A 25 will do Sparky, right player, right game, but the way I read it the ball hit him on the head unintentionally and glanced past our keeper. No one could have been more astonished than Joe to have found that he had scored.

...........

A26

Rumour has it that Jules hid it under his bed, but I don't think that story was ever verified, so might not be what you want Sparky.

Q27

What was unusual about the results of matches in the 1930 Montevideo series?

[ 05-15-2002, 10:14 AM: Message edited by: izzi ]

A27 swag: there were no drawn matches
there was a winner in every single game

Q28. At Guadalajara on 25th June, 1986 Bruno Bellone (France) was substituted by Daniel Xuereb in the 1986 semi-final France v West Germany (2-0). The X in Daniel's name completed the set and thus all 26 letters of the alphabet had appeared in the World Cup Finals (1986 was the 13th). True or False?

This one's sat here long enough!

I have a wild stab that there were no Q's so the answer is false.

the answer is True
how do you spell useless trivia, absolutely and completely ?

you're on, next question

A28

After doing a lot of Googling for some of them, here's an A-Z:

ALTOBELLI, Alessandro (ITALY)
BANKS, Gordon (ENGLAND)
CHARLTON, Bobby (ENGLAND)
DE NAPOLI, Fernando (ITALY)
EDINHO (BRAZIL)
FERNANDEZ, Luis (FRANCE)
GEMMILL, Archie (SCOTLAND)
HALLER, Helmut (WEST GERMANY)
ISKRENOV, Bojidar (SOVIET UNION)
JAIRZINHO (BRAZIL)
KUZNETSOV, Oleg (SOVIET UNION)
LINEKER, Gary (ENGAND)
MARADONA, Diego (ARGENTINA)
NEGRETE, Manuel (MEXICO)
OSTROWSKI, Marek (POLAND)
PELE (BRAZIL)
QUIROGA, Ramon (PERU)
ROCHETEAU, Dominique (FRANCE)
SOCRATES (BRAZIL)
TARDELLI, Marco (ITALY)
URIBE, Julio Cesar (PERU)
VALDANO, Jorge (ARGENTINA)
WILKINS, Ray (ENGLAND)
XUEREB, Daniel (FRANCE)
YAKOVENKO, Pavel (SOVIET UNION)
ZOFF, Dino (ITALY)

Going back to the original World Cup in 1930, who designed the trophy?

A26. er......the rumour I heard was, FIFA Vice-President, Dr. Ottorino Barassi, hid it under his bed. Either that or dear old Jules and Otto were an item during WWII and were infact sleepi.......well, you get the idea!

A29. The original World Cup trophy was designed and sculpted by Frenchman Abel Lafleur.

Q30. Who designed the present World Cup trophy?

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[ May 21, 2002, 06:41 AM: Message edited by: gtho4 ]

A30. Silvio Gazazniga

Q31. Excluding automatic qualification as host or as holder, one country has qualified 6 times in-a-row (no other country has achieved this feat). Which country?
they're playing in the 2002, so it's one of 29, as South Korea, Japan and France were automatic qualifiers
1982-1986-1990-1994-1998-2002

A31
I've narrowed it down to Spain, and hope I'm right!!

Q32

When did the first penalty shootout take place and who took 'em?

izzi, Spain qualified in 82 as the holders
Q31 is still live

so we don't have to scroll back through all of this,
these are all the questions so far:

Q1 izzi
The home countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland didn't compete in the first world cup which took place in Uruguay in 1930. Why not???
A1 Sinister Slaughter
Was it that The English FA in particular did not recognise FIFA as a world governing body
(we all kicked up over payments to amateur players and withdrew from FIFA in 1928, so weren't actually eligible to play)

Q2 Sinister Slaughter
How many people hold the record for most goals scored in one World Cup match and who are they?
A2 izzi
That was a match where 3 world cup records were broken in 1994. Russia 6 - 1 Cameroon. Oleg Salenko scored 5 for Russia against Cameroon. Roger Milla became the oldest player and the oldest ever goalscorer at the age of

Q3 janney
Whilst manager of the England football team, who did 'Bobby Robson describe as 'daft as a brush'?
A3 izzi
that would be Paul Gascoine janney, and Bobby wasn't far wrong!!

Q4 izzi
Who scored the quickest goal in any World Cup finals match?
(16 seconds in 1962)
A4 wez
Vaclav Masek, Czechoslovakia, v Mexico, June 7

Q5 wez
Who is the only Captain to lose two World Cup Finals?
A5 sparky2512
That would be Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Q6 sparky2512
Before the France '98, when was, and who scored, the last goal scored from open play in a World Cup Final?
(open play is defined as a goal that is scored from build up play and not a set piece/dead ball situation)
A6 izzi
Jorge Burrachaga scored in the 84th minute, from an assisted pass by Maradona.
(The '94 final ended 0-0 and went to penalties and the 1990 final was won by an Andreas Brehme penalty.)

