FIFA World Cup Quiz

Football world cup quiz:

1. Original name of PELE: Edson Arantes do Nascimento. Pele is the only player to be a member of three world cup winning teams (1958, 1962 and 1970). Pele played for first time in 1958 world cup.

2. First FIFA world cup was held in: Uruguay (1930)

3. Which FIFA Congress decided to conduct world cup: 1928, Amsterdam (Holland)

4. Brazil is the only country that participated in all 18 FIFA world cup tournaments.

5. Teams which won world cup only once: England in 1966 and France in 1998

6. Teams which won FIFA world cup twice: Uruguay in 1930 and 1950; Argentina in 1978 and 1986

7. Which country won FIFA world cup highest number of times: Brazil won 5 times

8. Players who won world cup as player and coach: Franz Beckenbauer won world cup in 1974 as a player and won world cup in 1990 as a coach. Maria Zagallo won world cup as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as a coach in 1970. He also helped Brazil to reach finals in 1998 as a coach.

9. Holland is the only team that lost in two consecutive finals (1974 and 1978 world cups)

10. Brazil is the first team that won world cup in a penalty shoot-out: Brazil in 1994. It defeated Italy on penalties in final. Nightmare for Roberto Baggio (star Italian forward).

11. Biggest victory in a world cup qualifier: Australia defeated American Samao in a 2002 world cup qualifying match (31-0 scoreline)

12. Biggest victory in a world cup match: Hungary defeated El Salvador (10-1) in 1982 world cup. Hungary defeated South Korea (9-0) in 1954 world cup.

13. Who captained his team in highest number of world cup matches: Diego Maradona (16 matches)

14. Wicketkeeper who played in 5 consecutive world cups: Mexico’s Antonio Carbazal (1950-1970)

15. Highest number of victories in world cup: Brazil (64 wins)

16. Highest losses in world cup: Mexico (20 losses)

17. Defending champions won world cup only twice: Brazil in 1962 and Italy in 1938

18. Only coach who won world cup twice: Victorio Pozzo (Italy) in 1934 & 1938

19. Unbeaten team in maximum matches: Brazil in 13 matches (1958 to 1966)

20. 4 teams from UK participated in a world cup: 1958. England, Scotand, Wales and Northern Ireland qualified for world cup.

21. Oliver Kahn is the first goalkeeper to win the Most valuable player of the World cup.

22. First African team that reached quarterfinals – Cameroon (1990)

23. First Asian team that reached quarterfinals - North Korea (1966)

24. First world cup game that was played in indoors: USA vs Switzerland in 1994

25: First qualifying match in world cup history: Sweden Vs Estonia in 1933

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