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Quiz about The Soccer World Cup
Quiz about The Soccer World Cup

The Soccer World Cup Trivia Quiz


The soccer World Cup is the most popular sports event. Let's see if you remember some anecdotes and facts about it!

A multiple-choice quiz by Barzilay. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Barzilay
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
70,309
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1011
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who is Edson Arandes Do Nascimento? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Against whom the famous German player, Franz Beckenbauer, make his first World Cup appearence? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What happened to the Italian player, Giuseppe Meazza, in the game against Brazil in the 1938 tournament? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which African country was the first to appear in the World Cup finals tournament? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was the only undefeated team in the 1974 tournament? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which team defeated Argentina in 1978? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which team won the first penalty shoot-out in World Cup history? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In what tournament was there an African referee for the World Cup Final? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which on eof these players has scored the fastest goal as a substitute, during a World Cup finals tournament? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was the first player to have scored a goal, plus an own goal, in the same match? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is Edson Arandes Do Nascimento?

Answer: A Brazilian player who won the world cup in 1958,1962 and 1970

Edson Arandes Do Nascimento, who is known by the name Pele is of course a Brazilian player who won 3 times the World Cup
2. Against whom the famous German player, Franz Beckenbauer, make his first World Cup appearence?

Answer: Switzerland

Franz Beckenbauer, the kaiser, has made his first World Cup appearence against Switzerland in 1966. He scored 2 goals to lead the German team to a 5-0 victory.
3. What happened to the Italian player, Giuseppe Meazza, in the game against Brazil in the 1938 tournament?

Answer: The elastic holding his shorts has broken, so he kicked a penalty with his left hand holding his shorts

Interesting, but the penalty was in ...
4. Which African country was the first to appear in the World Cup finals tournament?

Answer: Egypt

In 1934, Egypt became the the first African team to appear in the World Cup finals tournament.
5. Who was the only undefeated team in the 1974 tournament?

Answer: Scotland

Scotland did not proceed beyond the first round, and was the only undefeated team in 1974. They had 1 win and 2 draws.
6. Which team defeated Argentina in 1978?

Answer: Italy

Italy had won 1-0 against Argentina in the first round.
7. Which team won the first penalty shoot-out in World Cup history?

Answer: Germany

Germany has won against France in the 1982 semi-final.
8. In what tournament was there an African referee for the World Cup Final?

Answer: France - 1998

Belgola from Morocco was the referee at the final in France 1998, when France has defeated Brazil 3-0,
9. Which on eof these players has scored the fastest goal as a substitute, during a World Cup finals tournament?

Answer: Sand - Denmark

Ebbe Sand of Denmark has scored against Nigeria in the second round in 1998. Sand scored only 16 seconds after coming on in Denmark's 4-1 win 4-1.
10. Who was the first player to have scored a goal, plus an own goal, in the same match?

Answer: Brands - Holland

Ernie Brands of Holland against Italy in 1978. Holland won 2-1.
Source: Author Barzilay

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