World Cup Trivia Quiz # 201
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World Cup 2003: Pool D - Pool D opened with the match between Italy and New Zealand, in the roofed-over Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on October 11. Did New Zealand manage to score 100 points in this match?
The correct answer is 'No'
New Zealand scored 11 tries to one, and beat Italy 70-7.
World Cup Question 2
World Cup Winners: Pt. 2 - Who won the World Cup in 1998?
The correct answer is 'France'
France beat Brazil 3-0.
World Cup Question 3
World Cup 2002: Group D - Who did South Korea go on to meet in the second phase?
The correct answer is 'Italy'
South Korea beat Italy in the second phase with a golden goal scored by Jung Hwan Ahn with three minutes of extra-time remaining.
World Cup Question 4
Great Kiwi Sporting Achievements - When did the New Zealand 'All Whites' soccer team make their first appearance in the Soccer World Cup Finals?
The correct answer is '1982'
The All Whites achievement of qualifying for the World Cup in Spain in 1982 is still regarded as one of the country's most memorable sporting moments. However, the All Whites were unsuccessful at the tournament, losing 5-2 against Scotland, 3-0 against the USSR, and 4-0 against the might of Brazil.
World Cup Question 5
Mexico Magic - Which German player tried in vain to catch Burrachaga before he scored the winning goal to end the World Cup?
The correct answer is 'Hans-Peter Briegel'
Briegel made up ground but just got there too late. Briegel was a former decathlete and this defeat was the second time in a row he had finished runners up in the sport's biggest game.
World Cup Question 6
Australia at the Cricket World Cup - For their fourth match the Aussies traveled to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. How many Aussies scored half-centuries in this match?
The correct answer is '3'
These were Adam Gilchrist (61 off 64), Damien Martyn (50* from 70), and Darren Lehmann (56* from 48). Hayden scored 34 and Ponting made 38, to reach a team total of 3/248 from 47.5 overs to win the match by 7 wickets. Martyn topscored with 67 runs.
World Cup Question 7
World Cup Losing Teams - Who lost to Uruguay in 1950?
The correct answer is 'There was no Final, just another group phase'
There was a group phase that only lasted one World Cup. The last match played in this round-robin, Uruguay v. Brazil 2-1, was the decisive match that also determined the winner of the 1950 World Cup.
World Cup Question 8
Soccer Mix No. 2 - Who scored the first ever golden goal in a World Cup fixture?
The correct answer is 'Blanc (Laurent)'
Blanc scored it for France against Paraguay in the second round of the 1998 finals. Batistuta also holds a record: he was the first player to score a hat-trick in TWO seperate World Cups, 1994 and 1998.
World Cup Question 9
World Cup Upsets - Cameroon defeated defending champions Argentina 1-0 in the opening game of Italia '90 with a goal from Francis Oman-Bayik, but who was the unfortunate goalkeeper who "gifted" them this win?
The correct answer is 'Nery Pumpido'
Cameroon advanced to the quarterfinals only to be narrowly beaten by England in extra time. This is the furthest any African team had ever reached in a World Cup finals. This was equaled by Senegal in 2002.
World Cup Question 10
1934 FIFA World Cup - Who was the tournament's top scorer and with how many goals?
The correct answer is 'Oldrich Nejedly with 5'
Oldrich Nejedly bagged a semi-final hat-trick against Germany. One in the quarterfinal 3-2 success over Switzerland in Turin, and one in the First Round 2-1 win over Romania in Trieste. German Edmund Conen scored 4 (his hat-trick against Belgium in the First Round in Florence, and 1 in the third-place match against Austria in Rome). Italian Angelo Schiavio also scored 4 gaols (his First Round hat-trick against USA, and the goal that won the FIFA World Cup for Italy that year against Czechoslovakia in extra-time). Mustafa Mansour was Egypt's goalkeeper that let in four goals against Hungary to see Egypt exit the World Cup after just 1 game.