Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of the Brazilin captain who lifted the World Cup in USA 1994?
2. Which defensive midfielder ended Germany's World cup dream in the quarterfinal stage of USA 1994?
3. Michael Essien at club level often played as a defensive midfielder, but for his native Ghana he took a more attacking role and left the defensive work to which player?
4. When Valencia won La Liga in the 2001-02 season, their top league scorer was actually their defensive midfielder with 7 goals. What was his name?
5. This player who played wing half, which was an old fashioned term for a defensive midfielder, was tipped to be the greatest player ever until a certain tragedy in 1958 ended his life. What was his name?
6. Which midfielder scored the last ever competitive goal at the old Wembley before it was knocked down?
7. Which player had an important role in England's 1966 World Cup semi-final against Portugal, marking Eusebio out of the game?
8. Which French enforcer and former captain was famously called a Water Carrier by Eric Cantona?
9. What is the name of the Argentine midfielder who was involved in David Beckham's sending off in World Cup 1998?
10. This midfielder was left out of Russia's side by Guus Hiddink through the entire qualifying campaign for Euro 2008. Hiddink brought him back for the tournament and made him captain. Who is he?
Source: Author
thefunhead
This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor
Nightmare before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.