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Quiz about 2007 UEFA Under21 Championship

2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship Quiz

This quiz is about the 2007 European championship football for players under 21.

A multiple-choice quiz by Snakehead85. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Snakehead85

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
265,418

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
237

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the host nation of the 2007 UEFA European Under 21 Football Championship? Hint

Italy

Belgium

England

Netherlands

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many countries qualified for the final tournament? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. There was an extra reward for 4 countries. What was it? Hint

They would get permission to replace players in their squad

They would qualify for the World Cup Under 21

They won a ticket for the summer olympics of 2008

They would be qualitied for the next European Under 21 Championship

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player was the top scorer of the tournament? Hint

Maceo Rigters

Ryan Babel

Leroy Lita

Giorgio Chiellini

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Question 5 of 10

5. Why was this tournament played in an odd-numbered year? Hint

They want to play this tournament every year

They want to give the tournaments for the Under 21 countries more visibility

Because there are 2 big tournament in 2008(the olympics and European Championship)

The host of the tournament had decided to play it in 2007

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Question 6 of 10

6. The tournament was played in four stadiums. Which of the stadiums below was not one of them? Hint

De Goffert, Nijmegen

Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Euroborg, Groningen

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Question 7 of 10

7. The match Netherlands against England ended in penalties, but how many penalties did they have before the match was finished? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why was there a playoff match between Portugal and Italy for an Olympic ticket? Hint

Because one team didn't want to go to the olympics

Because there were 5 tickets for the olympics, and one of the teams that finished third in the group would get one

Because one of the teams that reached the semi-finals was disqualified

Because England reached the semi-final, but they can only participate at the olympics as part of a United Kingdom Team

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Question 9 of 10

9. This was the second time in 2 years that Netherlands reached the final.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the final between Netherlands and Serbia, which country won and what was the score? Hint

Serbia with 2-0

Serbia with 1-0

Netherlands with 3-2

Netherlands with 4-1

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the host nation of the 2007 UEFA European Under 21 Football Championship?

Answer: Netherlands

As the defending champions, the Netherlands could defend their title at home ground; and because they were the host, they didn't have to play qualifying matches.

2. How many countries qualified for the final tournament?

Answer: 8

The 8 countries fighting for the title were Netherlands(defending champions and host), Belgium, Portugal, Israel, Serbia, England, Italy and Czech Republic. They were divided into 2 groups of 4 and the number 1 and 2 of the group would qualify for the next round.

3. There was an extra reward for 4 countries. What was it?

Answer: They won a ticket for the summer olympics of 2008

The countries that won a ticket for the summer Olympics were Belgium, Serbia, Netherlands and Italy, So in 2008, they can go to China for the Olympics where they will join teams for Asia, Africa and America.

4. Which player was the top scorer of the tournament?

Answer: Maceo Rigters

Maceo Rigters became the top scorer of the tournament. He scored 4 goals: 1 against Portugal, 1 against Belgium, 1 against England and 1 against Serbia. After the tournament, Rigters got his dream transfer to the English premier league to play for the Blackburn Rovers.

5. Why was this tournament played in an odd-numbered year?

Answer: They want to give the tournaments for the Under 21 countries more visibility

Normally the tournament would be played in the same year as the World Cup or European Championship. And to give it more visibility, the UEFA decided to schedule this tournament on odd-numbered years.

6. The tournament was played in four stadiums. Which of the stadiums below was not one of them?

Answer: De Kuip, Rotterdam

The fourth stadium was Gelredome, Arnhem. The stadiums that were picked didn't have a capacity above 30,000. They didn�t play in the biggest stadiums because them you would probably have seen a lot of empty spaces.

7. The match Netherlands against England ended in penalties, but how many penalties did they have before the match was finished?

Answer: 32

Each team took 16 penalties, 7 of them were missed. Netherlands missed 3 penalties(Drenthe, Kruiswijk and De Ridder). England missed 4 penalties(Hoyte, Reo-Coker, Derbyshire and Ferdinand).

8. Why was there a playoff match between Portugal and Italy for an Olympic ticket?

Answer: Because England reached the semi-final, but they can only participate at the olympics as part of a United Kingdom Team

The match was won by Italy. The score was 0-0 after 120 minutes, so they had to take penalties. Italy won 4-3 and was thereby qualified for the Olympics in 2008.

9. This was the second time in 2 years that Netherlands reached the final.

Answer: True

In 2006, the Netherlands won with 3-0 over Ukraine. Only 1 player that started the final also played in the final last year, and that was Daniel De Ridder.

10. In the final between Netherlands and Serbia, which country won and what was the score?

Answer: Netherlands with 4-1

The Netherlands won the tournament for the second time in a row. The goals were scored by Bakkal, Babel, Rigters and Bruins for the Netherlands and Mrđa for Serbia.

Source: Author Snakehead85

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