Quick quiz - World Cup quiz - Brief Article

Soccer Digest, June-July, 2002

1. Who were the only two U.S. goal-scorers in the 1990 World Cup?

2. In which South American country were the 1962 World Cup finals held: Brazil, Chile, Argentina, or Uruguay?

3. Which team scored three unanswered second-half goals to stun Argentina in the first World Cup final, in 1930?

4. In each of the past six World Cups, the winner of the tournament's Golden Boot has scored what number of goals?

5. Who is the only player to score a golden goal in World Cup play?

6. Which nation has been eliminated from the World Cup on penalty kicks on three different occasions: Mexico, Italy, England, or Romania?

7. In the 1990 World Cup, which nation defeated CONCACAF's two representatives, the United States and Costa Rica, by a combined score of 9-2: Italy, Czechoslovakia, Austria, or Brazil?

8. Which nation has played the most World Cup games without earning a win or a draw: El Salvador, South Korea, Haiti, or New Zealand?

9. The 1970 Brazil team is often considered the best World Cup side of all time. Who was Brazil's leading scorer at that Cup finals: Jairzinho, Pele, Rivelino, or Tostao?

10. Who is the only man to coach two World Cup champions: Franz Beckenbauer, Helmut Shon, Vittorio Pozzo, or Cesar Luis Monetti?

Answers

1. Bruce Murray and Peter Vermes. 2. Chile, which lost in the semifinals that year to eventual champion Brazil, 4-2. 3. Uruguay. 4. Six. 5. France's Laurent Blanc, whose goal eliminated Paraguay in the second round in 1998. 6. Italy (1990, 1994, 1998). 7. Czechoslovakia, which featured future MLS star Lubos Kubik. 8. El Salvador, which has lost six games by an aggregate score of 22-1. 9. Jairzinho, who scored seven goals in six games. 10. Pozzo, who coached Italy to the Cup in 1934 and 1938.

Caption: Gary Lineker.