FIFA World cup: Test your knowledge

1. France's captain in the first World Cup match, Alex Villaplane, was killed fifteen years later. Why ?
   Answer:     France's captain in the first World Cup match, Alex Villaplane, was killed fifteen years later for alleged collaboration with the Nazis. Villaplane was shot dead by French resistance fighters in July 1945.
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    2. A record that will surely never be beaten, the lowest recorded attendance for a match was 300 spectators. When was that?
Answer: For the match between Romania & Peru in Montevideo on 14 July 1930.
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3.    The Romanian team in World Cup 1930 were selected by their King. The 'football-crazy' King Carol II of Romania personally selected the team. What else did he guarranted to them?
Answer: He asked the employers to grant each player a three-month leave with full pay.
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  4.  Uruguayan goalkeeper Antonio Mazzali returned home before kick-off of the 1930 finals as he had sneaked out from the hotel without permission. The Uruguayan team had been isolated in a Montevideo hotel for almost eight weeks before Mazzali sneaked out one night to visit his family. Mazzali was a member of Uruguay's Olympic gold medal teams in 1924 and 1928. When was he called back into national team for world cup?
Answer:  he had never appeared in any World Cup finals.
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    5.The match between Argentina and France on 15 July 1930 was terminated by the referee by mistake six minutes before time. The Brazilian referee Almeida Rego whistled to end the match at the 39th minute in the second half when Argentina was leading 1-0. He resumed the match half an hour later. How many goals scored in that 'extra'time?
Answer:no goal was scored in the 'extra' time.
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    6.The USA trainer had to be carried off unconscious during the 1930 Semi-Final against Argentina after he ran to the pitch to attend an injured player, dropped his medicine box, and broke a bottle of chloroform. When he tried to pick up the broken bottle, he took in the fumes and fell to the ground immediately. What happened to the injured player?
Answer: The injured player recovered without any treatment.
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     7. Why many Argentina supporters failed to attend final?
Answer: Thousands of Argentinian supporters failed to attend the 1930 Final as their boats were delayed due to thick fog. Eight of the ten chartered boats were unable to arrive in time for the Final, though fortunately the match referee was on the first boat that arrived.
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   8. Uruguay and Argentina tossed up before the 1930 Final to choose the ball, as both teams wanted to use their own 'home-made' ball in the Final. Which ball was then used for the 1st half?
Answer: Argentina won and their ball was used in the first half and the Uruguayan ball the second half.
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    9.Hector Castro, who scored Uruguay's winning goal in the 1930 Final, had only one hand. When did he lost the other hand?
Answer: He had lost one hand and part of his arm in a childhood accident.
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    10. What was an unexpected consequence of Argentina's defeat in the 1930 Final?
Answer: It was that the Argentinian president was overthrown several days after the Final. Argentinian president Irigoyen was overthrown in a military coup flamed by the deeply disappointed citizens.
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    11.After winning the World Cup in 1930, the Uruguayan players were treated as national heroes. What special reward each of them got?
Answer:  and each player was presented with a plot of land and a new house by the municipality of Montevideo.
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12. Italy's World Cup 1934 player Allemandi was once banned from football for life. Why?
Answer:  For accepting a bribe. The Juventus player was found to have accepted a 50,000-Lire payment to cheat in a match against Torino. However, he was later re-instated and chosen as captain of the Italian national team in World Cup 1934.
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13. Short-sighted Swiss center-forward Poldi Kielholz had to wear spectacles in matches of the 1934 finals? How may goals did he scored?
Answer:  He scored three goals in two matches in the 1934 finals.
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14. Italian player Raimondo Orsi went back to the stadium the day after the 1934 Final to demonstrate his spectacular curling shot, as the press photographers wanted to take a picture of Orsi's swerving shot that had turned into a winning goal in the Final. Did he succeed the demonstration?
Answer: He tried more than 20 times to repeat that splendid shot on the same spot, but failed each time.
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    15.At the start of a 1938 finals match against Poland, Brazilian player Leonidas took off his boots because he wanted to play in the muddy pitch barefooted. Did the referee accepted?Answer: No, The referee immediately ordered Leonidas to put his boots back on, and Leonidas scored 4 goals in that match, and finished top scorer of the 1938 tournament with 8 goals in 4 matches.
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    16. Brazilian player Leonidas was left out of the team for the 1938 semi-final against Italy as the Brazilian coach wanted to save Leonidas for the Final. Was i a claver decision?
Answer: It was obviously a wrong decision as Brazil unexpectedly lost 2-1 to Italy in the match. Ironically, in the third-place match two days later, Leonidas scored two goals and helped Brazil achieve a 4-2 victory over Sweden.
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17. Apart of playing football, what was an occupation of Brazilian player Leonidas?
Answer:   Brazilian player Leonidas, the top scorer of World Cup 1938, had a job as a private eye.
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18.    Right before the Italy and Hungary 1938 Final match, the Italian players received a telegraph. What was it about?
Answer: from Rome which read 'Win or die !' Fortunately the team won and did not have to find out if it was a hoax or not.
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19. Why did England refused to enter pre-war world cup?
Answer:     England declined to enter the pre-war World Cups over a dispute with FIFA over payments to amateur players. The four British associations quit FIFA in 1928 after a disagreement with FIFA over 'broken time payments' to amateur players. They rejoined FIFA in 1946, and participated in World Cup for the first time in 1950.
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20. What strategy took Dr. Ottorino Barassi to protect the Fifa Trophy from being taken away during World war II?
Answer:    To prevent the Nazis from confiscating the golden Jules Rimet Trophy, Dr. Ottorino Barassi, an Italian sports official, smuggled the trophy from the bank in Rome, and hid it under his bed for most of the war time before the 1950 World Cup.
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21.     Eight Italian internationals were killed in an air crash shortly before the 1950 finals, in the Superga air disaster. Which club were they playing for?
Answer: Il Grande Torino
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22. India failed to participate in 1950 FIFA world cup?   
Answer: India withdrew from the 1950 finals as they were not allowed to play in bare feet. They have not had the chance to compete again since.
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23. What match of FIFA World cup is now considered by many people as the greatest upset in World Cup history.
Answer:    USA beat England 1-0 in the 1950 finals, though some British newspapers reported the result as USA 1, England 10 as the editor believed that the reporter had made a typing mistake. Before the match, both sides believed that it would be an easy win for England, and double-digit goals were expected. This match is now considered by many people as the greatest upset in World Cup history.
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24. How did Larry Gaetjens,the goal scorer in USA's 1-0 win over England, ended his life?
    Answer: Larry Gaetjens, the goal scorer in USA's 1-0 win over England in 1950, returned to his native Haiti, where he was arrested for organizing an anti-government movement, eventually dying in jail.
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    25.Yugoslavia started the 1950 finals match against Brazil with only 10 players as giant Yugoslavian player Rajko Mitic was knocked by an iron girder as he was leaving the dressing room, leaving a gash in his forehead. What decision took the referee regarding that incident?
Answer:The referee refused to delay the game, and when the heavily-bandaged Mitic joined his teammates, his team were already one goal down.
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    26.     What is the miracle of Berne?
