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1. Who won this FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Brazil

Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 in the Final to claim their first title. Neither Argentina or Paraguay made it past the Group Stage. Argentina finished last in Group 1, and Paraguay finished third in Group 2 which was not enough to advance.

2. Hungary and Mexico were the two sides to go out from Group 3. What was the score when they met?

Answer: 4-0

The runners-up from the previous year went out in the Group Stage, finishing third in Group 3, but when they faced Mexico, they picked up their only win of the tournament, beating them 4-0. Hungary went into halftime a goal up, Lajos Tichy scoring in the 19th minute.

A minute into the second half, Tichy scored his second. Karoly Sandor made it 3-0 in the 54th minute, then Jozsef Bencsis sealed it off in the 69th minute.

3. Who finished top of Group 1?

Answer: West Germany

Group 1 was made up of four teams; West Germany, Northern Ireland, Czechoslovakia, and Argentina. West Germany finished top with 4 points. Northern Ireland also went through in second place with 3 points, and beating Czechoslovakia (who also finished with 3 points) in a playoff. Argentina finished bottom with just 2 points.

4. Who finished as top scorer in this tournament?

Answer: Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine set a record in this tournament, scoring an amazing 13 goals in 6 games. He scored in all France's games in the tournament. Brazilian Pele was joint second top scorer with West German Helmut Rahn, with 6 goals. Jaime Belmont was the scorer of Mexico's only goal in the tournament.

5. Brazil finished the tournament with 16 goals in their 6 games, but one team managed to hold them to a goal-less draw. Which team was it?

Answer: England

Neither Argentina or Paraguay ever faced Brazil as neither was in Brazil's group, and both went out at the Group Stage. Wales met Brazil in the quarterfinals but were defeated 1-0. It was England who held the Brazilians to a 0-0 draw in the Group Stage.

6. How many goals were scored in the Knockout Stage (including the Third Place Playoff)?

Answer: 35

11 was how many were scored in the semifinals. 8 was how many were scored in the quarterfinals. 126 was how many were scored in the whole tournament.

7. Brazil beat France in the semi-finals and Pele scored 4 goals in that game.

Answer: False

Brazil did beat France in the semi-finals, but Pele scored a hat-trick, not 4, in that game.

8. Who refereed the Final?

Answer: Maurice Guigue

Swede Ivan Eklind refereed the 1934 World Cup Final. Englishman George Reader refereed the 1950 World Cup Final. Englishman William Ling refereed the 1954 World Cup Final, and Frenchman Maurice Guigue refereed the 1958 World Cup Final.

9. Who won the Best Goalkeeper award in this tournament?

Answer: Lev Yashin

The Best Goalkeeper award was eventually to be re-named after the great Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin. Hungarian Gyula Grosics won the award in 1954. Czech Frantisek Planicka won the award in 1938. Spaniard Ricardo Zamora won the award in 1934.

10. All the defenders in the Dream Team were of one nationality. Which nationality were they?

Answer: Brazilian

Djalma Santos, Bellini, and N�lton Santos were the Dream Team defenders that year. Other Brazilians in the Dream Team were midfielder Didi and strikers Pele
and Garrincha. The Russian in the Dream Team was goalkeeper Lev Yashin. There were no Englishmen on the Dream Team, and the only Northern Irishman was midfielder Danny Blanchflower.

Source: Author tandaad

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