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15. In the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Brazil were heavy favourites. In the pivotal group match against Italy, which Brazilian player famously remonstrated with his ripped shirt to referee Abraham Klein? C. Zico In 1982, the second round was played as another round of group stages, with the six teams divided into two groups. Qualifications were based on who was on top after two matches.

17. At just 18, Diego Maradona was considered too young for the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Who was the Argentine coach that passed over Diego Maradona? B. Cesar Luis Menotti Cesar Luis Menotti would later be vindicated with his decision, as Argentina triumphed in the 1978 World Cup .

19. In the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Rinus Michels' revolution of total football had the world in awe. The Dutch had scored before the West Germans had even touched the ball. Which West German player took down Johan Cruyff, thus resulting in the penalty which Neeskens converted? B. Uli Hoeness Uli Hoeness who committed the challenge was a forward. According to Dutch player Willem van Hanegem, the reason why they lost that day was that half the team wanted to humiliate the West Germans with keep ball (remnants of WWII). But, the other half wanted to look for a second goal. This disorganization was capitalized by a disciplined West German unit which ultimately ended up winning the match, 2-1.

21. In the 1970 FIFA World Cup group stages, Brazil had just beaten England with a solitary Jairzinho goal. Following the match, who did Pele famously embrace? D. Bobby Moore According to ex West Ham player Robbie Slater, one of the first things he saw going into Harry Redknapp's office, was that iconic picture of Pele and Bobby Moore.

23. The 1998 World Cup marked only the second time that a European nation defeated a South American nation in a World Cup final. When was the first? D. 1990 West Germany in 1990 became the first European team to beat a South American team (Argentina) in a WC final.

25. Excluding the 3rd place match, how many goals did Turkish striker Hakan Sukur score in the 2002 World Cup? B. 0 Sukur failed to score in the 2002 World Cup until the 3rd place match (he scored within 11 seconds).

27. The 1986 World Cup quarterfinal between Brazil and France was decided on a penalty shootout after the match ended 1-1. Who scored the goals in regulation time? D. Careca, Platini Careca scored first before Platini equalized. Zico missed a penalty in regulation time .

29. Arrigo Sacchi coached the AC Milan team to the 1989 and 1990 European Cups. At which World Cup did he coach Italy? D. 1994 Italy was coached by Vicini in 1990, Sacchi in 1994, Cesare Maldini in 1998, and Trapattoni in 2002.

30. Andreas Brehme, Lothar Matthäus , and Jürgen Klinsmann were part of the West German 1990 World Cup winning team. They also played together for Italian Club AC Milan. True False

31. Andreas Brehme, Lothar Matthäus , and Jürgen Klinsmann were part of the West German 1990 World Cup winning team. They also played together for Italian Club AC Milan. False The German trio played for Inter Milan in the late 1980s while the Dutch trio of Rijkaard, Gullit, and Van Basten played for AC Milan.

37. Prior to the 1994 World Cup 3rd place match against Sweden, Hristo Stoichkov of Bulgaria was tied with Oleg Salenko for the highest number of goals scored in that World Cup. How many goals did Stoichkov score in the 3rd place match and what was the final score? B. 0, Sweden won 4-0 1994 World Cup Golden Boot was shared between Stoichkov and Salenko. Salenko had scored 5 goals in a single match during the group phase.

38. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), and Michael Essien (Ghana) represented their respective African countries at the 2006 World Cup. Did any one of them play in the knockout phase? Yes No

39. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), and Michael Essien (Ghana) represented their respective African countries at the 2006 World Cup. Did any one of them play in the knockout phase? No Ivory Coast and Togo were eliminated in the group phase. Ghana qualified for the Round of 16 but Essien could not play as he was suspended for the match.

43. Who scored the highest number of goals in World Cups 2002 and 2006 combined? B. Luis Ronaldo Ronaldo scored 8 goals in 2002 and 3 goals in 2006. Klose scored 5 each in 2002 and 2006.

45. Which of the following players was FIFA World Player of the Year coming into the 2002 World Cup, but did not make it past the group stage? B. Luis Figo Luis Figo, then playing for Real Madrid, was FIFA World Player of the Year coming into the 2002 World Cup. Portugal was eliminated in the group stages.

49. Who scored the equalizer in the 1986 World Cup Final? B. Rudi Völler Rumenigge scored to make it 2-1 followed by the equalizing goal of Rudi Voeller. Burruchaga then scored the winner for Argentina.

51. The 1990 World Cup Final involved a decisive penalty kick. Which German player was involved in the incident that led to the penalty kick? C. Rudi Völler Andreas Brehme scored the penalty. The German player involved in the incident was Rudi Voeller.

53. Andrea Pirlo won World Cup and UEFA Champions League Winners Medals in a span of one year (2006-2007). Which of the following players had done the same in 2002-2003? C. Rivaldo Rivaldo won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and the Champions League with AC Milan the following year.

61. Which is the only team that both progressed and was eliminated by the golden goal rule in the 2002 World Cup? D. Senegal Senegal progressed to the 2002 quarter-final after Camara's golden goal eliminated Sweden. Turkey then eliminated Senegal in the quarter-final with an Ilhan Mansiz golden goal.

63. Which English player had a free-kick disallowed against Holland in the 1990 World Cup? C. Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce's goal was disallowed as it was an indirect free-kick. The match finished 0-0 and both England and Holland made it through a very tight group to the next round .

65. Which Spaniard scored from a free-kick against South Korea in the 1990 World Cup? C. Michel Gonzalez The outstanding Michel scored a hat-trick in this game including the free-kick. Spain beat South Korea 3-1 with the Korean's also scoring from a spectacular free-kick from Hwang Bo-kwan.