Answer: When Hungary played West Germany in the 1954 Final, they were unbeaten in 29 matches in four years (including the Olympic Games). Their undefeated streak crashed when they lost 3-2 to the Germans. The Hungarian national team of the 50's, nicknamed 'The Magical Magyars', are regarded as one of the greatest teams in the history of soccer. That victory of Germany over Hungary.
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27. Who were the only brothers to have managed the same nation in World Cup finals?
    Answer: The Brazilian managers of 1954 (Zeze) and that of 1962 (Aimore Moreira).
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    28. Which is The smallest city to have hosted a World Cup Final ?
Answer: The smallest city to have hosted a World Cup Final is Berne, 1954, at Wankdorf Stadium.
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29. What happened to Israel in 1958 world cup qualifying?
Amswer:    In the 1958 qualifying competition, all Israel's opponents refused to play against them. FIFA then decided that Israel had to play at least two matches in order to qualify for the finals. Wales were chosen among all the second-placed teams to play. Wales beat Israel in two play-off matches, and reached the finals for the first and only time.
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    30.Northern Irish players were originally ordered not to play in a 1958 finals match as the match was held on a Sunday? What happened in 1958 ?
Answer:  The Northern Irish FA reminded their players that it was against the Irish law to play the two 1958 First Round matches scheduled on the 'holy day'. The players protested, and the Northern Irish FA scrapped the rules at the very last minute. They won the first match, drew the second, and reached the quarter-finals.
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31. Few people attended 1958 between Wales and Hungary. Why?
   Answer:  The attendance at a play-off match on 17 June 1958 between Wales and Hungary was only 2,823, due to a boycott to show their sympathy to the Hungarian rebellion army leader who had been executed one day before the match.
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32.    When Chilean player Eladio Rojas scored a goal in the 1962 quarter-final against Russia, the first person he hugged was the Russian goalkeeper. Rojas was so excited because the goalkeeper he had beaten was the 'unbeatable'. Who was he?
Answer: Lev Yashin.
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    33.When did Goal difference first used to determine group team rankings in finals?
Answer:  in 1962. Before 1962, teams tied in points in a group were solved by a play-off match. In 1962, England became the first team to benefit from the new system and Argentina the first team to suffer.
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    34. What interrupted The Brazil-England game at the 1962 World Cup?
Answer: It was interrupted when a dog ran onto the pitch and Jimmy Greaves went down on all fours to catch him.
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35. Who sniffed the stolen Jules Rimet trophy in 1966?
Answer:  The Jules Rimet World Cup trophy was stolen while on exhibition in London just before kick-off of the 1966 finals. The name of the mongrel dog who sniffed out the stolen trophy from its hiding place under a garden hedge in Norwood in South London was called 'Pickles'. His owner David Corbett collected a GBP6,000 reward, and the man who had demanded a GBP15,000 ransom for the return of the trophy was jailed for two years.
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    36. Why was The 1966 opening match between England and Uruguay delayed?
Answer: Because seven English players had left their identity cards at the hotel. A police motor cyclist was dispatched to collect the identity cards from the hotel.
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    37. What was called The War of Soccer?
Answer: El Salvador & Honduras broke into a war because of a clash in the 1970 qualifying competition. In between the three qualifying matches between El Salvador and arch-rival neighbors Honduras in 1969, there were riots & killings among the fans. A war finally broke out between the two countries in July 1969. Thousands of people were killed or injured. Historians call this 'The War of Soccer'.
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38.    Bobby Moore was jailed in Colombia on his way to the W Cup tournament of Mexico 1970. Why?
Answer: He was  accused of stealing a bracelet. It was believed that he was falsely accused by somebody who feared his appearance in the 1970 finals.
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    39. When The term 'group of death' first used ?
Answer:  in 1970. The term 'group of death' was used by the Mexican press to describe Group 3 of World Cup 1970, which consisted of England (reigning champions), Brazil (champions in 1958 & 1962), Czechoslovakia (finalists 1962) and Rumania. As a result, Rumania & Czechoslovakia 'died' in the first round while Brazil won all the matches and became champions.
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   40. In Mexico's 4-0 win over El Salvador on 7 June 1970, one of the goals should have been disallowed, how?
Answer: an El Salvador's free kick was taken by a Mexican player. Shortly before halftime, a free kick was awarded to El Salvador near the touchline. Instead, a Mexican player took it, and passed the ball to his teammate Valdivia. To everyone's surprise, the Egyptian referee Hussain Kandil waved 'play on', Valdivia booted the ball into the net, and the goal was allowed. When their appeals were denied by the referee, the El Salvador players restarted the game by kicking the ball into the crowd!
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    41. WHat happened to Alan Ball's tournament medal?
Answer: Alan ball was deeply-disappointed after England's defeat in the 1970 Quarterfinals, threw his tournament medal out of his hotel bedroom window. Perhaps this tournament medal was worth nothing compared with his 1966 World Cup winner's medal. In 2005, at the age of 59, Alan Ball finally wanted to sell his winner's medal ‘in order to gain financial security’.
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42. Who is the player that collapsed of celebration in 1970 W Cup final?
Answer:    Brazilian player Rivelino collapsed after beating Italy in the 1970 Final under the weight of the celebrations from Brazilian fans and had to be carried away on a stretcher.
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43. Why from 1970 the new trophy was designed to have no top?
    Answer: After the Jules Rimet trophy was paraded by the Brazilian players after the 1970 Final match, the top of the trophy disappeared. Brazilian reserve Davio retrieved the valuable gold top from a young spectator at the stadium exit. As a result, the new trophy was designed to have no top!
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44. Who did Toastao give his winners medal in 1970?
Answer:    Brazilian player Tostao give his 1970 World Cup winners' medal to his his surgeon. Tostao wished to express his gratitude to the American surgeon who had performed two operations on his eye before the 1970 finals.
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    45. Why did The USSR refused to play the second-leg play-off qualifying match in Chile in 1973?
Answer: Because earlier in the year, thousands of supporters of the Marxist Chilean President Allende were killed in the National Stadium in Santiago. The match was 'played' without any Soviet players present. The Chilean players kicked off the game and scored into the Soviet net. Then the game was abandoned and awarded to Chile. Chile qualified for the 1974 finals.
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46. What caused    The 1974 Final in Munich to be delayed?
Answer:  the referee found that all the corner and center-line flag-posts were missing as Holland and West Germany lined up for the kick-off. The officials had forgotten to put the flags back in after the opening ceremony.
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   47. The penalty goal by Holland's Johan Neeskens in the 1974 Final was unique in World Cup. How?
Answer: as up to that point no German player had touched the ball. The penalty was awarded by the English referee Jack Taylor in the first minute of the Final on 7 July 1974. Before the Dutch player Johan Cruyff was brought down inside the penalty area, the ball had been passed by the Dutch players 15 times without a German player touching the ball.
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    48. During a first Round match on 3 June 1978 between Brazil and Sweden, Welsh referee Clive Thomas was widely criticized. For which reason?
Answer: for his controversial decision to blow the final whistle while a corner-kick was being taken. Brazil's Zico headed a corner-kick into the Swedish net, but the referee disallowed the goal claiming that he had whistled to end the match while the ball was in the air. The final score remained at 1-1.
