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World Cup Trivia Quiz # 2

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World Cup Question 1
World Cup Losers - Which team did not miss a single World Cup in the 20th century?
 Holland
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Italy
The correct answer is 'Brazil'
Brazil competed in all of the World Cups.

World Cup Question 2
Team Canada 2004 - Which of these teams did Team Canada not face in the round robin stage of the 2004 World Cup?
 United States
 Russia
 Sweden
 Slovakia
The correct answer is 'Sweden'
The North American Pool consisted of Canada, Russia, Slovakia, and the United States. The European pool consisted of the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, and Sweden.

World Cup Question 3
Van the Man - In the 2006 Fifa World Cup, he again had a conflict with his coach after showing poor form. Who was his coach?
 He didn't had any conflict.
 Luiz Felipe Scolari
 Marco van Basten
 Aragones
The correct answer is 'Marco van Basten'
Ruud Van Nistelrooy showed very poor form in front of the goal in the 2006 Fifa World Cup. His coach was Marco van Basten. Also, he only scored 1 goal in the World Cup.

World Cup Question 4
Women's 2003 FIFA World Cup - Who was the youngest player to be capped by Canada?
 Taryn Swiatek
 Kara Lang
 Kristina Kiss
 Christine Sinclair
The correct answer is 'Kara Lang'
Kara Lang, who was 16 during the tournament, was capped in 2002 at the age of 15. She also held the world record as the youngest player to score in a full international game.

World Cup Question 5
World Cup Hosts - The 1966 World Cup was hosted by what country?
 Sweden
 USA
 Brazil
 England
The correct answer is 'England'
England won the 1966 World Cup for the first time, defeating West Germany 4-2 aet. The last time the hosts had won the World Cup was 32 years earlier, in 1934!

World Cup Question 6
European Challenge III - Which of the following teams did NOT take part in World Cup 1994?
 Switzerland
 Nigeria
 Greece
 Uruguay
The correct answer is 'Uruguay'

World Cup Question 7
The First World Cup - How many countries took part in this edition of the World Cup?
 10
 19
 15
 13
The correct answer is '13'
The 13 countries were Argentina, Chile, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Romania, Peru, USA, Paraguay and Belguim.

World Cup Question 8
World Cup 2002: Group C - Who did Turkey, as runners-up in the group, go on to meet in the second round?
 Paraguay
 England
 Japan
 Sweden
The correct answer is 'Japan'
Turkey would beat the host nation 1-0 in the second round with the only goal of the game coming from Umit Davala.

World Cup Question 9
2006 World Cup Qualifiers - How many goals were scored in the match between Brazil and Uruguay?
 1
 6
 3
 4
The correct answer is '6'
In what was a very high scoring match. Brazil led 2-0 then gave up 3 straight before securing a 3-3 draw at home late in the match.

World Cup Question 10
World Cup Records 2003 - Which batsman made the highest score?
 Sanath Jayasuriya
 Sachin Tendulkar
 Craig Wishart
 Andy Flower
The correct answer is 'Craig Wishart'
Craig made 172 not out.



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