The season is upon us…
by Jamie Thompson ·
World Football
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Star man for Barcelona or squad player for Yeovil? Test your abilities with this week’s quiz, all on world football!
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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
Let’s start off nice and easy – which team lifted the first ever World Cup?Correct
Correct – Uruguay also hosted the inaugural World Cup.
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Sorry – hosts Uruguay won the tournament in its inaugural year.
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Question 2 of 15
2. Question
Which team was the first from Britain to win the European Cup (Champions League)?Correct
Correct – the Hoops beat Inter to lift the trophy in 1967. The entire starting XI were born within a 30-mile radius of Glasgow; you don’t see that anymore.
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Sorry – Celtic beat Inter to lift the trophy in 1967. The entire starting XI were born within a 30-mile radius of Glasgow; you don’t see that anymore.
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Question 3 of 15
3. Question
What club team has been represented by a player of theirs at every World Cup Final since 1982?Correct
Correct – Bayern Munchen have had at least one player in the starting line-ups of each of the last eight finals.
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Sorry – Bayern Munchen have had at least one player in the starting line-ups of each of the last eight finals.
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Question 4 of 15
4. Question
Who is the only player to have come on as a substitute for their own father during an international game?Correct
Correct – Eidur Gudjohnson came on in as a substitute for his father, Arnór, in a friendly between Iceland and Estonia.
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Sorry – Eidur Gudjohnson came on as a substitute for his father, Arnór, in a friendly between Iceland and Estonia.
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Question 5 of 15
5. Question
Which psychic animal became famous during the 2010 World Cup for his impressive predictions?Correct
Correct – the octopus predicted many correct match results, but died shortly after the final. Reports say he saw it coming…
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Sorry – Paul the Octopus predicted many correct match results, but died shortly after the final. Reports say he saw it coming…
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Question 6 of 15
6. Question
Which international team is ranked worst in the world by Fifa?Correct
Correct – ranked 208th, Anguilla are officially the worst team in the world.
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Sorry – ranked 208th, Anguilla are officially the worst team in the world.
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Question 7 of 15
7. Question
Which country remained the only unbeaten team in the 1974 World Cup finals?Correct
Correct – Scotland won one and drew two to finish their group level with Yugoslavia and Brazil, but were heart-breakingly knocked out on goal difference.
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Sorry – Scotland won one and drew two to finish their group level with Yugoslavia and Brazil, but were heart-breakingly knocked out on goal difference.
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Question 8 of 15
8. Question
Who holds the world record for the greatest ever goals per game ratio?Correct
Correct – the Portuguese boasts an average of 1.77 goals per game, having scored a phenomenal 331 times in just 187 games for Sporting Lisbon between 1937 and 1949. Take that, Messi and Ronaldo.
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Sorry – Fernando Peyroteo boasts an average of 1.77 goals per game, having scored a phenomenal 331 times in just 187 games for Sporting Lisbon between 1937 and 1949. Take that, Messi and Ronaldo.
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Question 9 of 15
9. Question
Who was the youngest ever player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup?Correct
Correct – at just 17 years and 244 days old, Pelé scored a hat trick against France in the semi-final of the 1958 World Cup, winning the game 5-2.
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Sorry – at just 17 years and 244 days old, Pelé scored a hat trick against France in the semi-final of the 1958 World Cup, winning the game 5-2.
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Question 10 of 15
10. Question
Which football player became a doctor of medicine while being a professional footballer?Correct
Correct – regarded as one of the best midfielders ever, Socrates was also noted as an intellectual, drinker and smoker.
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Sorry – regarded as one of the best midfielders ever, Socrates also managed to qualify as a doctor while famously drinking and smoking.
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Question 11 of 15
11. Question
What has been the most expensive transfer of the summer so far?Correct
Correct – the young England international moved from Liverpool for £49 million (£44m plus add-ons).
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Sorry – Sterling moved from Liverpool to Manchester City for £49 million(£44m plus add-ons).
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Question 12 of 15
12. Question
Which country won the 2015 Women’s World Cup?Correct
Correct – The USA beat Japan 5-2 in the final to lift the trophy after storming to a 4-0 lead within just 15 minutes.
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Sorry – The USA beat Japan 5-2 in the final to lift the trophy after storming to a 4-0 lead within just 15 minutes.
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Question 13 of 15
13. Question
What team won the first ever European Cup (Champions League) in 1955?Correct
Correct – Real Madrid have gone on to win the competition a total of 10 times.
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Sorry – it was Real Madrid, who have since won the competition a total of 10 times.
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Question 14 of 15
14. Question
Which famous Spanish singer is the son of a previous Real Madrid (Castilla) goalkeeper?Correct
Correct – Enrique’s father, Julio, was a goalkeeper before a suffering a serious injury in a car accident.
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Sorry – Enrique Iglesias’s father, Julio, was a goalkeeper before a suffering a serious injury in a car accident.
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Question 15 of 15
15. Question
Which men’s professional football club hired the first ever female manager?Correct
Correct – Clermont Foot 63 hired Helena Costa in 2014, who unfortunately resigned only two months in, before her first competitive match, amid a torrent of sexist jibes.
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Sorry – Clermont Foot 63 hired Helena Costa in 2014, however she unfortunately resigned only two months in, before her first competitive match, amid a torrent of sexist jibes.
