1930-1998 World Cups

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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? Paolo Rossi Gigi Riva Giuseppe Meazza 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? Honduras , Israel and North Korea West Germany , Austria and China India , Scotland and Turkey Mongolia , Portugal and Norway

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

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

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 Hungary 3 - 2 (1954 Tournament) West Germany v Netherlands 2 - 1 (1974 Tournament) Brazil v Czechoslovakia 3 - 1 (1962 Tournament) Uruguay v Argentina 4 - 2 (1930 Tournament)

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

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? Jules Rimet Winston Churchhill Jacques Cousteau Stanley Mathews

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

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? Tostao Amarildo Rivelino Zizinho

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

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

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

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? Mario Zagalo for Brazil (Chile 1962). Franz Beckenbauer for West Germany (Mexico 1970). Willie Orman (Scotland 1954). Henry Michel for France (Mexico 1986).

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

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

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) Uruguay (1930) W.Germany (1974) France (1998)

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? Pele playing for Brazil (1958) Tostao playing for Brazil (1966) Eto ' o playing for Cameroon (1998) Norman Whiteside playing for N.Ireland (1982)

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

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) Klaus Augenthaler playing for W.Germany (1990) Nilton Santos playing for Brazil (1962) Dino Zoff playing for Italy (1982)

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

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

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