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    49. When Quiroga came back home, he published a full letter in the newspapers pleading his innocence and explaining the reasons for Peru's humiliating defeat. What had happened before?
Answer: Peruvian goalkeeper Ramon Quiroga accused of deliberately conceding some goals in their 6-0 loss to Argentina in a Second Round group match on 21 June 1978 was he was born in Argentina. Argentina had to beat Peru by a margin of at least 4 goals to reach the 1978 Final. No Peruvian people could believe that their admirable goalkeeper Quiroga would let in six goals in a match. When Quiroga came back home, he published a full letter in the newspapers pleading his innocence and explaining the reasons for Peru's humiliating defeat.
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   50. Why The 1978 Final in Argentina had to be delayed?
Answer: as Dutch player Rene Van der Kerkhof had to go back to the dressing room for treatment. The Argentinean captain Daniel Passarella complained to the referee that the plaster on the Dutch player’s hand was dangerous to other players. Rene returned to the dressing room to have a soft cover placed over the plaster.
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51. In 1982 FIFA world cup the Soviet referee Miroslav Stupar was suspended. Why?
    Answer: Soviet referee Miroslav Stupar changed his mind and disallowed a goal by France in a finals match on 21 June 1982, after the Kuwaiti players complained that they had heard a whistle and stopped playing. Kuwaiti player Prince Fahid, the Kuwaiti FA president, walked out to the field to argue with the referee and threatened to pull out his team. The referee then reversed his goal decision. France ended up winning the match 4-1. Subsequently, the referee was suspended, and the Prince was fined US$14,000.
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52. Who replaced Jack Stein after his death while coaching scotland in 1985?
ANswer:  Alex Ferguson .   Scotland's coach Jack Stein suffered a heart attack and died after Scotland's 1-1 tie in a qualifier against Wales on 10 September 1985. Alex Ferguson took over the job, and led Scotland to qualify for Mexico 1986.
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    53.During a qualifying match against Ireland on 13 Nov 1985, Danish midfielder Soren Lerby left in the 58th minute as he had to catch a private jet to fly back to Germany to play, as a substitute, for his club Bayern Munich in a cup match on the same day. What was the results of these 2 matches he was involved in?
Answer:  On that busy day, his country won 4-1 in Dublin while his club drew 1-1 in Bochum.
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54. WHat happened at the qualifier between Nigeria and Angola in 1989?
Answer:    At the qualifier between Nigeria and Angola in 1989, a crowd of 80,000 attended the match in the 60,000-capacity stadium in Lagos on 12 August 1989. Tragically, 13 fans and a Nigerian player were affected by the stifling conditions and died.
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55. At which date will be the 2022 FIFA world cup final?
Answer: The final will now be played on Dec. 18
FIFA selected Qatar as host despite concerns that the players will have to deal with oppressive heat in June and July in the tiny nation. Four years after announcing them as host country, FIFA decided to change the dates of the tournament. The final will now be played on Dec. 18. The World Cup will also be a shorter than the usual 28 days, with an expected start on Nov. 21
    During the June and July period when the WC was originally scheduled to be held, the average daytime high in most of Qatar is in excess of 40 °C (104 °F), and an average low of higher than 30 °C (86 °F).
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56. Why Albanian coach asked his players not to swap shirts after their game vs Spain in 1993?
    Answer: After playing with Spain in a qualifying match in 1993, the Albanian coach asked his players not to swap shirts, as they had no money to make new shirts, and wanted to save the shirts for the next match. The financially beleaguered Albanian team had to go to the stadium at their own expense, and they even did not have a full complement of shirts before the match.
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    57.Did you know that Chile was not allowed to participate in the 1994 qualifying competition?
Answer:  It all came about because a Chilean goalkeeper faked his injury in a qualifying match. In a decisive qualifier in Brazil on 3 September 1989, Brazil were leading 1-0 with 23 minutes left. In an attempt to disqualify the match, the Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas pretended to have been hit and seriously hurt by the firecrackers thrown from the Brazilian crowd. The whole Chilean team walked off in protest, and the match was abandoned. FIFA later discovered the hoax from TV and awarded Brazil a 2-0 victory, banned Rojas for life and banned Chile from the 1994 World Cup.
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58. Why did Michael Preud'homme abandoned his good luck ritual in 1994 FIFA World cup?
    Answer: In USA 94, Belgium goalkeeper Michael Preud'homme abandoned his good luck ritual of wearing a Standard Leige shirt (his first club) under his national jersey because of the heat.
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59. WHo was the player sent off on his birthday in 1994 FIFA world cup?
Answer:    Italian Striker Gianfranco Zola was sent off on 28th birthday, when he played in a 1994 finals match. He was sent off in the 76th minute in a Second Round match against Nigeria on 5 July 1994. Italy won the match 2-1 and went on to reach the Final.
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    60. Why was German midfielder Stefan Effenberg sent home early in 1994 FIFA world cup?
 Answer: German midfielder Stefan Effenberg was sent home early in 1994 FIFA world cup by coach Berti Vogts in USA 1994 after he gave the finger to a fan during a finals match. Stefan Effenberg was sent home immediately after the incident, and has refused to rejoin the national squad since.
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61. What happened to the killer of colombian player after 1994 world cup?
    Answer: Colombian player Andreas Escobar was killed by a soccer fan soon after he returned home from USA 94. Colombia were one of the favorites, and their early exit shocked the Colombian people. Escobar scored a clear own goal in their loss to USA in a crucial First Round game on 22/6/94. Two weeks later, he was shot dead by an angry fan in his home town. The killer Humberto Munoz was sentenced to jail for 43 years, but was released on 6 October 2005 after serving just 11 years.
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62. Which edition of FIFA world cup holds the record of accumulated audience ?
Answer:     An accumulated audience of over 37 billion people watched the France 98 tournament (I know that's more than the world's population, this figure is an 'accumulated' audience, meaning if people watched more than one game, they were counted each time), including approximately 1.3 billion for the final alone, while over 2.7 million people flocked to watch the 64 matches in the French stadia.
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63.    In the lead-up to 2002 World Cup finals, Senegalese midfielder Khalilou Fadiga was accused of stealing a necklace from a jewelry shop in Korea. How was he fined?
Answer:  Fortunately, Fadiga was released without any charge. The Korean police dropped charges at the request of the shop owner. The necklace, worth US$240, was later displayed in the shop window and called 'Fadiga's necklace'. Fadiga played in the opening match of the 2002 finals five days after the incident.
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    64. WHat decision was taken by FIFA In the 2002 finals regarding sleeveless shirts of CAmeroon?
Answer:  the Cameroon players were disallowed to wear sleeveless shirts. FIFA considered Cameroon's sleeveless shirts to be vest but not shirts which a player is required to wear under the FIFA Laws of the Game. Earlier, Cameroon wore the sleeveless shirts throughout the 2002 African Nations Cup and won the title.
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65. For which purpose the Senegalese team visited Taiwan after their world cup journey in 2002?
