Statistics for World Cup controversies

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General Stats

This quiz has been taken 23 times
The average score is 19 of 29

Answer Stats

WC	Hint	Answer	% Correct
England 1966	The winning goal never crossed the line	England	95%
Mexico 1986	A goal was famously scored with the "hand of God"	Argentina	90%
England 1966	The winning goal never crossed the line	Germany	90%
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	86%
Chile 1962	What was called the "Battle of Santiago" was a brutal match, but only the losing team was punished by the referee	Chile	86%
Mexico 1986	A goal was famously scored with the "hand of God"	England	86%
Spain 1982	These two teams agreed not to attempt any shots in order to eliminate Algeria	Germany	81%
2022	It seems that this country got to host the World Cup through bribery	Qatar	81%
Brazil 2014	A player on the winning team bit an opponent, but he was not sent off	Uruguay	81%
Brazil 2014	A player on the winning team bit an opponent, but he was not sent off	Italy	76%
South Africa 2010	The exact opposite of what happened in 1966	England	71%
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	71%
South Africa 2010	The exact opposite of what happened in 1966	Germany	71%
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	67%
Spain 1982	These two teams agreed not to attempt any shots in order to eliminate Algeria	Austria	67%
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	67%
Korea/Japan 2002	The losing team had two valid goals disallowed for obscure reasons	Spain	67%
Spain 1982	The keeper of the winning team commited a brutal foul, but a goal kick was given	France	62%
Spain 1982	The keeper of the winning team commited a brutal foul, but a goal kick was given	Germany	62%
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	62%
Korea/Japan 2002	The losing team had two valid goals disallowed for obscure reasons	South Korea	62%
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	57%
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	57%
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	52%
Chile 1962	What was called the "Battle of Santiago" was a brutal match, but only the losing team was punished by the referee	Italy	43%
Brazil 2014	The match was decided by a last minute penalty, which the losing team still claim was unfair	Netherlands	43%
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	33%
Brazil 2014	The match was decided by a last minute penalty, which the losing team still claim was unfair	Mexico	33%
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	33%