FIFA World Cup 1 Flashcards
Who won three World Cup winners medals in 1958 1962 and 1970 and is the all-time leading goal scorer for Brazil with 77 goals?
PELE
Who scored the second goal for England in the final of the 1966 World Cup against West Germany?
MARTIN PETERS
The original prize for winning the World Cup which was presented to Brazil after their third win in 1970 was named after which president of FIFA?
JULES RIMET
Who received the Golden Boot as top goal scorer in the 1970 World Cup and scored four goals in the 1974 World Cup including the winning goal in the final?
GERD MULLER
All four UK home nations qualified for the 1958 World Cup which was held in which country?
SWEDEN
Who scored in every game Brazil played in the 1970 World Cup?
JAIRZINHO
Which exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament at the 1974 World Cup?
JOHAN CRUYFF
After Scotland’s opening game of the 1978 World Cup against Peru who tested positive for a banned stimulant and was sent home?
WILLIE JOHNSTON
Just Fontaine is the record holder for most goals scored in a single World Cup with how many goals in six games in 1958?
13
Which Asian country caused an upset by beating Italy in the group stages of the 1966 World Cup but was beaten by Portugal 5-3 in the quarter-finals?
NORTH KOREA
Who played in goal for England against West Germany in the quarter-final of the 1970 World Cup as a late replacement for Gordon Banks who was suffering from a stomach problem?
PETER BONETTI
England failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup finals after failing to beat which country at Wembley who went on to finish in third place in the World Cup?
POLAND
Which Brazilian was the first footballer to win the World Cup both as a manager and as a player?
MARIO ZAGALLO
In 1974 which country became the first to be eliminated from the World Cup finals without having lost a match?
SCOTLAND
What was the name of the song recorded by the 1970 England World Cup squad which reached number one on the UK singles chart?
BACK HOME
Who was the leading scorer in the 1966 World Cup with nine goals?
EUSEBIO
Who is the only Scottish player to score in three World Cups in 1974 1978 and 1982?
JOE JORDAN
What was the name of the dog that found the World Cup wrapped in newspaper in a garden hedge in South London after it had been stolen in March 1966?
PICKLES
Which country was beaten by Brazil in the final of the 1962 World Cup?
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
In what year were the World Cup finals expanded from 16 to 24 teams for the first time?
1982
Who captained Argentina in the quarter-final of the 1966 World Cup against England and was sent off for dissent?
ANTONIO RATTIN
The quarter-final match in the 1954 World Cup between Hungary and Brazil where three players were sent off and fighting continued after the final whistle is generally referred to by what name?
BATTLE OF BERNE
Which Englishman refereed the 1974 World Cup final between West Germany and Netherlands and awarded the first-ever penalty kick in a World Cup final?
JACK TAYLOR
Which country beat El Salvador 10-1 in a group match in the 1982 World Cup?
HUNGARY
The Football War between Honduras and which other country coincided with rioting during a 1970 World Cup qualifier?
EL SALVADOR
Which survivor of the Munich air disaster was voted best goalkeeper of the tournament at the 1958 World Cup?
HARRY GREGG
Which French defender lost three teeth after a collision with West German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup?
PATRICK BATTISTON
Later becoming England manager who scored a goal against England in 1973 and also scored against Poland during the 1974 World Cup?
FABIO CAPELLO
In what year were red and yellow cards used for the first time at the World Cup finals?
1970
Particularly remembered for his famous goal celebration who scored Italy’s second goal in the 1982 World Cup final against West Germany?
MARCO TARDELLI
The match referred to as the Battle of Santiago in the 1962 World Cup refereed by Ken Aston took place between Chile and which other country?
ITALY
Scotland qualified for the 1978 World Cup beating Wales in a crucial qualifier played in October 1977 at which stadium?
ANFIELD
Which former West Bromwich Albion player and Manchester United assistant manager was in charge of Wales at the 1958 World Cup?
JIMMY MURPHY
Known as “the Russian linesman” from the 1966 World Cup final Tofiq Bahramov was born in which country where the national football stadium was named in his honour after his death in 1993?
AZERBAIJAN
In which city was the quarter-final match in the 1970 World Cup between England and West Germany played?
LEON
Which Hungarian won the Golden Boot in the 1954 World Cup where he became the first player to score two hat tricks in a World Cup?
SANDOR KOCSIS
Who opened the scoring for Scotland against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup with a long range shot described by Jimmy Hill as a “toe poke”?
DAVID NAREY
Who was sent off during Northern Ireland’s victory over Spain in 1982 becoming the first British player to be sent off in the final stages of a World Cup?
MAL DONAGHY
Which country became the first African nation to win a match at the World Cup finals defeating Mexico 3-1 in 1978?
TUNISIA
Both the semi-finals in the 1930 World Cup finished with what score?
06-Jan
A match at the 1982 World Cup was delayed after the FA president of which country marched onto the pitch and demanded that a French goal be disallowed?
KUWAIT
In 1982 which Italian became the first player to miss a penalty in a World Cup final?
ANTONIO CABRINA
Who scored the only goal for USA in their shock win over England in the 1950 World Cup?
JOE GAETJENS
In 1934 which country became the first from Africa to compete in the World Cup finals?
EGYPT
Which Dutch player hit the post in the last minute of normal time in the 1978 World Cup final against Argentina with the score 1-1?
ROB RENSENBRINK
Who is the only person to guide his national team to two World Cup wins managing Italy to victory in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups?
VITTORIO POZZO
Which country made their only appearance in the World Cup finals in 1938 beating Romania in the first round but losing 8-0 to Sweden in the quarter-finals?
CUBA
Placido Galindo was the first player to be sent off in the World Cup finals playing for which country in a match against Romania in 1930?
PERU
Which country were eliminated from the 1982 World Cup after Austria and Germany kicked the ball around aimlessly for 80 minutes knowing that both teams would qualify if no further goals were scored?
ALGERIA
At the 1982 World Cup who was the only player in the England squad who was not playing for an English club at the time?
TONY WOODCOCK