Answer:    Before returning home after the 2002 finals, the Senegalese team visited Taiwan, for diplomatic reasons. Senegal is one of the 28 countries in the world which recognize Taiwan as a nation. During a red-carpet reception at the Taiwanese president's office, some players wore shorts and sandals. A scheduled friendly match between these two nations was canceled because many Senegalese players did not want to play. Thirty-seven call girls were said to have entered the players' hotel rooms during their two-day visit.
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    66. What was the reason why Romaldo changed his hair style in 2002 WOrld cup?
Answer:    Ronaldo changed his hair style after Brazil beat England in the 2002 quarter finals so as to look more different from his teammate Roberto Carlos. He wanted to have a new look because his son Ronald had wrongly recognized Roberto Carlos as Ronaldo - their toddler son kissed the TV screen shouting 'daddy' when Roberto Carlos appeared on TV during the quarter final match.
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67. How much in $ is awarded to FIFA world cup winning team?
Answer: US$35 million – to the winning team
The total prize money: US$576 million. Preparation costs for Each Team: US$1.5 million. Once at the tournament, the prize money was distributed as follows:
    US$8 million – to each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)
    US$9 million – to each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
    US$14 million – to each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
    US$20 million – fourth placed team
    US$22 million – third placed team
    US$25 million – runner up
    US$35 million – to the winning team
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68. WHat is the meaning of Abivaka,    The Official Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia ?
Answer:  The Official Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is a wolf called Abivaka, the name means "the one who scores" in Russian.
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69.    Four out of the top five largest countries (by population) will be absent from this tournament. Brazil is the only country out of the top 5 to make it. Name 2 of them?
Answer: - China, India, the USA and Indonesia all failed to qualify.
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70. Which three England players have been shown a red card during a World Cup match?
Answer:  Ray Wilkins (1986), David Beckham (1998) and Wayne Rooney (2006)
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71. Which colour shirts did Benito Mussolini insist the Italian players wear during the 1938 Football World Cup? 
ANswer: 'Black shirts'
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72. Name 3 of the seven players who have scored more than 10 goals in World Cup Football?
Ronaldo (15), Gerd Müller (14), Just Fontaine (13), Pele (12), Jurgen Klinsmann (11)  Sandor Kocsis (11) and Miroslav Klose (16).
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73. Which defending champions had the worst performance in a Football World Cup with 2 losses, 1 draw and no goals scored? France (2002)
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74. In which year was the only World Cup in which England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all qualified? 1958 in Sweden
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75. Who was
    a. the oldest player to appear in a World Cup match?  (Farid Mondragon 43 years)
    b. the oldest player to appear in the final of a World Cup? Dino Zoff (40 years and 133 days)
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76. Which African country was the first to compete in a Football World Cup?
    a. Cameroon
    b. Egypt
    c. South Africa
    d. Tunisia
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77. Players from which country have been cautioned a record 345 times in Football World Cup matches? (as of 2018)    b. Argentina
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78. How many English players have missed penalties after extra time in Football World Cup matches? Stuart Pearce, Chris Waddle, David Batty, Paul Ince, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher
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79. Why did the best side of the decade, the Austrian 'wunder' team, withdraw from the 1938 Football World Cup? German 'annexation'
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80. Which German player appeared in five consecutive Football World Cup tournaments? Lothar Matthaus (1982-1998)
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81. What would have happened in the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany had the score remained 2-2 after extra time? Flip of a coin to determine the World Champion
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82. In which year was the first red card shown in a final of a World Cup? (clue, the losing finalists were shown 2 red cards). 1990, West Germany vs Argentina (Monzon for a tackle on Klinsmann, 2nd yellow, and Dezotti for trying to strangle Kohler)
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83. Which stadium has been the venue for two World Cup final matches? Estadio Azteca in Mexico City (1970 and 1986)
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84. Leonidas from Brazil won the Golden Boot in 1938 with 8 goals. What was his nickname? The Black Diamond
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85. In which year were each of the following World Cup balls?
    a. Telstar Mexico 1970
    b. Questra USA 1994
    c. Fevernova South Korea and Japan 2002
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86. Adidas has made every World Cup ball since 1970. Which British sporting goods company, one of the oldest in the world, made the ball for the 1966 Football World Cup? Slazenger
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87. During a World Cup match in 1982 the German keeper Harald 'Toni' Schumacher almost killed which French player with a kick box like tackle? Patrick Battiston
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88. Which Football World Cup was the last to have a knock out format (no group stages)? France 1938
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89. Italy won the 1934 World Cup at home. The world press however claimed they had a 12th man. What were they referring to? The referees (due to the many dubious decisions in favour of Italy throughout the tournament)
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90. Goleo, Spheriks, Ciao, Naranjito and Tip & Tap were all examples of what? Football World Cup mascots
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91. Which national team introduced 'Total Football' at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany? Holland
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92. Which Dutch footballer earned the nickname 'Llama' after spitting on the West German striker Rudi Völler during a 1990 FIFA World Cup game?  Frank Rijkaard
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93. Which Cameroonian footballer is the only African to have played in four FIFA World Cups?
a. Nwankwo Kanu 
b. Roger Milla 
c. Aaron Mokoena 
d. Rigobert Song
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94. How many teams played in the first World Cup?
    a: 13
    b: 24
    c: 32
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95. Who has scored the most goals in a single World Cup tournament? Just Fontaine
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96. Which was the first country to host the World Cup twice? Mexico
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97. Who scored the quickest goal ever by an England player in a World Cup match? Bryan Robson
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98. Who scored two goals in the 1998 World Cup final? Zinedine Zidane
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99. How many games were played at the World Cup 2006? 64
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100. How many different countries have won the World Cup?  8
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101. Who are the only team to have played in every World Cup? Brazil
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102. What was the name of the original World Cup trophy?
    a: The Jules Rimet Trophy
    b: The Fifa Trophy
    c: The Coupe de Monde
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103. How many games will the winning team have to play? 7
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104. Which city comes next in this list: Munich, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Mexico City, Rome, Pasadena, Paris...? Yokohama - The venue of the previous world cup final matches
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105. Who scored Germany's winner against Argentina in the 1990 World Cup Final? Andreas Brehme
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106. Name the defender shot dead after scoring an own goal during the 1994 World Cup.  Andres Escobar
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107. Poland beat Brazil to finish third at the 1974 World Cup. True or false? True
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108. When Brazil's team-sheet was first issued for the 1998 World Cup final, the name of Ronaldo was absent. Minutes later, a second, definitive teamsheet was issued that included Ronaldo. But who was the player originally named as Ronaldo's replacement?  Edmundo
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109. Hungary's Laszloz of Hungary still holds the record for what feat achieved in seven minutes against El Salvador in 1982?  Fastest Hat-Trick
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110. Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930 ? but in which country was that competition held? Uruguay
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111. How many times have Italy won the World Cup? 4
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112. Why were the England team grateful to Tovik Bakhramov in 1966?  He was the linesman who allowed Geoff Hurst?s 2nd Goal
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113. Which was the only football team from a commonwealth country to play in the 1994 World Cup Final tournament in the USA? Nigeria
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114. Which Brazilian football legend had the nickname El Diamante Negro (the black diamond)?