Q7 sparky2512
Who is the youngest player to appear in the WC Finals?
A7 Sinister Slaughter
Big Norman Whiteside for Northern Ireland in 1982.

Q8 izzi
Quite a few players have scored hat-tricks during the World cup matches, but name the one who managed to score a hat-trick in two successive world cup matches exactly 4 years apart to the day?
A8 Sinister Slaughter
Gabriel Batistuta in 1994 & 1998.
(Batistuta. vs Greece in 94 and then vs Jamaica in 98)

Q9 sparky2512
Hungary's Laszlo Kiss has two World Cup feats under his belt which happened in the same match. Can you name them?
A9 wez
Fastest World Cup hat-trick, against El Salvador in 1982. 70, 74 and 77 minutes. Secondly, he is thus far the only player, who having come on as a sub. has scored a hat-trick.

Q10 wez
The great 'Pele' jointly holds the record for having scored in 4 World Cups. (58, 62, 66 and 70). Who does he share this record with?
A10 izzi
Uwe Seeler, a half decent West German Player scored in 1958, 62, 66 & 70.

Q11 izzi
What's the highest number of countries to have competed in any of the world cups, and for which year?
(all rounds including qualifiers )
A11 gtho4
the 2002 World Cup, there were 171 countries in 1998 and 198 countries in 2002

Q12 sparky2512
Which to teams have played each other the most times in World Cup Finals history and how many times have they met?
A12 izzi
Was it Sweden & Brazil, they've met a total of 7 times. 1938, 50, 58, 78, 90 and twice during the 1994 finals.

Q13 gtho4
From 1930 to 1998: 25 own goals've scored during the World Cup Finals (by 25 different players) - 5 of these 25 have also got onto the correct side of the scoresheet by scoring for their country. One of these 5 did this in the same match - who is he?
A13 sparky2512
Ernie Brandts of Holland in the second phase match against Italy in 1978.

Q14 sparky2512
Which year saw the first penalty shoot out in the World Cup Finals? Who were involved? And what was the outcome?
A14 gtho4
1982 Semi-Final France v West Germany 3-3 (4-5) played July 8th
1-1 half-time 45min, 1-1 full time 90min
3-3 extra time 120min (France were leading 3-1 at half-time in extra time!)

Q15 gtho4
There've been 14 penalty shootouts in World Cup finals 1982-1998, and all except 2 were decided after the mandatory 5 kicks each. France v West Germany 1982 is one that went to 6 kicks each, which match is the other one?
A15 izzi
Sweden v Romania in 1994

Q16 izzi
In which World Cup did it become compuslory for teams to wear numbered shirts in the finals?
A16 gtho4
1954 Switzerland, that's one of the reasons there are conflicting reports about goalscorers in previous Finals

Q17 gtho4
On 11-Apr-2001 Archie Thompson set a FIFA record for the number of goals scored by an individual in a World Cup match (qualifiers or finals), when he scored 13 in Australia's 31-0 win against American Samoa. That put him at number #1 on the list, top of the pile. Who's at number #2?
A17 wez
Australia's David Zdrillic who scored 8 goals in that very same match against American Samoa

Q18 wez
In the 1966 World Cup semi-final against England, what did Portugal's Eusebio end?
A18 izzi
Eusabio scored a penalty for Portugal, ending a succession of 6 matches with clean sheets. We'd stuffed Mexico, Denmark and France by two goals, Argentina and Poland by one, and had a goaless draw against Uruguay
A18 Sypher
Eusebio ended England's clear sheet by scoring a single goal against them at Wembley. As it happens, he also finished top-scorer of that World Cup !!
wez
Gordon Banks had actually kept 7 successive clean sheets for England up to that point. A record which, incidentally, still stands........
izzi
Springett was in goal for the match against Norway. Our Gordon had actually kept two clean sheets before that. In May against Yugoslavia and then again in the WC finals against Finland.

Q19 izzi
Which Juventus player donned a Welsh shirt to play in the 1958 WC finals?
A19 gtho4
who else but John Charles, also of Leeds United
izzi
The 'Gentle Giant' was the first British player to be transferred to a foreign club. He was never cautioned or sent off in a career spanning 17 years

Q20 gtho4
1978 World Cup Finals: Peru v. Poland 0-1 .. the goal-keeper for Peru was booked during this match for a foul. What was unusual about where he was booked?
A20 izzi
Quiroga always seemed to spend too much time down the other end so I assume that's where he got booked.
A21 Sypher
Peruvian goalkeeper Ramon Quiroga made a habit of coming out of his penalty area to help his team mates in defense but in this game he went further to the other half of the field and pulled down Polish player Grzegroz Lato with a rugby tackle !!

