World Cup Trivia Quiz # 6
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German Soccer Legends - Who appeared in 5 consecutive World Cups, and 150 times in the national dress?
The correct answer is 'Lothar Matthaeus'
He first played in the 1982 at age 19, and finished his remarkable career in 1998 at age 35.
World Cup Question 2
World Cup: Who Am I? - I scored the winning goal in the 1986 World Cup Final. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Jorge Burruchaga'
Surprisingly, Maradona didn't score in the final, even though he had scored 2 goals in each of the previous 2 semi finals. Argentina beat West Germany 3-2.
World Cup Question 3
The Soccer World Cup - Who was the first player to have scored a goal, plus an own goal, in the same match?
The correct answer is 'Brands - Holland'
Ernie Brands of Holland against Italy in 1978. Holland won 2-1.
World Cup Question 4
World Cup Pool Matches 4 - New Zealand refused to travel to Nairobi to play Kenya due to security concerns. The next match, England's match against Pakistan, was the 21st Pool Match. England batted first. Who top scored for England?
The correct answer is 'Paul Collingwood'
Collingwood hit 66 not out. Vaughan made 52, Flintoff 26 and Hussain just 8 in England's 8/246.
World Cup Question 5
World Cup: West Indies 2007 - Who was the only bowler to finish in the top five on the bowling averages despite his team not reaching the Super 8 stage?
The correct answer is 'Iftikhar Anjum (Pakistan)'
Anjum finished his three matches with an average of 14.6. He bowled in just two of them, recording figures of 20 - 3 - 73 - 5, with best fugures of 3-44 v West Indies. His economy rate of 3.65 was also impressive.
World Cup Question 6
2006 World Cup: Group Stage - Which unlucky country did not score any goals in the group stage, and as a consequence was eliminated?
The correct answer is 'Trinidad & Tobago'
Trinidad & Tobago achieved a fantastic 0-0 draw against Sweden in their first match, then lost 2-0 to England and by the same scoreline to Paraguay in their final match. Togo took the lead aginst South Korea in their opening match, but eventually lost 2-1. It was the only goal they scored. Angola, another country to score just one goal, took the lead against Iran in their final match, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw. As for Iran, they scored two goals in the group stage, the equaliser against Angola, and a goal in their opening match against Mexico.
World Cup Question 7
2006 World Cup Quarterfinals - The second match of the quarterfinals took place after the Germany/Argentina game on June 30, 2006. It featured Italy against the Ukraine. The match was a hard fought battle. However, Italy prevailed by a score of 3-0. Who scored the game's very first goal, the goal that eventually became the game-winner?
The correct answer is 'Gianluca Zambrotta'
At the 6-minute mark of the game, Zambrotta made a wonderful play. He raced in and down the centre of the opposing team's goal box, and unleashed a powerful left-legged shot. The shot met the goalkeeper, but alas, the ball went off of the goalkeeper's glove and right into the back of the net.
World Cup Question 8
Soccer Ultimate II - Which country did Italy defeat to win the 1982 world Cup Final?
The correct answer is 'West Germany'
3-1 it finished and Italy won their third World Cup.
World Cup Question 9
Italian Football - Former striker Daniele Massaro played in World Cup 1994.
The correct answer is 'True'
Daniele Massaro played in World Cup 1994 at the age of 33. Milan's striker played in 6 games and scored against Mexico. He also missed a penalty against Brazil in final's penalty shootout.
World Cup Question 10
World Cup History: Pt. 1 - The 1966 World Cup Final was a cracker. What was the final score and did somebody score a hat-trick?
The correct answer is '4-2, yes'
England were 2-1 up with seconds to go, but then West Germany equalized to take it into extra-time. Geoff Hurst then hit the bar, but the linesman insisted when the ball bounced, it went over the line. Then in the last seconds, Hurst blasted it into the net completing his hat-trick.