Le?nidas da Silva Le?nidas da Silva (September 6, 1913 ? January 24, 2004) was a Brazilian football player and commentator. He played for Brazil in two World Cups. He was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup. He was known as the "Black Diamond", and as the "Rubber Man" ? due to his elasticity. He was one of the pioneers of the bicycle kick.
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115. In 1986 which became the first country to host footballs World Cup for a second time? Mexico
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116. In 1974 who was sacked from his position of England football manager? Alf Ramsey
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117. What was described as the footballing equivalent of World War III? Iran vs USA in the World Cup
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118. Which was the first European team to win Football?s world cup? Italy
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119. Brad Friedel of the USA was the first goalkeeper in the 2002 world cup to do what? Save a penalty
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120. Where was they going, when Zambian team got plane crash in 1993?
To senegal for a world cup qualifier
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 121. From which country was the referee in the final between Uruguay and Argentina?
Answer: Jan Langenus . He was from Belgium and ordered that he received protection as there was a lot of rivalry between Argentina and Uruguay.
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122. Who was the last surviving player from the 1930 world cup ?
Answer: Francisco Varallo
The last surviving player from Uruguay's World Cup-winning side was Ernesto Mascheroni, who died on 3 July 1984 at the age of 76. He was outlived by reserve defender Emilio Recoba who died on 12 September 1992 (aged 87), but did not play any matches in the tournament. However, many other players who participated in the tournament were still alive by this stage and the last surviving player from the tournament was Argentina's Francisco Varallo, who died on 30 August 2010 at the age of 100 – eighty years after the tournament.[62]
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123. Why was the hosting stadium of 1930 world cup named Centenario?
Answer: Uruguay was celebrating its 100 years of independence and constitution.
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124. Who says there is no such thing as home advantage? Out of the 20 World Cups so far, how many have been won by the host country? 6
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125. Who is the manager to have coached in many world cup tournament?
Bora Milutinovic coached in every tournament between 1986 and 2002 - but for different teams: Mexico, Costa Rica, USA, Nigeria and China.
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126.Six teams have been unbeaten but not the champions in the same finals. Name 2 of these.
Those unbeaten teams are: Scotland in 1974 (1 win, 2 draws), Brazil in 1978 (4 wins, 3 draws), England in 1982 (3 wins, 2 draws), Cameroon in 1982 (3 draws), Belgium in 1998 (3 draws) and New Zealand 2010 (3 draws).
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127. Who is the oldest player ever at FIFA world cup?
Colombia goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon became the oldest player in Fifa World Cup history after appearing in a 4-1 win over Japan on 24 June 2014 aged 43 years and 3 days old. Northern Ireland's Norman Whiteside is the youngest ever finals player, being just 17 years and 41 days when he took the field against Yugoslavia in 1982.
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128. What is The most common surname of World Cup players?
 is Gonzalez or Gonzales.
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129. What is The most common score of World Cup ?
The most common score in a World Cup finals match is 1-0.
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130. WHo is the only manager to win successive world cup? Vittorio Pozzo of Italy 1934 and 1938
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131.  What is the smallest country (in terms of population) to reach the World Cup.
Iceland qualified for the first time in 2018, becoming the smallest country (in terms of population) to reach the World Cup.
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132. Russia 6-1 Cameroun in 1994, What was the record broken by Cameroun's goal?
Oldest scorer.
The oldest player to have scored a goal is Roger Milla of Cameroon when he scored against Russia in 1994. He was then 42 years and 39 days old.
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133.  Who is The youngest player in World Cup history to have scored a goal? He is Pelé of Brazil when he scored against Wales in 1958. He was then only 17 years and 239 days old.
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134. Two players have scored headers hatrick in world cup. Name one of them?
The only players to have scored from three headers in a single match are Tomáš Skuhravý in 1990 and Miroslav Klose in 2002.
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135.Hungary holds the record for the highest thrashings. When was that?
- beating El Salvador 10-1 in 1982 and South Korea 9-0 in 1954.
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136. Who are The only players to have scored in every match including the final? They are Jairzinho of Brazil, who did this in the 1970 World Cup and Alcide Ghiggia of Uruguay in 1950. However, Ghiggia only played four games where as Jairzinho played six.
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137. Who scored The only "Olympic goal" ever in WC history?
 The only "Olympic goal" (goal scored directly from a corner kick) in the World Cup was scored for Colombia by Marcos Coll, beating goalkeeper Lev Yashin in a 4–4 draw with the Soviet Union in 1962.
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138. Name 1 of 4  players to have scored in two World Cup finals. Vava of Brazil in 1958 and 1962, Pelé of Brazil 1958 and 1970, Paul Breitner of West Germany in 1974 and 1982, and Zinedine Zidane: 2 v. Brazil in '98, and one in '06 v. Italy.
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139.Who is The only player to score four goals in one match and still end up on the losing team ? He was Poland's Ernst Willimowski against Brazil in 1938. Leonidas of Brazil also scored three goals in that match when his team won 6-5.
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140. The 1994 joint golden boot winner Russian Oleg Salenko is the only player to win the award playing for a team that were eliminated in the group stages. He scored 6 goals in that tournament. But apart from those, how many  goals did he score for his country? His six goals are the only international goals he ever scored.
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141. Name 2 of 4 Past Countries that have participated at the World Cup and no longer countries now?
Yugoslavia
Serbia & Montenegro
Czechoslovakia
USSR
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142.I head-butted Marco Matterazi in the 2006 World Cup Final. Who am I?
Answer: Zinedine Zidane
Zidane apparently head-butted Matterazi because of racist comments from Matterazi towards Zidane.
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143. What was the name of the 2006 World Cup Trophy?
Answer: The FIFA World Cup
The World Cup Trophy was originally named "Victory". It was renamed 'The Jules Rimet Trophy' in 1946 to honour the FIFA President Jules Rimet who organised the first ever World Cup. It was designed by Abel Lafleur and made of gold plated sterling silver on a blue base of lapis lazuli. It stood 35 cm high and weighed 3.8 kg. It was in the shape of an octagonal cup, supported by a winged figure representing Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory
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144. France 1938: Which Paris stadium hosted the final?
Answer: Stade Colombes
Italy defeated Hungary 4-2 to win their second successive title.
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145. His international career spanned 13 years. A veteran of three World Cups, he also won the European Player of the Year award. His nicknames include Black Panther, Black Spider and Black Octupus. Which goalkeeper are we talking about?
Answer: Lev Yashin
Lev Yashin played for Soviet Union (Russia) from 1954 to 1967. He had an immense presence physically. His long arms, superb reflexes and agility made him a formidable last line of defence. The European Player of the Year award came in 1963.
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146. In the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between France and Brazil two Brazillians missed their penalties. Who were they?
Answer: Socrates and Julio Cesar
Brazil lost this shoout 3-4 to France after the match finished in a 1-all draw. Brazil's first penalty from Socrates was saved and although Platini missed for France, Julio Cesar then missed for Brazil.
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147. Who was the captain of England in the 1966 cup finals?
Answer: Bobby Moore
Booby Charlton and Geoff Hurst played in the final while Jimmy Greaves was a member of the team but did not play in the final.
