FIFA World Cup 2 Flashcards
Who scored the “Hand of God” goal for Argentina against England in the quarter-final of the 1986 World Cup?
DIEGO MARADONA
By what score did Germany defeat Brazil in the semi-final of the 2014 World Cup?
07-Jan
Which Brazilian player won the 2002 Golden Boot and scored a total of 15 goals in the final stages of the World Cup?
RONALDO
Who won the Golden Boot in the 1986 World Cup with a total of six goals including a hat-trick against Poland?
GARY LINEKER
Which two countries were the joint hosts of the 2002 World Cup?
JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
Appointed as manager of the French national team in 2012 who was the victorious captain of France at the 1998 World Cup?
DIDIER DESCHAMPS
Which Scotland manager suffered a heart attack at the end of a World Cup qualifier against Wales in 1985 and died shortly afterwards?
JOCK STEIN
Which French player won the Golden Ball in the 2006 World Cup despite being sent off in the final for a head-butt?
ZINADENE ZIDANE
Who was the captain of the Republic of Ireland who was sent home from the 2002 World Cup after a public argument with manager Mick mccarthy?
ROY KEANE
Defending champions Spain lost their opening match in the 2014 World Cup 5-1 to which country?
NETHERLANDS
Who scored the winning goal for Brazil against England at the 2002 World Cup with a free kick from 40 yards out which found the net completely deceiving David Seaman?
RONALDINHO
At the 2006 World Cup which English referee cautioned the same player three times before sending him off in the match between Croatia and Australia?
GRAHAM POLL
Wayne Rooney was sent off against Portugal at the 2006 World Cup for stamping on which Portuguese defender?
RICARDO CARVALHO
Who scored the winning goal for England against Belgium in the 120th minute of the Round of 16 match at the 1990 World Cup?
DAVID PLATT
In the quarter-final of the 2014 World Cup against Costa Rica which Dutch player was brought on by Louis van Gaal as a 120th minute substitute for the penalty shootout and saved two penalties?
TIM KRUL
Which Italian defender was bitten on the shoulder by Louis Suarez in the 2014 World Cup?
GEORGIO CHIELLINI
Which award at the World Cup has been won by Lukas Podolski (2006) Thomas Muller (2010) and Paul Pogba (2014)?
BEST YOUNG PLAYER
In a qualifier for the 1994 World Cup which country scored against England after 8 seconds following a mistake by Stuart Pearce although they went on to lose the match 7-1?
SAN MARINO
Who refereed the 2010 World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands?
HOWARD WEBB
Who won the 2014 FIFA Puskas Award for the “most beautiful” goal of the year for his volley against Uruguay in the Round of 16 at the World Cup?
JAMES RODRIGUEZ
Who scored the final penalty for the Republic of Ireland against Romania in a penalty shootout in the Round of 16 at the 1990 World Cup?
DAVID O’LEARY
A qualifier for the 1998 World Cup between Scotland and which other country was abandoned after three seconds as the home team were absent from the Kadrioru Stadium due to a dispute over its floodlights?
ESTONIA
Which African nation making their World Cup debut beat France in the opening game of the 2002 World Cup?
SENEGAL
The final of the 1994 World Cup took place at which stadium in Pasadena?
ROSE BOWL
Playing only their second mach in the World Cup finals which country lost 6-0 to Argentina at the 2006 World Cup?
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Which Dutch player was sent off after spitting in Rudi Voller’s hair in a match at the 1990 World Cup?
FRANK RIJKAARD
Who scored the only goal in the 1990 World Cup final between West Germany and Argentina?
ANDREAS BREHME
Who later reflected “Penalties are only missed by those who have the courage to take them” after missing the final penalty in the shootout between Brazil and Italy in the 1994 World Cup final?
ROBERTO BAGGIO
Who scored England’s only goal in the 4-1 defeat against Germany in the 2010 World Cup?
MATTHEW UPSON
The “Gazza’s tears” semi-final of the 1990 World Cup between England and Germany was played in which Italian city?
TURIN
Who managed to kick the ball wide of an empty goal from the penalty spot at the start of her performance at the opening ceremony for the 1994 World Cup?
DIANA ROSS
Which Danish referee sent off David Beckham in the match against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup?
KIM NIELSEN
At which World Cup did players receive a record-breaking 345yellow cards and 28red cards with Russian referee Valentin Ivanov handing out 16yellow and 4red cards in a match between Portugal and the Netherlands?
2006 (GERMANY)
Which country defeated defending champions Argentina in the opening game of the 1990 World Cup 1–0 with a goal scored by François Omam-Biyik?
CAMEROON
What is the name of the goal-line technology system that was used at the 2014 World Cup?
GOAL CONTROL
Which Colombian player was murdered in the aftermath of the 1994 World Cup reportedly as retaliation for having scored an own goal in a match against the USA?
ANDRES ESCOBAR
Which country was originally chosen by FIFA as hosts for the 1986 World Cup but declared in 1982 that they could not afford to host the tournament?
COLOMBIA
Who set a World Cup record by scoring five goals in one game for Russia against Cameroon in1994?
OLEG SALENKO
In 2014 which country was knocked out the World Cup at the Round of 16 stage for the sixth successive tournament?
MEXICO
Who scored the first golden goal in World Cup finals history in a match between France and Paraguay in 1998?
LAURENT BLANC
Miroslav Klose scored a hat-trick for Germany in their 8-0 win against which country at the 2002 World Cup?
SAUDI ARABIA
In a qualifier for the 2002 World Cup which team did Australia beat 31-0?
AMERICAN SAMOA
Who scored the only hat-trick in the 2010 World Cup in a 4–1 win over South Korea?
GONZALO HIGUAIN
Who managed Mexico (1986) Costa Rica (1990) the United States (1994) Nigeria (1998) and China (2002) at the World Cup?
BORA MILUTINOVIC
Which country reached the final stages of the World Cup in 1982 when they lost all three matches and in 2010 when they drew all three matches?
NEW ZEALAND
Fuleco the official mascot of the 2014 World Cup represents which species of animal?
(THREE-BANDED) ARMADILLO
Which Uruguayan player was sent off after 56 seconds against Scotland in the 1986 World Cup?
JOSE BATISTA
In 2006 which country set a World Cup record by being eliminated from the competition despite not conceding a goal losing to Ukraine in a penalty shootout in the Round of 16?
SWITZERLAND
From the Zulu for ‘bringing joy to everyone’ what was the name of the match ball for the 2010 World Cup manufactured by Adidas?
JABULANI
Which team provided the most members (four) of England’s 1990 World Cup squad?
RANGERS
