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FIFA World Cup: 1986 to 2006 Trivia Quiz

Are you World Cup trivia gurus interested in the six World Cups played from 1986 to 2006. Take this quiz and find out. If you have watched the World Cups, this should not be too tough.

A multiple-choice quiz by pucdlrow. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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pucdlrow

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who scored the highest number of goals in World Cups 2002 and 2006 combined? Hint

Gabriel Batistuta

Miloslav Klose

Luis Ronaldo

Zinedine Zidane

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following players was FIFA World Player of the Year coming into the 2002 World Cup, but did not make it past the group stage? Hint

Zinedine Zidane

Luis Figo

Ronaldinho Gaucho

Luis Ronaldo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Italy was eliminated in penalty shootouts from three successive World Cups (1990, 1994, 1998). Who were the respective goalkeepers involved? Hint

Pagliuca, Peruzzi, Peruzzi

Zenga, Pagliuca, Pagliuca

Zenga, Pagliuca, Buffon

Zenga, Pagliuca, Toldo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who scored the equalizer in the 1986 World Cup Final? Hint

Rudi Voeller

Jorge Valdano

Karl Heinz Rumenigge

Jorge Burruchaga

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1990 World Cup Final involved a decisive penalty kick. Which German player was involved in the incident that led to the penalty kick? Hint

Rudi Voeller

Andreas Brehme

Jurgen Klinsmann

Lothar Matthaus

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Question 6 of 10

6. Andrea Pirlo won World Cup and UEFA Champions League Winners Medals in a span of one year (2006-2007). Which of the following players had done the same in 2002-2003? Hint

Roberto Carlos

Ronaldinho

Luis Ronaldo

Rivaldo

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following sets of players scored in the final of a World Cup (1986-2006) having already scored in the semi-final of the same tournament? Hint

Zinedine Zidane, Luis Ronaldo, Rudi Voeller

Zinedine Zidane, Luis Ronaldo, Diego Maradona

Zinedine Zidane, Rudi Voeller, Roberto Baggio

Roberto Baggio, Luis Ronaldo, Diego Maradona

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which team was the first to have won a World Cup Final playing with 10 men at the final whistle? Hint

Argentina, 1986

France, 1998

Brazil, 1994

Brazil, 2002

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Question 9 of 10

9. Diego Maradona scored two braces in the knockout phase of the 1986 World Cup. Which player achieved this feat again and in which World Cup? Hint

Roberto Baggio, 1994

Miloslav Klose, 2006

Luis Ronaldo, 2002

Luis Ronaldo, 1998

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which is the only team that both progressed and was eliminated by the golden goal rule in the 2002 World Cup? Hint

South Korea

Turkey

Senegal

Sweden

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who scored the highest number of goals in World Cups 2002 and 2006 combined?

Answer: Luis Ronaldo

Ronaldo scored 8 goals in 2002 and 3 goals in 2006. Klose scored 5 each in 2002 and 2006.

2. Which of the following players was FIFA World Player of the Year coming into the 2002 World Cup, but did not make it past the group stage?

Answer: Luis Figo

Luis Figo, then playing for Real Madrid, was FIFA World Player of the Year coming into the 2002 World Cup. Portugal was eliminated in the group stages.

3. Italy was eliminated in penalty shootouts from three successive World Cups (1990, 1994, 1998). Who were the respective goalkeepers involved?

Answer: Zenga, Pagliuca, Pagliuca

Walter Zenga was in goal when Argentina eliminated Italy in 1990. Gianluca Pagliuca was the Italian goalkeeper in the penalty shootout elimination against Brazil (1994) and France (1998).

4. Who scored the equalizer in the 1986 World Cup Final?

Answer: Rudi Voeller

Rumenigge scored to make it 2-1 followed by the equalizing goal of Rudi Voeller. Burruchaga then scored the winner for Argentina.

5. The 1990 World Cup Final involved a decisive penalty kick. Which German player was involved in the incident that led to the penalty kick?

Answer: Rudi Voeller

Andreas Brehme scored the penalty. The German player involved in the incident was Rudi Voeller.

6. Andrea Pirlo won World Cup and UEFA Champions League Winners Medals in a span of one year (2006-2007). Which of the following players had done the same in 2002-2003?

Answer: Rivaldo

Rivaldo won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and the Champions League with AC Milan the following year.

7. Which of the following sets of players scored in the final of a World Cup (1986-2006) having already scored in the semi-final of the same tournament?

Answer: Zinedine Zidane, Luis Ronaldo, Rudi Voeller

Maradona and Baggio scored in the 1986 and 1994 semi-finals respectively, but failed to score in the final. Zidane, Ronaldo, and Voeller scored in both the semi-final and final of the 2006, 2002, and 1986 World Cups respectively.

8. Which team was the first to have won a World Cup Final playing with 10 men at the final whistle?

Answer: France, 1998

French defender Marcel Desailly was sent off in the 1998 World Cup final. France won the match 3-0.

9. Diego Maradona scored two braces in the knockout phase of the 1986 World Cup. Which player achieved this feat again and in which World Cup?

Answer: Roberto Baggio, 1994

Baggio scored braces in the 1994 Round of 16 vs. Nigeria, and the semi-final vs. Bulgaria.

10. Which is the only team that both progressed and was eliminated by the golden goal rule in the 2002 World Cup?

Answer: Senegal

Senegal progressed to the 2002 quarter-final after Camara's golden goal eliminated Sweden. Turkey then eliminated Senegal in the quarter-final with an Ilhan Mansiz golden goal.

Source: Author pucdlrow

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