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148. Barthez, Desailly, Lizarazu, Thuram, Leboeuf, Deschamps, Djorkaeff, Zidane, Karembeu, Petit. Which of the following answers also started in the 1998 World Cup final?
Laurent Blanc
Patrick Vieira
Alain Boghossian
Stephane Guivarc'h
Answer: Stephane Guivarc'h
Guivarc'h was indeed amongst the starting eleven for France against Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final. Vieira and Boghossian were substitutes, and Laurent Blanc was controversially sent off in the semi-final against Croatia, meaning that he would miss the most important game of his career. France won the game 3-0 against a below par Brazil. Zidane scored twice, with Petit getting the other goal.
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149. The Golden Boot was shared with six different players in which World Cup?
 Answer: 1962, Chile
The first time in World Cup history there were six players that shared the Golden Boot, as the best goal scorers in the tournament. Carrincha (Brasil), Vavá (Brasil), L. Sánchez (Chile), Albert (Hungary), W. Iwanow (USSR), Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), all scored four goals.
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150. Who won the most World Cups in the 20th century?
Answer: Brazil
An amazing 4 times! In 1958, 1962, 1970 and 1994, they were also the first winners in the 21st century winning the world cup in 2002. They were also beaten finalists in 1950 and 1998.
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151. In the final game of World Cup 1966 in England, the host country defeated Germany by 4 goals to 2, with Geoff Hurst scoring three goals. Who scored the other goal for England?
Answer: Martin Peters
Scoring in the 78th minute, Peters gave England a 2-1 lead, which would be lost in the 89th minute, leading to extra time.
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152. He was born in Morocco in 1933, and was signed by Nice. Although he was not very tall or good in the air to be a centre forward, he was quick and brave. A powerful left-footer, he played for France and scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup finals. He helped France to a third place finish by scoring four goals in a 6-3 demolition of West Germany. Which French legend are we talking about?
Answer: Just Fontaine
In the 1958 World Cup finals, Just Fontaine scored three goals in France's 7-3 win over Paraguay. He scored both the goals in a 2-3 loss to Yugoslavia, and got the winner against Scotland. Two more goals followed against Northern Ireland and he got the equaliser against Brazil before the eventual champions won 5-2. He scored four goals in the 6-3 demolition of West Germany which took France to an overall third place finish.
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153. In the 1990 World Cup Finals Argentina won two penalty shoot-outs. Who was their goalkeeping hero in both shoot-outs?
Answer: Sergio Goycochea
Goycochea came into the team after Pumpido got injured, and saved penalties in the shoot-outs against Yugoslavia and hosts Italy. Argentina lost the final to West Germany 1-0 that year with the only goal coming from a late penalty.
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154. Fillol, Olguin, Galvan, Tarantini, Ardiles, Gallego, Kempes, Bertoni, Luque, Ortiz. Which of the following also started the 1978 World Cup final for Argentina?
Diego Maradona
Ramon Diaz
Jose Brown
Daniel Passarella
Answer: Daniel Passarella
None of the other three played for Argentina in the 1978 finals, but Passarella lifted the trophy as captain. Argentina won the game 3-1 against a Dutch team that many thought should have been World Champions. Kempes scored twice, with Bertoni scoring the other Argentinian goal. Nanninga got the only goal for Holland.
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155. USA '94: This Irish striker, while waiting to enter the match as a substitute, questioned the parentage of the official during a loss to Mexico.
Tommy Coyne
David Kelly
Tony Cascarino
John Aldridge
Answer: John Aldridge
Since this happened on the sidelines, cameras and microphones easily picked it up. After making it onto the field, Aldridge continued shouting at the fourth official. He took enough time out from yelling to score a consolation goal.
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156. In 1998 the World Cup was held in France. Which player scored the third goal in the final?
Answer: Petit
France beat Brazil 3-0.
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157.Which is the first player that scored for Israel in the World Cup finals?
Giora Spigel
Roni Rosenthal
Eyal Berkovic
Mordechai Shpigler
Answer: Mordechai Shpigler
Mordechai Shpigler scored the first Israeli goal at the World Cup final against Sweden in 1970. The final score was 1:1.
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 158.Italy 1934: In which city were games played at the Mussolini Stadium?
Answer: Turin
After World War II, the stadium's name was changed to the more politically-correct Stadio Comunale.
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159. One of the most prolific scorer in international history, he captained Hungary from 1950 to 1956, scoring 83 goals from 84 appearances. The loss at the 1954 World Cup final to West Germany, was the beginning of the end of his career. He played for Real Madrid in Spain and represented Spain unsuccesfully at the 1962 World Cup finals. Which football legend are we talking about?
Answer: Ferenc Puskas
Ferenc Puskas refused to return to Hungary after the 1956 rebellion was crushed by the Soviet Union. At this time his career hit a low. He was banned by FIFA for 18 months before he moved to Spain and joined Real Madrid in 1958. He unsuccessfully represented Spain in the 1962 World Cup finals, failing to score in three appearances.
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160. These teams have participated more than once, and won all their shoot-outs in the World Cup. Which teams?
Answer: Argentina, West Germany
Both West Germany and Argentina had been in shoot-outs three times and not lost. West Germany won 1982 against France, 1986 against Mexico and 1990 against England. Argentina won 1990 against Yugoslavia and Italy and 1998 against England. Brazil has also been three times in shoot-outs but lost once, to France in 1986. Ireland has won 1990 against Romania and lost 2002 against Spain. Once in shoot-outs and unbeaten: Belgium (1986 against Spain), Bulgaria (1994 against Mexico), Sweden (1994 against Romania) and South-Korea (2002 against Spain).
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161. Italia '90: Which Dutch defender/midfielder spat repeatedly at Germany's Rudi Voller?
Answer: Frank Rijkaard
Rijkaard fouled Voller then Rudi returned with some trash talk, so Rijkaard let one fly. Moments later, Voller went in hard against the Dutch keeper, which led to something of a brawl. Voller and Rijkaard were both red-carded. Walking into the dressing rooms, Rijkaard let loose one more gobber at Rudi. He must have been happy for the early shower.
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162. Which two teams played each other more often than any other two teams in World Cup finals from 1930 to 2002?
Answer: Brazil and Sweden
Brazil and Sweden played each other seven times.
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163. What is Pele's real name?
Answer: Edison Arantes do Nascimento
He was the youngest ever World Cup winner. Juan Silveira Dos Santos is known as 'Juan'. Robson De Souza Santos is the player known as 'Robinho'.
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164. Red cards often cause controversy, but the controversy was huge regarding the decision to send off a French player at a semi-final of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Who was sent off for "elbowing" Croatia's Slaven Bilic in the face?
Answer: Laurent Blanc
This showed all the inadequacies of the sport, in particular, diving. By simulation (holding his face as if punched despite only being nudged in the upper chest), Slaven Bilic had convinced the referee that Laurent Blanc had struck him in the face. This led to Blanc being sent off in the semi-final match and having to heart-breakingly miss out on playing in the final of the 1998 World Cup, which France would go on to win on home soil. FIFA, the governing body of soccer, would not intervene to scrap the suspension despite having clear video evidence
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165. Excluding the 3rd place match, how many goals did Turkish striker Hakan Sukur score in the 2002 World Cup?
