World Cup History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In which city was the FIFA Congress held which decided to organize a football World Cup? Amsterdam Geneva London Paris

2. Which player was the first to kick a ball during the 1930 World Cup In Uruguay? Patenaude (USA) Hellemans (BEL) Carreno (MEX) Maschinot (FRA)

3. Which team was defeated in the 1934 World Cup final by Italy? Hungary Germany Czechoslovakia France

4. What is USA's best result in a World Cup tournament to date? Semi Final Second Round Quarter Final Group Stage

5. Which player was the first to score four goals in a single game during a World Cup finals? Alonso (CUB) Wilimowski (POL) Leonidas (BRA) Meazza (ITA)

6. In the 1938 World Cup which team fielded the oldest and the youngest player of the entire World Cup? Switzerland Brazil Holland Italy

7. Which World Cup final (full four digit year) to this day holds the largest attendance for a sporting event of any kind? Answer: (One Word (full four digit year))

8. Which two teams made their World Cup debuts in 1954 although they have previously qualified for the 1950 World Cup but failed to appear? Switzerland and Korea Scotland and Korea Switzerland and Turkey Austria and Scotland

9. Which side won the 100th match in World Cup history? Austria West Germany Uruguay Hungary

10. Which World Cup finals edition saw the 500th goal being scored? 1958 Sweden 1966 England 1962 Chile 1954 Switzerland

11. What was peculiar about the quarter-finals during the 1958 World Cup? All the winning teams scored at least three goals All the losing teams scored no goals All the losing teams conceded decisive penalties All the winning teams had at least one player receive a red card

12. Who was the first to score a goal in 20 seconds in the World Cup finals? Pele (BRA) Bobby Charlton (ENG) Vaclav Masek (CZE) Gary Lineker (ENG)

13. Which player has managed to score 4 consecutive goals in one game and in the shortest possible time? Muller (GER) Haller (GER) Garrincha (BRA) Eusebio (POR)

14. Which player other than Lothar Mathaeus has participated in five World Cup final tournaments? Djalma Santos (BRA) Carbajal (MEX) Lev Yashin (USSR) Ferenc Puskas (HUN)

15. Which team was the first losing finalist of the World Cup to fail to qualify for the next World Cup? Holland Hungary Czechoslovakia Argentina

16. Which team caused the biggest upset at the 1974 World Cup in Germany? Holland Poland Sweden DDR

17. What caused a certain amount of controversy prior to the 1978 World Cup final? Short-term kidnapping of some Dutch players by the military junta Police arrests on some of the key players of the Dutch national squad Equipment sabotage of the Dutch squad Supposed threats aimed at the Dutch players by the military junta

18. Which team enjoyed the longest span between victories in a World Cup Final? Answer: (One Word)

19. Who is the first coach to have received a red card during a World Cup finals tournament? Czeisler (ITA) Czakarov (BUL) Re (PAR) Herberger (GER)

20. Which African team was the first to reach a World Cup quarter-final? Ghana Cameroon Nigeria Morocco