67. In the 1990 World Cup semi final between West Germany and England who struck for W. Germany from a free-kick? C. Andreas Brehme Brehme scored for the Germans early in the second half from a free-kick which was heavily deflected off an England defender. England equalised through Gary Lineker to send the match into extra time but the West Germans eventually won on the penalty kicks.

69. In the 1990 1-1 draw between the United States and Switzerland, both goals came from direct free-kicks. Who were the scorers ? B. Eric Wynalda and Georges Bregy Two perfectly placed free-kicks. Bregy scored first a few minutes before the interval, but the lead didn't last long as Wynalda equalised in the same fashion on the stroke of half time. One other interesting bit of information was that this was the first World Cup Finals match played at an indoor stadium. The venue was the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, USA.

73. B. Roberto Baggio Baggio had scored twice in the round of 16 against Nigeria, another against Spain in the quarter final, and twice in the semi final against Bulgaria to almost single-handedly take Italy to the World Cup final. H e took Italy's last penalty in the penalty shoot-out after the final finished 0-0, but his kick went over the cross-bar to hand to World Cup to Brazil. Baresi and Massaro both both missed penalties in the shootout, Zola didn’t play in the final Who missed the decisive penalty in the 1994 Final between Brazil and Italy?

75. The 1998 World Cup in France featured which flamboyant goalkeeper from South America who actually took direct shots from free-kicks in the tournament? C. Jose Luis Chilavert Although Cordoba and Roa also played in this World Cup, it was the Paraguayan Chilavert who stepped up and had shots at goal when his team won a free-kick. He scored many free-kicks and penalties throughout his career.

77. Which English player converted a free-kick in the 1998 World Cup match versus Colombia? B. David Beckham David Beckham curled in a free-kick past the Colombian wall as England won the match 2-0 and secured a place in the last 16 where they lost to Argentina on penalties.

79. Which Paraguayan scored from a free-kick against South Africa in the 2002 World Cup? D. Francisco Arce Arce's free-kick against South Africa helped Paraguay into the 2nd phase of the tournament as they drew this match 2-2. In the next round however, Paraguay was defeated by 2002 Finalists Germany.

83. In which city was the FIFA Congress held which decided to organize a football World Cup? B. Amsterdam This memorable decision was taken on the 29th of May in 1928.

85. Which player was the first to kick a ball during the 1930 World Cup In Uruguay? C. Maschinot (FRA) Actually the games FRA-MEX and BEL-USA both took place at the same time. However FIFA statistics quote the FRA-MEX as the 'first' game. It is not exactly certain whether Maschinot actually played the first ball since the media coverage wasn't as extensive then. However back then the centre striker kicked the game off and therefore Maschinot has the honour of having played the first ball during a World Cup.

87. Which team was defeated in the 1934 World Cup final by Italy? B. Czechoslovakia The first final decided in extra-time with a first minute goal by Schiavio. Italian success was well exploited by Benito Mussolini for his propaganda.

89. What is USA's best result in a World Cup tournament to date D. Semi Final They reached the semi-final of the first World Cup in Uruguay 1930. It is still not decided whether USA or Yugoslavia can lay claim to third place as the 3rd-4th place playoff was only introduced for the 1934 World Cup in Italy

91. Which player was the first to score four goals in a single game during a World Cup finals? C. Leonidas (BRA) Ernest Wilimowski has scored four goals in an amazing 6-5 defeat of Poland by Brazil in the 1938 World Cup, but Leonidas DaSilva was the first .

93. In the 1938 World Cup which team fielded the oldest and the youngest player of the entire World Cup? B. Holland de Harder and Andriessen were the youngest and oldest players respectively at 18 years 142 days and 34 years 190 days.

95. Which World Cup final set a record for the largest attendance for a sporting event of any kind? B. 1950 In the 1950 final, Uruguay defeated Brazil 2-1 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro with an estimated attendance of approximately 205,000 people.

101. Which World Cup finals edition saw the 500th goal being scored? C. 1958 Sweden Robert Collins scored the second goal for Scotland in a 2-3 loss to Paraguay in the 76th minute during their first round match. That was the 500th goal.

105. Who was the first to score a goal in 20 seconds in the World Cup finals? D. Vaclav Masek (CZE) Masek scored his goal against Mexico in 20 seconds. It took place during a first round game in the 1962 World Cup which later was won by Mexico anyway. Incidentally this was the first match won by Mexico in a World Cup in five appearances!

109. Which player other than Lothar Mathäus has participated in five World Cup final tournaments? C. Carbajal (MEX) The Mexican goalie appeared in five consecutive World Cup finals.

111. Which team was the first losing finalist of the World Cup to fail to qualify for the next World Cup? C. Hungary Hungary were the losing finalist in 1938, and failed to qualify for the 1950 world cup finals. Holland failed to qualify for Spain in 1982 after their 1978 final defea t

113. Which team caused the biggest upset at the 1974 World Cup in Germany? C. Poland Poland defeated Brazil 1-0 in a third place play off. Of course Holland raised an eyebrow or two by reaching the final and introducing the world to a certain fellow called Johan Cruyff!

115. What caused a certain amount of controversy prior to the 1978 World Cup final? C. Supposed threats aimed at the Dutch players by the military junta Supposedly some high ranking members of the junta have subtly expressed their wish that Argentina become world champions. This was in the time when Argentina was being boycotted by many European countries due to their brutal military regime.

119. Who is the first coach to have received a red card during a World Cup finals tournament? B. Re (PAR) He received it during the 3-0 defeat of Paraguay by England in the 1986 World Cup. Incidentally the 3rd goal was scored by Lineker who by doing so scored the 1300th goal of the World Cup.