Answer: 0
Sukur failed to score in the 2002 World Cup until the 3rd place match (he scored within 11 seconds).
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166. Who was the referee for the 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany?
Answer: Pierluigi Collina
Of the four choices, Anders Frisk would retire amidst death threats. Graham Poll retired following his three yellow card - red card show in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Byron Moreno was given the tap on the shoulder following national and international controversies over his refereeing performances.
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167. I scored one own goal against France in the group stage 1998 World Cup. Who am I?
Answer: Pierre Issa
All of them except Andrew Flintoff were South Africa players in that World Cup. Andrew Flintoff is a cricketer. In this match, France beat South Africa 3-0 and went on to win the World Cup.
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168. Which of the following was the youngest player to play in the World Cup?
Pele
Paul Gascoigne
Ronaldo
Norman Whiteside
Answer: Norman Whiteside
He was 17 yrs and 42 days old and played for Northern Ireland in the 1982 World Cup.
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169. What happened to the Italian player, Giuseppe Meazza, in the game against Brazil in the 1938 tournament?
Answer: The elastic holding his shorts has broken, so he kicked a penalty with his left hand holding his shorts
Interesting, but the penalty was in ...
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170. How long did it take for Jose Batista to get sent off for Uruguay against Scotland in the 1986 World Cup Finals?
Answer: 56 seconds
He holds the dubious record of the fastest sending off in the Finals
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171. Everybody makes mistakes, but some errors cost people their jobs and that was certainly the case for English referee, Graham Poll. After making a massive error in a match between Croatia and Australia, Graham Poll would not be allowed to officiate any further in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. What was the mistake?
Answer: He showed the same player three yellow cards
Graham Poll showed three yellow cards before sending off Croatia's Josip Simunic. Commentary teams and viewers from around the world got a bit confused when Simunic wasn't sent off after receiving his second yellow card. He would be sent off shortly after for his third yellow card offence. The error cost Poll his place at the World Cup, and he resigned from refereeing international football.
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172. Who determine the Most Entertaining Team Award of  a FIFA world cup?
The Most Entertaining Team Award - for the team that has entertained the public the most during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public. First awarded in 1994.
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173. Who was the Lev Yashin award given to at the end of World Cup finals?
Answer: The goalkeeper voted the best in the tournament
Lev Yashin wore the shirt number 1. The late and great Lev Yashin was the best goalkeeper of all-time. His fantastic performances earned him 75 caps for the Soviet Union winning the 1956 Olympic gold.
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174. He is regarded as one of the most successful Italian internationals, winning two World Cups in 1934 and 1938, the latter as captain. Born in Milan in 1910, he signed for Inter Milan when he was 17. He forged a reputation as a ruthless finisher par excellence. He suffered a knee injury which effectively ended his career. Which great Italian footballer are we talking about?
Answer: Giuseppe Meazza
Meazza's trademark goal was a twinkle-toed shuffle in one-on-one situations that often left the opposition keepers groping in thin air. He loved life and lived day to day. He earned a lot of money, but also spent it quickly. He has Milan's stadium named after him.
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175. France '98: This French midfielder stomped on the Saudi Arabian captain's ankle, leading to a two-match ban. He came back in the final to score two goals.
Patrick Viera
Emmanuel Petit
Didier Deschamps
Zinedine Zidane
Answer: Zinedine Zidane
Zidane was having an amazing game (as usual) before he decided to lose it. Japan/Korea '02 was Zidane's second Final.
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176. Who won the Best Young Player Award in 2001?
Answer: No one
The cup is every four years, and the next World Cup wasn't until 2002.
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177. During 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, Argentina were playing the hosts for a place in semi-finals. During the match Argentina´s captain was sent off by the referee, but instead of leaving the field he sat down for a while on the Queen's red carpet and he became famous. What was his name?
Answer: Antonio Ubaldo Rattín
During 1966 World Cup held in England, Argentina participated in Group B where it ended in second place behind West Germany and qualified for next round (Spain and Switzerland were eliminated). In the quarter-finals vs. England the German referee Rudolf Kreitlen sent off Rattín apparently because he had insulted him (that was hard to believe because the referee didn´t speak Spanish). Rattin got very angry and didn't want to leave the field becasue he wanted to get an explanation from the referee, but as he couldn't talk to him he sat down for a while on the Queen's red carpet; until he left the field escorted by several policemen.-----
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178. Saint-Etienne was the setting for a quarter final of the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France. The quarterfinal in question was between England and Argentina and the stakes were high. Which of the following England players was sent off by the towering Danish referee, Kim Milton Nielsen?
Michael Owen
Alan Shearer
David Batty
David Beckham
Answer: David Beckham
Just two minutes after the halftime interval, with the score poised at 2-2, David Beckham would conduct himself in a manner that would see him sent off and blamed by many England supporters for the country's defeat to Argentina, after a nail-biting penalty shootout. Diego Simeone fouled David Beckham and picked up a yellow card but Beckham, whilst on the floor, kicked out at Simeone and got sent off.
At the time, some commentators felt that the red card was harsh as the kick wasn't that dangerous but a lot more felt that his actions were foolish. The referee, Kim Milton Nielsen, said of the incident in a BBC interview, "The sending off of David Beckham was straightforward. The rules are very clear about kicking or attempting to kick an opponent. Many people today forget that it is a red card offence. Some have said it was only a soft kick, but that does not matter."
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179. In the quarterfinals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, referee Horacio Elizondo sent off Wayne Rooney in the 62nd minute. Following that incident, Alan Shearer remarked, "I think there is every chance that Wayne Rooney will go back to training and stick one on him". Who was Alan Shearer referring to?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Horacio Elizondo, the referee who controversially sent off Rooney in the quarterfinals would also be shrouded in controversy, after sending off Zinedine Zidane in the final.
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180.WHat was the Official Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa?
The Jabulani featured a new grip n groove technology that provided players a ball with stable flight and grip under all conditions. With eight thermally bonded 3-D panels that were spherically molded for the first time, the Jabulani was more round and accurate than its predecessors.
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181. Which player was the first to kick a ball during the 1930 World Cup In Uruguay?
Answer: 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 center striker kicked the game off and therefore Maschinot has the honor of having played the first ball during a World Cup.
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182. Who is the only person that has won a World Cup medal 4 times?
 From Quiz: FIFA: World Cups (click to play it). Question by author Graccho.
Answer: Zagallo
Zagallo was two times Cup winner as a player (Sweden 1958 and Chile 1962), one as coach (Mexico 1970) and one as Assistant Coach (USA 1994). He was also coach of the Brazilian Team in the World Cup France-98, but saw the host country team win the final match 3-0.
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183. The Jules Rimet Trophy was the first FIFA World Cup trophy. The first country to win the World Cup for a third time (not consecutive) would be able to keep the trophy forever. Who won their third World Cup in Mexico 1970 and got to keep the trophy?
