Short World Cup Warm Up Quiz

[Statto]

1. Who are the only 2 countries to have won "back to back" World Cups ?
2. Which current World Cup manager once missed a penalty in the world cup with his first touch ?
3. What was the name of the referee that dismissed Beckham (vs Argentina) in France 98 ?
4. Complete the following sequence:
1986 West Germany
1990 Nobody
1994 Nobody
1998 ?
5. Who converted the penalty to defeat Romania and send Jack Charltons Ireland into the Quarter Finals of Italia 90 ?

[Prowler]

here goes.....


1. uruguay and brazil
2. still thinking!!
3. Kim Nielson
4. tough one
5. david o'leary

[Statto]

you half way ther prowler

Brazil (but not Uruguay) and Nielsen and O'leary are good...

keep going man

[Prowler]

uruguay won the first 2 world cups, as for question 4 can you give us a bit more info as theres no way of finding a sequence with only 1 team named

[Statto]

Question 4

1982 West Germany
1986 West Germany
1990 Nobody
1994 Nobody
1998 ???

[Statto]

1. Italy (1934-3 and Brazil (1958-62)
2. Zico (Playing for Brazil)
3. Kim Nielson
4. Nobody - They are the teams that knocked France out of the World Cup Finals, and France failed to qualify in 1990 and 1994 before hosting and winning in 1998.
5. David O'leary

[cuyber]

How about another quiz i missed this one and would like to have a pop at getting all of them wrong....Would have answered most same as prowler.

[cuyber]

Here is a quick and easy one.


Who were the 1st club side to play brazil.

[barbarian]

uruguay won the first two world cups, id bet my house on it. (i dont own a house)

[cuyber]

Exeter I think?

They recently played a return match in Exeter - 100 years after the first match

Dam it , im sure i told you at a game at your house and sure you said you watched them as you were at uni in exeter.


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