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FIFA World Cup


Football Quiz I

  1. Discounting qualifying rounds, how many World Cup matches did Kevin Keegan play in?
  2. In the controversial Argentina versus England 1966 World Cup quarter final, Argentina's Antonio Rattín became the first player to be sent off in a senior international football match at Wembley - how many yellow cards did the Argentinians receive in this game?
  3. Which country won the first world cup in 1930?


  4. England's World Cup debut came in 1950, where they suffered an infamous 1-0 defeat by which nation?
  5. What nationality was Carlos Caszely who received the first ever World Cup red card in 1974?
  6. While playing for England against Sweden in a 1989 World Cup qualifier, who suffered a deep cut to his forehead resulting in his shirt being red with blood by the end of the game?
  7. True or False. Referees were allowed to stop games in Brazil 2014 due to hot weather?
  8. In 2002, which country became the first semi-finalists from outside Europe and the Americas?
  9. Who is the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final?
  10. Which team demanded a jacuzzi in every room for their 2014 visit to Brazil?
  11. Which English goalkeeper has kept 10 clean sheets in World Cup Finals tournaments?
  12. Which country beat South Korea 9-0 in 1954, and El Salvador 10-1 in 1982?

Answers:

  1. One (for 26 minutes against Spain in 1982)
  2. None - yellow cards were introduced into football in 1970
  3. Uruguay
  4. U.S.A.
  5. Chilean
  6. Terry Butcher
  7. True
  8. South Korea
  9. Geoff Hurst
  10. Japan
  11. Peter Shilton
  12. Hungary



Football Quiz II

  1. Who were the first host nation to go out in the first round?
  2. Which German won the World Cup as both a player and a manager?
  3. Which English goalkeeper made his world cup debut aged 39?
  4. Which French player picked up four yellows and two red cards in three World Cup finals?
  5. Which Italian won the World Cup aged 40?

    6. world cup winner Dino Zoff
  6. How many countries have hosted the world cup twice?
  7. In 2006, which English referee showed three yellow cards to the same Croatian player?
  8. Which Manchester United player became the youngest player in world cup history in 1982?
  9. Name the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history?
  10. How old was Pele when he won his first World Cup?

Answers:

  1. South Africa
  2. Franz Beckenbauer
  3. David James
  4. Zinedine Zidane
  5. Dino Zoff
  6. Five (Mexico, Italy, France, Germany, and Brazil)
  7. Graham Poll
  8. Norman Whiteside
  9. Roger Milla
  10. 17



Football Quiz III

  1. What was the name of the 1966 World Cup mascot?
  2. In the semi-final between Germany and Brazil in the FIFA World Cup 2014, what was the total number of goals scored?
  3. What was the name of the dog who found the Jules Rimet Trophy after its theft in 1966?

    4. football quiz image of Jules Rimet World Cup
  4. Who was the 1966 'golden boot' winner?
  5. In which country was the 1978 tournament held?
  6. Who was England captain in Spain in 1982?
  7. What was unusual about Hector Castro, who scored the winning goal for Uruguay in the 1930 World Cup?
  8. Which country lost in both the 1974 and 1978 finals?
  9. What type of animal was the 1996 mascot Footix?
  10. Which player won the 2002 World Cup and also finished top scorer?

Answers:

  1. World Cup Willie
  2. 8 (Brazil 1 and Germany 7)
  3. Pickles
  4. Ferreira Eusebio
  5. Argentina
  6. Mick Mills
  7. He had one arm
  8. Holland
  9. A rooster
  10. Ronaldo