World Cup Firsts

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1. Who was the first player to miss a penalty kick at the world cup? Constantin Stanciu (Romania, 1930 in Uruguay) Valdemar de Brito (Brazil, 1934 in Italy) Giuseppe Meazza (Italy, 1938 in France) Silvestre Igoa (Spain, 1950 in Brazil

2. The first World Cup with a mascot was the 1966 edition in England. What was the name of the first mascot? Randolph Alphie Willie Huey

3. What was the first match ever to be decided in a penalty shoot-out at the World cup? Switzerland - Germany (in France, 1938) West Germany - Czechoslovakia (in Sweden, 1958) England - West Germany (in England, 1966) West Germany - France (in Spain, 1982)

4. What nationality was Bert Patenaude, the player who scored the first hat-trick in the history of the World Cup; in the very first edition, Uruguay 1930? German Dutch American Canadian

5. In which edition were yellow and red cards introduced into the World cup? 1970 1958 1966 1974

6. The 1986 tournament in Mexico was the scene of a new first, when a coach was sent-off. Who was that coach? Carlos Bilardo (Argentina) Henri Michel (France) Valeri Lobanovsky (USSR) Cayetano Re (Paraguay)

7. When was the Jules Rimet trophy awarded for the last time to the winner of the World Cup? 1978 1962 1970 1974

8. The 1966 World Cup was the first edition in which _____________ . players had their names written on the shirts t-shirts were exchanged after matches drug tests were made after matches players had numbers on the shirts

9. When were substitutes allowed for the first time in the World Cup? 1970 1954 1962 1974

10. The first player to score in a World Cup tournament was from France. Who was he? Lucien Laurent Jean Tigana Just Fontain Georges Verriest