World Cup Trivia Quiz # 203
This is World Cup Quiz # 203, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main World Cup Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.World Cup Question 1
World Cup History - Which side won the 100th match in World Cup history?
The correct answer is 'Austria'
Austria defeated Uruguay in the 3rd place play-off in 1954, 3-1. Incidentally the final between West-Germany and Hungary is probably the greatest final of all time, IMHO.
World Cup Question 2
1930-1998 World Cups - Which is the largest goal difference (goals for less goals against, all matches played) ever during a World Cup finals tournament?
The correct answer is '+ 17'
During the 1954 tournament held in Switzerland, Hungary made a today incredible 27-10 record . Note that they eventually played only 5 matches. Nevertheless they didn't win the trophy.
World Cup Question 3
World Cup 2002: Group H - Russia vs Tunisia: What was the final score in this match?
The correct answer is 'Russia 2 Tunisia 0'
Egor Titov put Russia ahead in the 59th minute and Valery Karpin doubled their lead five minutes later.
World Cup Question 4
English Soccer - Who scored England's first goal in the 1998 World Cup?
The correct answer is 'Alan Shearer'
Against Tunisia
World Cup Question 5
2006 World Cup Final - What was the score at the end of the first half of the World Cup final?
The correct answer is '1-1'
France started off the scoring early in the game with a penalty shot by Zinedine Zidane. The Italians tied it shortly after with a header off a corner kick by Materazzi.
World Cup Question 6
2002 World Cup Comments - "Footballers have a wonderful gift to walk over that white line and forget about other things going on."
The correct answer is 'Mick McCarthy, Coach IRL'
A reference to the number of penalties awarded when footballers cross the white line and forget they are in the penalty box.
World Cup Question 7
World Cup Legends - One of the most prolific scorer in international history, he captained Hungary from 1950 to 1956, scoring 83 goals from 84 appearances. The loss at the 1954 World Cup final to West Germany, was the beginning of the end of his career. He played for Real Madrid in Spain and represented Spain unsuccesfully at the 1962 World Cup finals. Which football legend are we talking about?
The correct answer is 'Ferenc Puskas'
Ferenc Puskas refused to return to Hungary after the 1956 rebellion was crushed by the Soviet Union. At this time his career hit a low. He was banned by FIFA for 18 months before he moved to Spain and joined Real Madrid in 1958. He unsuccessfully represented Spain in the 1962 World Cup finals, failing to score in three appearances.
World Cup Question 8
2006 World Cup Preliminaries - Which two sides played each other in the Asian Playoffs?
The correct answer is 'Bahrain & Uzbekistan'
Bahrain went on to lose in the intercontinental playoffs to tiny Trinidad and Tobago.
World Cup Question 9
World Cup: 2002 Review - A team qualified from the group stage (1st stage) with a negative goal average. Which was that team?
The correct answer is 'USA'
USA had a 5-6 goal average after beating Portugal 3-2, drawing Korea Rep. 1-1, and losing by Poland 1-3.
World Cup Question 10
2006 World Cup: Group Stage - Four countries finished the group stage with the maximum of 9 points. Three of them were Germany, Brazil and Spain. Which was the other country to achieve this feat?
The correct answer is 'Portugal'
The other three countries ended up with two wins and a draw. Argentina fought out a tense 0-0 draw with Netherlands, which suited them more than the Dutch, as it allowed them to stay top of their group. England and Italy did their level best to self-destruct against Sweden and the USA, respectively. England's overconfidence against their bogey team, Sweden, whom they have not beaten since 1968, came back to haunt them. Neither Italy nor the USA were helped in a match where referee Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) seemed to think everyone had switched on to watch him!