Q21 Sypher
Why did the Uruguayan goalkeeper Antonio Mazzali return home before kick-off of the 1930 finals?
A21 izzi
He was sacked for breaking their tough curfew rules and went home disgraced.

Q22 izzi
During England's finest hour and a half, the World Cup final 1966 on Wembley turf, (have you noticed how proud I am of our lads), which two players collided in mid air and who ended up unconscious?
A22
the German goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski was knocked out ... Bobby Charlton passed it to Geoff Hurst, who collided with the goalie
izzi
Tilkowski was nicknamed 'Dracula' by the England squad, because he was so scared of crosses

Q23 gtho4
Q23. World Cup Mexico 1986. England v Argentina: Maradonna and The Hand of God. Which hand did he use?
A23 Sypher
Thinking hard and visualising the scene...and with only a 50/50 pick....It was the Left Hand !!

Q24 Sypher
Why did the USA trainer have to be carried off unconscious during a 1930 World Cup match against Argentina?
A24 gtho4
Coll rushed onto the field during the second half of the World Cup semi-final between the U.S. and Argentina, his case fell open, a bottle of chloroform fell out, it broke, he was overcome by the fumes and had to be carried off. Some stories say that Coll rushed onto the field to protest a decision, others that he ran on when an American player was injured. Whatever, the stories all make Jack Coll appear to be something of a comic character, and the incident would not seem amiss in one of those old Charlie Chaplin movies.

Q25 izzi
In 1950 England were one of the favourites to lift the then Jules Rimet trophy, but we were denied by a defeat by USA. How was the only goal scored and by whom?
A25 sparky2512
It was scored by Joseph Nicolas Gaetjens. He apparently dived 12 feet to score with a diving header.
izzi
right player, right game, but the way I read it the ball hit him on the head unintentionally and glanced past our keeper. No one could have been more astonished than Joe to have found that he had scored.

Q26 sparky2512
Where was the Jules Rimet Trophy kept during the war time before the 1950 World Cup?
A26 izzi
Rumour has it that Jules hid it under his bed, but I don't think that story was ever verified, so might not be what you want Sparky.
wez
the rumour I heard was, FIFA Vice-President, Dr. Ottorino Barassi, hid it under his bed. Either that or dear old Jules and Otto were an item during WWII and were infact sleepi.......well, you get the idea!

Q27 izzi
What was unusual about the results of matches in the 1930 Montevideo series?
A27 gtho4
there were no drawn matches, there was a winner in every single game

Q28 gtho4
At Guadalajara on 25th June, 1986 Bruno Bellone (France) was substituted by Daniel Xuereb in the 1986 semi-final France v West Germany (2-0). The X in Daniel's name completed the set and thus all 26 letters of the alphabet had appeared in the World Cup Finals (1986 was the 13th). True or False?
A28 Sinister Slaughter
True, After doing a lot of Googling for some of them, here's an A-Z:
ALTOBELLI, Alessandro (ITALY)
BANKS, Gordon (ENGLAND)
CHARLTON, Bobby (ENGLAND)
DE NAPOLI, Fernando (ITALY)
EDINHO (BRAZIL)
FERNANDEZ, Luis (FRANCE)
GEMMILL, Archie (SCOTLAND)
HALLER, Helmut (WEST GERMANY)
ISKRENOV, Bojidar (SOVIET UNION)
JAIRZINHO (BRAZIL)
KUZNETSOV, Oleg (SOVIET UNION)
LINEKER, Gary (ENGAND)
MARADONA, Diego (ARGENTINA)
NEGRETE, Manuel (MEXICO)
OSTROWSKI, Marek (POLAND)
PELE (BRAZIL)
QUIROGA, Ramon (PERU)
ROCHETEAU, Dominique (FRANCE)
SOCRATES (BRAZIL)
TARDELLI, Marco (ITALY)
URIBE, Julio Cesar (PERU)
VALDANO, Jorge (ARGENTINA)
WILKINS, Ray (ENGLAND)
XUEREB, Daniel (FRANCE)
YAKOVENKO, Pavel (SOVIET UNION)
ZOFF, Dino (ITALY)

Q29 izzi
Going back to the original World Cup in 1930, who designed the trophy?
A29 wez
The original World Cup trophy was designed and sculpted by Frenchman Abel Lafleur.

