario Kempes against Peru in Argentina '78 (final score 6 - 0) Russian Oleg Salenko against Cameroon in USA ' 94 (final score 6 - 1) Spanish Emilio Butragueno against Denmark in Mexico '86 (final score 5 - 1) Hungarian Ferenc Puskas against South Korea in Switzerland '54 (final score 9 - 0)

15. Who was the first person in world cup history to participate in the same tournament, both as coach and as player? Willie Orman (Scotland 1954). Henry Michel for France (Mexico 1986). Franz Beckenbauer for West Germany (Mexico 1970). Mario Zagalo for Brazil (Chile 1962).

16. Which of these players has scored more World Cup goals (not necessarily in the same tournament)? Justes Fontaine for France Gert Muller for W. Germany Pele for Brazil Santor Kocsis for Hungary

17. Which of these players was the 'heaviest' ever to champion - to receive a winner's medal? Gordon Banks playing for England (1966) Jose Leao Andrade playing for Uruguay (1930) Rai playing for Brazil (1994) Juergen Kohler playing for W.Germany (1990)

18. Which of these World Cup winning squads did NOT have any players from its domestic champion club, of that tournament's season? Italy (1934) France (1998) W.Germany (1974) Uruguay (1930)

19. Which are the only two national teams that have won a World Cup quarter-final match coming back from 3-0 down? W. Germany and Brazil U.S.S.R. and Mexico Uruguay and Yugoslavia Portugal and Austria

20. Which of these players was the youngest ever to participate in a World Cup finals tournament? Norman Whiteside playing for N.Ireland (1982) Eto ' o playing for Cameroon (1998) Pele playing for Brazil (1958) Tostao playing for Brazil (1966)

21. How has Diego Armando Maradona's first goal against England in the 1986 tournament been characterized? 'Hand of Diego' 'Hand of God' 'Lucky Strike' 'Unfair Diego'

22. Which of these players was the oldest champion - the oldest player to receive a World Cup winners medal? Bobby Charlton playing for England (1966) Dino Zoff playing for Italy (1982) Nilton Santos playing for Brazil (1962) Klaus Augenthaler playing for W.Germany (1990)

23. In which of these World Cup finals did both finalists suffer a defeat earlier in the finals tournament? Argentina v Netherlands 3-1 (1978) Brazil v Italy 0-0 (1994) Italy v W. Germany 3-1 (1982) W. Germany v Netherlands 2-1 (1974)

24. Which is the largest goal difference (goals for less goals against, all matches played) ever during a World Cup finals tournament? + 14 + 11 + 17 + 12

25. Who was the first Argentinian player to participate in 4 consecutive World Cup tournaments? Daniel Passarella Nestor Sensini Ubaldo Fillol Diego Armando Maradona