World Cup Trivia Quiz # 36
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Sports Stew I - Between 1966 and 1990, West Germany reached the final in five out of seven World Cups, winning twice. Only one player scored in two seperate finals for them. Who was it?
The correct answer is 'Paul Breitner'
Breitner equalized from the spot in the 1974 final against the Dutch, and also scored a late consolation in the 1982 final against Italy.
World Cup Question 2
The 1999 World Cup - The narrowist winning margin was the victory of Zimbabwe over India. How many runs did Zimbabwe win by?
The correct answer is '3 runs'
Zimbabwe scored 252 for 9 from their fifty overs, then managed to bowl India out for 249 in 45 overs. Streak and Olonga took 3 wickets each. It had seemed that India were sure to win, especially when they needed 9 runs from the last two overs and they still had three wickets left. However, Zimbabwe pulled off an unexpected victory much to the delight of their fans.
World Cup Question 3
World Cup 2002: Group B - Spain vs Paraguay: what was the score at half-time during this game?
The correct answer is 'Spain 0 Paraguay 1'
The second half saw Fernando Morientes score twice with a Fernando Hierro penalty completing a 3-1 win for the Spaniards.
World Cup Question 4
World Cup Qualifying - UEFA - What was the total score in two games between Ukraine and Germany?
The correct answer is '5-2 Germany'
The 1st game was 1-1 tie in Kiev, the 2nd a 4-1 German win in Dortmund.
World Cup Question 5
World Cup Soccer USA 1994 - Which Colombian player was shot when he returned home after scoring an own goal in the finals?
The correct answer is 'Andres Escobar'
Escobar scored an own goal against the USA sending his team, one of the favourites Colombia out at Round 1. He was shot by two people in his home town of Medellin.
World Cup Question 6
World Cup Stats - Who was fouled the most times?
The correct answer is 'Yildiray Basturk'
Basturk (Turkey) 31 fouls suffered, Park (Korea) 24,
Duff (Ireland) 22, Totti (Italy) 18.
Duff (Ireland) 22, Totti (Italy) 18.
World Cup Question 7
1982 : NZ Soccer's Glory Days - Who captained New Zealand in every match of the qualifying rounds and the actual World Cup finals tournament?
The correct answer is 'Steve Sumner'
Steve Sumner, known as "captain fantastic", was born in England and moved to New Zealand in 1973. He played 105 matches for New Zealand from his debut (against Burma) in 1976 until he retired from international soccer in 1988.
World Cup Question 8
Average Cricket Questions - True or False? The West Indies defeated South Africa in the first game of the 2003 ICC World Cup, held in Southern Africa.
The correct answer is 'True'
The West Indies, largely thanks to a brilliant century to returning star batsman Brian Lara, were able to defeat the host nation. The South Africans came close, thanks to Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher, but just fell short in the chase.
World Cup Question 9
Women's National Team - In the 1995 World Cup, how many different goalkeepers did the United States have?
The correct answer is '3'
There was Briana Scurry, her sub Saskia Webber, and Mia Hamm.
World Cup Question 10
World Cup Pool Matches 3 - The 17th World Cup match between India and Zimbabwe was played in Harare, the venue to which England had refused to travel earlier in the tournament. India were put in by Zimbabwe. Who top scored for India?
The correct answer is 'Sachin Tendulkar'
Tendulkar scored 81, Dravid 43*, Sehwag 36, and Kaif 25. India's total was 7/255 off 50 overs.