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One question for each FIFA World Cup - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 20 times
- The average score is 13 of 22
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1994: In one of football's most tragic moments, why was Colombian player Andres Escobar murdered after returning home from the World Cup? | He scored an own goal | 94%
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| 1986: Argentina had just held on to beat England 2-1 in a quarter final where Diego Maradona scored two of the most, if not the two most famous goals in the history of the sport. When asked what part of his body he had scored the first of his goals with he responded by saying it was, "A little with the head of Maradona and a little with..." _____________? | The Hand of God | 94%
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| 1982: In a match that came to be known as the Disgrace of Gijon, why did West Germany and Austria's gameplay anger so many? | Neither team tried to score | 89%
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| 1954: The weather and conditions of the pitches were infamously terrible during this tournament, but which sportswear company became a global brand when they designed then provided the West Germany squad with boots that adapted to the conditions far better than the kits of any other team? | Adidas | 83%
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| 1966: Who found the World Cup trophy - the Jules Rimet trophy - stuffed under a hedge a few weeks after it had been stolen from a public exhibition in broad daylight without anybody noticing? | Pickles the dog | 83%
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| 1974: Which former country recorded its only World Cup appearance before ceasing to exist? | East Germany | 78%
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| 1934: Luis Monti was a member of the Italian squad that won this World Cup despite having played in the 1930 tournament for a different team! Which country did he represent on that occasion? | Argentina | 72%
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| 1930: Despite accepting the invitation to the inaugural tournament, why were Egypt's national team unable to participate? | They were late for the boat which departed without them | 67%
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| 1990: What did England captain Gary Lineker infamously do during England's opening game against Republic of Ireland? | Soiled himself on the pitch | 61%
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| 2002: Why did Ireland captain Roy Keane lose his temper with manager Mick McCarthy and storm out of the team's camp; flying home just before the tournament started? | Training facilities didn't meet his expectations | 61%
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| 1950: What was unique about the way the final of this tournament was organised? | It was a group stage | 56%
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| 1998: Which star of this tournament was the subject of "Absolute mayhem and chaos," regarding mysteriously changing team sheets? | Ronaldo | 56%
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| 2010: After the tournament was over, what did FIFA band from all of its future competitions? | Vuvuzelas | 56%
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| 1970: Aided by this tournament being the first World Cup broadcast in colour, what ubiquitous piece of match equipment made its World Cup debut in Mexico? | Yellow and red cards | 50%
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| 2006: In a group stage match against Australia, Croatian defender Josip Simunic received the dubious honour of setting a new (and still standing) record for the most of what in a single match of professional football? | Yellow cards | 50%
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| 1962: The quarter-final match between Brazil and England is now mostly remembered for what unlikely pitch invader? | A dog that urinated on Jimmy Greaves | 44%
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| 1978: Which notorious individual was rumoured to have visited the Peru team's dressing room just before a match they suspiciously lost 6-0 to Argentina? | Henry Kissinger | 39%
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| 1958: What absurd claim was made about the 1958 tournament in a Swedish documentary called Conspiracy 58? | It never happened | 39%
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| 2018: What crime was Luka Modric charged with (later thrown out of court) just before the 2018 tournament as a corruption scandal raged through Croatian football until the team's remarkable performance at the World Cup made it much harder to be mad at the sporting heroes? | Perjury | 39%
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| 1938: Which country that has not qualified for a World Cup since (as of 2026) and played its first and so far only World Cup match and lost 6-0? | Indonesia | 33%
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| 2014: Which USA player achieved a cult status for his performances with fans photoshopping him onto movie posters like the Matrix, and played so well in their 2-1 loss to Belgium that he was given a drugs test immediately after the ref called full time? | Tim Howard | 22%
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| 2022: Until they were defeated by France in the semi-final, Morocco had only conceded one goal. Which team in group F did that scorer play for? | Morocco | 17%
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