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World Cup controversies - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 28 times
- The average score is 20 of 29
Answer Stats
| WC | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| England 1966 | The winning goal never crossed the line | England | 96%
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| Mexico 1986 | A goal was famously scored with the "hand of God" | Argentina | 92%
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| England 1966 | The winning goal never crossed the line | Germany | 92%
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| Chile 1962 | What was called the "Battle of Santiago" was a brutal match, but only the losing team was punished by the referee | Chile | 88%
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| Mexico 1986 | A goal was famously scored with the "hand of God" | England | 88%
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| Argentina 1978 | The winning team needed to get a 4 goal difference to get to the final. A suspiciously weak performance by the losing team allowed them to win 6-0 | Argentina | 85%
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| 2022 | It seems that this country got to host the World Cup through bribery | Qatar | 81%
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| Brazil 2014 | A player on the winning team bit an opponent, but he was not sent off | Uruguay | 81%
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| South Africa 2010 | The exact opposite of what happened in 1966 | England | 77%
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| Spain 1982 | These two teams agreed not to attempt any shots in order to eliminate Algeria | Germany | 77%
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| Italy 1990 | There is still debate on whether the penalty on the final match was a foul; the player who took it said it wasn't | Germany | 77%
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| South Africa 2010 | The exact opposite of what happened in 1966 | Germany | 77%
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| Brazil 2014 | A player on the winning team bit an opponent, but he was not sent off | Italy | 77%
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| Italy 1990 | There is still debate on whether the penalty on the final match was a foul; the player who took it said it wasn't | Argentina | 73%
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| Korea/Japan 2002 | The losing team had two valid goals disallowed for obscure reasons | Spain | 73%
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| Spain 1982 | These two teams agreed not to attempt any shots in order to eliminate Algeria | Austria | 65%
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| England 1966 | This was described as "not a match but an international incident". Among other things, a player on the losing team was sent off for "violence of the tongue", even when the referee couldn't understand him | England | 65%
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| Korea/Japan 2002 | The losing team had a valid goal disallowed for offside and a player unfairly sent off by a future drug smuggler | Italy | 65%
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| Argentina 1978 | The winning team needed to get a 4 goal difference to get to the final. A suspiciously weak performance by the losing team allowed them to win 6-0 | Perú | 65%
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| Korea/Japan 2002 | The losing team had two valid goals disallowed for obscure reasons | South Korea | 65%
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| Spain 1982 | The keeper of the winning team commited a brutal foul, but a goal kick was given | France | 62%
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| Spain 1982 | The keeper of the winning team commited a brutal foul, but a goal kick was given | Germany | 62%
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| Korea/Japan 2002 | The losing team had a valid goal disallowed for offside and a player unfairly sent off by a future drug smuggler | South Korea | 62%
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| England 1966 | This was described as "not a match but an international incident". Among other things, a player on the losing team was sent off for "violence of the tongue", even when the referee couldn't understand him | Argentina | 50%
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| Chile 1962 | What was called the "Battle of Santiago" was a brutal match, but only the losing team was punished by the referee | Italy | 50%
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| Brazil 2014 | The match was decided by a last minute penalty, which the losing team still claim was unfair | Netherlands | 46%
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| USA 1994 | An elbow to the face inside the penalty area broke the nose of a player from the losing team, but the referee was not looking | Spain | 42%
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| USA 1994 | An elbow to the face inside the penalty area broke the nose of a player from the losing team, but the referee was not looking | Italy | 38%
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| Brazil 2014 | The match was decided by a last minute penalty, which the losing team still claim was unfair | Mexico | 38%
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