Q30 wez
Who designed the present World Cup trophy?
A30 gtho4
Silvio Gazazniga

Q31 gtho4
Excluding automatic qualification as host or as holder, one country has qualified 6 times in-a-row (no other country has achieved this feat). Which country?
they're playing in the 2002, so it's one of 29, as South Korea, Japan and France were automatic qualifiers
1982-1986-1990-1994-1998-2002
A31

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Q32 izzi
When did the first penalty shootout take place and who took 'em?

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Q31 and Q32 are live questions

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as we all live across numerous time zones:
whoever posts an answer can pose the next question .. when the person who posted the question logs back in to FT, he or she advises whether the answer is right-or-wrong .. if it's wrong he or she can say answer by wez is wrong, Q73 is still live

A31 Belgium

I can't believe I forgot to take hosts Spain out of the equation.

Belgium is correct for A31

A32. France v West Germany penalties:
the first penalty was taken by France
1-0 Alain Giresse
1-1 Manfred Kaltz
2-1 Manuel Amoros
2-2 Paul Breitner
3-2 Dominique Rocheteau
3-2 Uli Stielike missed
3-2 Didier Six missed
3-3 Pierre Littbarski
4-3 Michel Platini
4-4 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
end of regulation 5 kicks each
4-4 Maxime Bossis missed
4-5 Horst Hrubesch

Q33. The first World Cup Finals match was played on 13th July, 1930 at Montevideo, Mexico v France 1-4. The first draw in the finals was played out in the second World Cup on 31st May, 1934 at Florence, Italy v Spain 1-1. When was the first scoreless game played?

Sorry folks, missed this one somehow.

A 32 correct

... can i play?

A33

tricky one this - the first game to finish scoreless was Brazil v England on 11/6/1958 (rapidly followed four days later by Sweden v Wales).

... However the game between Czechoslovakia & Holland on 5/6/1938 was scoreless at full time but the Czechs went on to win 3-0 after extra time.

Q34

.. not stricly WC but ...

Three players have represented England whilst playing for 5 clubs sides. Who and which clubs?

mate, anyone can play
and yep, 11.6.58 is correct

is the Q is referring to the number of club sides they played during their career, or the number of club sides they played for between their first and last international?

sorry should've made things a bit clearer ...

The club sides refer to when the player was selected. i.e. Kevin Keegan would be Liverpool, SV Hamburg, Southampton (i think !!) but not S****horpe or Newcastle as he didn't play for England whilst at either of those clubs ....

hope this helps ...

who edited the poor unfortunate lincolnshire town of S****horpe !!

... need any hints yet?

I have another England team & world cup related question (bit easier) if you'd like me to post that as well .... something for the weekend so to speak !!

FTbot edits a few words, automatically
I've seen a few edits over the years, but never this one!

A34
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Peter Shilton 125 caps when he was playing for:
Leicester City 1971-74
Stoke City 1975-77
Nottingham Forest 1978-82
Southampton 1983-87
Derby COunty 1988-90
David Platt 62 caps when he was playing for:
Aston Villa 1990-91
Bari 1992
Juventus 1993
Sampdoria 1994-95
Arsenal 1996
Dave Watson 65 caps while he was playing for:
Sunderland 1974-75
Manchester City 1976-79
Werder Bremen 1980
Southampton 1980-81
Stoke City 1982

Q35. 2002 World Cup qualifiers
September 1st, 2001 at Munich, West Germany v England 1-5
Is there a football fan who doesn't remember this night? West Germany went into the match undefeated and, after this shellacking, remained on 16 points - and their goal difference fell to 4 goals, 14-10. How many points did England have after this match, and what was their goal difference?

Q34. Completely correct!

it's normally the Dave Watson - Werder Bremen link that's hard to find!

A35. England had 13 points and a goal difference of +8 (12-4).

Q35. Which three England players appeared in the Squads for TWO world cup finals without making a single appearance ?

PS Hurrah for Senegal !!

yep, A34 is spot on

A35.
Alan Hodgkinson 1958* and 1962
George Eastham 1962 and 1966
Viv Anderson 1982 and 1986
Chris Woods 1986 and 1990

* some squad lists do not include Alan Hodgkinson or Maurice Setters (squad list is 20), and others do (squad list is 22) .. others state they were in the squad but did not travel to Sweden

Q36. England World Cup Squads: only one player was been named in four world cup finals squads (he played in 3 of them). Who is he?

A35 is correct. Guess i didn't have the two non-travellers for Sweden.

A36

I think it can only be one of two Bobby's, Moore and Charlton.

I'll settle for Charlton being the older of the two.

Q37

Who scored his eleventh goal for England in a W C match in 1982 against France?

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