General Footy Facts I Trivia Quiz

Answer: Andres Iniesta

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was held in South Africa and the final was contended between Spain and the Netherlands. The game ended 1-0 to Spain, with Iniesta scoring an extra time winner to bag Spain's first World Cup win. Fernando Torres didn't score in the World Cup that year and did not live up to the expectations of the general public around the world.

Answer: Argentina

Lionel Messi is known for his skills and overall brilliance on the football pitch. He started his career at Barcelona. A lot of people regard him as one of the most talented players ever along with Pele, Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Answer: West Ham

Frank Lampard was born in 1978 and is the son of footballer Frank Lampard Sr. He scored 24 goals in 147 appearances for West Ham before joining Chelsea in 2001. His international career hasn't been as successful as his league career, especially when his goal against Germany was disallowed despite clearly going over the line. England later crashed out the 2010 World Cup.

Answer: Netherlands

Johan Cruyff was an excellent football player known for playing for Ajax from 1964-1973. He was born in 1947 and was also known for his successful international career scoring 33 goals in 48 appearances.

Answer: Sweden

Helsingborgs IF was formed in 1907 and play at the Olympia Stadium. They were part of the 2000-01 Champions League, however they finished bottom of their group. They came second in the 2009-10 Allsvenskan league behind Malmo.

Answer: Togo

Emmanuel Adebayor has played for Arsenal, Manchester City, and Real Madrid, and was born in 1984. He is also famous for his controversial celebration for Manchester City against former club Arsenal, where he ran up to the Arsenal fans and celebrated with them, thus annoying the Arsenal fans and making them angry. He was given a yellow card, but apologized later.

Answer: Germany

Group E featured the worst team of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Saudi Arabia as they came bottom of the table, scored no goals, conceded 12 goals and lost 8-0 to Germany. Robbie Keane played well for the Republic Of Ireland and scored a last minute equalizer at Germany to help them clinch a spot in the Round of 16.

Answer: Stop play and give Player 2 a red card

If a player is the last man on goal and is clearly brought down, you should give a red card to the fouler. If the referee gave a yellow card he would be wrong and probably get some complaints. If he stops play and doesn't give a card he would get a lot of complaints and if he let the game play on, he would risk getting verbal abuse, at the very least.

Answer: False

Fernando Torres actually moved to Chelsea in the 2011 January transfer window. Fernando Torres is a Spanish football player who has also played for Atletico Madrid.

Answer: Uruguay

Diego Forlán was born in 1979 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He has played for Independiente, Manchester United, Villarreal and Atletico Madrid. He was given the Golden Ball award at the 2010 World Cup, which is the award for player of the tournament.

His career at Manchester United was extremely disappointing, scoring just ten goals in 63 matches. When he scored however, they were definitely vital.