Answer: Brazil
In Mexico 1970 the final match was played between Brazil and Italy. That was a special game because the winner would keep the Jules Rimet Trophy forever as both teams had previously won the World Cup twice (Italy had won the tournament in 1934 and 1938 and Brazil had won in 1958 and 1962). The score was 1-1 at half time; Brazil scored three times during the secnd half defeating Italy 4-1.
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184. Who was the youngest captain in the 1998 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu is the youngest captain in World Cup history at just 21 in 1998. Interestingly enough, Turgay Seren (22 years old, 33 days) and Ladislav Novák (22 years old, 193 days) were second and third respectively and both appeared in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Not to mention, Harry Keough is fourth on the list of youngest ever captains, and he appeared in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It seems back then, age wasn't really a contributing factor in captaincy.
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185.From which continent was the 1998 FIFA world cup final referee?
Said Belqola (Arabic: سعيد بلقولة‎) (August 30, 1956 – June 15, 2002) was an Association football referee from Morocco, best known for officiating the 1998 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and France, being the first African referee to officiate a World Cup final.
Belqola died on June 15, 2002 after a long battle against cancer.[3] He was buried in Tiflet.
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186.He is of Uruguay, was the first ever World Cup winner in the inaugural tournament in 1930. His fans called him El Gran Mariscal – the Grand Marshal. Who is he? José Nasazzi
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187.He is of of Italy, led the team to two World Cup wins in 1934 and 1938. He was only 17 when he started his career, but he went on to be counted among the best players of all time, and the 4th best in World Cup history. Who is he? Giuseppe “Peppino” Meazza
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188.He is of Uruguay, won the first World Cup since WW2 in 1950, at the infamous Maracanazo game against Brazil at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium. Everyone predicted Brazil to be the champions, but after a pep talk from Varela where he encouraged them to play to win instead of defending, they beat Argentina 2-1 and left the stadium in a shocked silence.Who is he? Obdulio Varela
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189.He is of what was then West Germany, took home the Cup in 1954. He was once saved from rotting in a Soviet gulag as a prisoner of war by a prison guard who had seen him playing in Germany.Who is he? Fritz Walter
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190.He is of Brazil, was the captain who started the tradition of lifting the Cup high when he won in 1958. He did it so the photographers could get a good look, but it caught on as a symbol of triumph. Who is he? Hilderaldo Bellini
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191.He is of Brazil, was undoubtedly happy to embrace the new tradition when he led the Brazilian team home as reigning champions at the 1962 World Cup. Who is he? Mauro Ramos
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192.He led the English team to their only World Cup victory in 1966 and has been a household name ever since. Football legend Pelé named him as the greatest defender he had ever played against. The Brits are still waiting for another home-grown legend. Who is he? Bobby Moore
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193.He is of Brazil, won the 1970 World Cup with one of the greatest goals ever scored in World Cup history. He was also named as one of the all-time best defenders, and 4 years ago he’s keeping busy as one of six ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Who is he? Carlos Alberto Torres
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194.He led Germany to victory twice – once as captain of West Germany in 1974 and again as coach in 1990. He was known as “der Kaiser” by his fans. Football historians say he invented the libero, or sweeper – a defensive player who also plays an offensive role. Who is he? Franz Beckenbauer
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195.He brought Argentina back into the game with a win in 1978. He was South America’s answer to Beckenbauer, which earned him the nickname El Kaiser. He had an unfortunate incident when he coached the Argentinian national team in 1998 – he banned long hair, earrings and homosexual players, resulting in some key players leaving the team. Argentina was ignominiously knocked out in the quarter finals. Who is he? Daniel Alberto Passarell
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196.He snatched the Cup back for Italy in 1982, despite his age – he was the oldest ever World Cup winner at the ripe old age of 40. He also managed to be the second ever goalkeeper at the time to captain a World Cup winning side. Who is he? Dino Zoff
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197.He is of Argentina, won the Cup in 1986 with the infamous “Hand of God” and what later became known as the Goal of the Century. He’s often called the best player of all time, and he was later named joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pele. He went on to play in four FIFA World Cups. Who is he? Diego Maradona
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198.He is of West Germany, brought the trophy home in 1990 just before Germany became a unified country once again. Heplayed in a total of five FIFA World Cups, and as a result he holds the record for the most World Cup matches played by a single player: 25 games.Who is he? Lothar Herbert Matthäus
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199.He is of Brazil, brought the Cup home in 1994, quenching those who criticised his “thuggish and defensive” playing style at the 1990 World Cup. He was nicknamed “Dunga,” the Brazilian version of “Dopey,” as a child because he was so short, and the name stuck to him throughout his career. Who is he? Carlos Caetano BledornVerri
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200.He is of  France, won the 1998 World Cup with a new “golden generation” team of younger players, including ZinedineZidane of “headbutt” fame, after France failed to qualify in 1990 and 1994. He’s now the manager of the French national team. Who is he? Didier Claude Deschamps
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201.He is of Brazil, led the Brazilians to another win as captain in 2002. He’s also the most capped Brazilian player of all time with 142 games under his belt, including 21 World Cup appearances. Who is he? Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, or Cafu
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202.He is of Italy, brought back the trophy in 2006. He was nicknamed the Berlin Wall, due to his reputation as one of the greatest defenders of all time. He’s the most capped Italian player with 136 appearances. Who is he? Fabio Cannavaro,
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203.He is of Spain, won their first ever FIFA World Cup in 2010 and gained a reputation for his incredible saves. He was nicknamed “The Saint” after he saved two penalties in Spain’s round of 16 match against Ireland – and one of his saves against South Korea back in 2002 was named as one of the top 10 of all time by FIFA. Who is he? Iker Casillas
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204.He is a German retired professional footballer who played as a right back or defensive midfielder and spent much of his early career playing left back. He was the captain of Bayern Munich, having skippered them to numerous honours including the 2013 UEFA Champions League as part of the Treble. He is also a former captain of his national team, which he led to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, before retiring from international football. Who is he? Philipp Lahm
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205. The FIFA World Cup always produces some of the most controversial moments in world sport. In the final moments of a 2010 quarterfinal match between Uruguay and Ghana, a Uruguayan striker deliberately fouled whilst defending the goal line from an opposition free kick. This professional foul saved Uruguay from elimination, but what was the name of the striker?
Diego Forlan
David Villa
Cristiano Ronaldo
Luis Suarez
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 2006.Which football dispute relates players Bert Patenaude and Guillermo Stabile ?
Guillermo Stabile of Argentina scored a hat-trick on 19th July 1930 in a 6-3 Group Stage victory over Mexico. Uruguayan Pedro Cea also scored a hat-trick in the 6-1 semi-final win over Yugoslavia. Hector Castro finished the tournament with 2 goals (1 in the final and 1 in the 1-0 Group Stage victory over Peru).
There was some dispute as to whether Bert Patenaude scored a hat-trick or not on July 17th in a 3-0 Group Stage win over Paraguay (some sources credited one of the goals as an own goal by Aurelio Gonzalez). Patenaude's milestone was officially recognised by FIFA as the first hat-trick in World Cup history on 10th November 2006, 76 years later, when Florie's goal was re-attributed to Patenaude. FIFA cited 'evidence from various historians and football fans, as well as lengthy research and confirmation from the US Soccer Federation.
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