World Football Challenge Trivia

1. Colo-Colo is one of the so-called "Big Three" in Santiago, but who or what is the club named after?

From Quiz Getting One Over - Football's Local Rivalries 6

Answer: Native tribal chief

Colo-Colo is Chile's most popular and successful club, having won more league titles than any other. The club was founded in 1925 by a group of players who had left Deportes Magallanes following a dispute. Upon its foundation, the club was named for Colocolo, a Mapuche warrior and tribal leader during the period of the Arauco War in the late 16th century, who is regarded as a symbol of heroism, bravery, and wisdom in Chile. Colo-Colo shares its fiercest rivalry with another of the "Big Three" in Santiago, Universidad de Chile, with the fixture between the two being referred to as "El clásico del fútbol chileno", or the "Chilean Superclasico". The club also has a significant rivalry with the third major club in the city, Universidad Catolica. In both of these, Colo-Colo has the advantage in terms of wins over the other two. Colo-Colo was also the first club from Chile to reach the final of the Copa Libertadores, losing in 1973 to Argentine side Independiente, before becoming the first Chilean side to win the competition, when they beat Olimpia of Paraguay in 1991.

From Quiz Worldwide Football

Answer: Brazil 1950

The home nations had returned to FIFA four years ealier after a 17 year self imposed exile. England famously lost 1-0 to the USA in Belo Horizonte.

From Quiz Black Striped Strips

Answer: Botafogo

Botafogo or their full name of Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, originally started as a rowing club in 1894. They play in a black and white striped shirt for their home games and a white shirt with a single black horizontal stripe for away games. Like many football teams they also have a third shirt in case either of those kits clash, which is all black with a single grey stripe that runs horizontally. One of Botafogo early club mascots was the Disney character Donald Duck; however, due to issues with Disney Corporation they had to change it. The club has gone with a Manneken Pis as a mascot and fans often adorn it in the clubs shirt after major wins. The team has also ground shared with other football clubs in Rio de Janeiro. Botafogo, Fluminense and Flamengo have all used the Estadio Olimpico Joao Havelange as a home stadium.

From Quiz International Football Teams

Answer: 0

England failed badly in this tournament drawing twice in the first 2 games before losing to Sweden in the final group game.

From Quiz Worldwide Football Underdogs

Answer: North Korea

The North Korean squad of 22 contained no professional footballers. Pak Doo-Ik, a corporal in the North Korean army, scored the decisive goal in the 42nd minute.

From Quiz Random Worldwide Football

Answer: Oceania Football Confederation

Football Federation Australia announced plans to abandon the Oceania Football Confederation for the Asia Football Confederation in order to improve Australia's standard of football. FIFA ratified the move on the 30th June 2005 with the move going into effect on 1 January 2006.

From Quiz The Defensive Midfielder

Answer: Dunga

Although Rai started the World Cup as captain, he was dropped at the insistence of Pele. Dunga took the band and lifted the World Cup. Dunga won 91 caps for his country scoring 6 goals.

From Quiz Who Scored That Goal?

Answer: Marco Van Basten

This was the famous goal in the Euro 88 final in which the Dutch beat the Soviets 2-0.

From Quiz Crazy World of Goalkeepers

Answer: He was a Seventh Day Adventist and believed the World would end at the turn of the millenium

The world in fact did not end, and Carlos returned to football in 2000 before seeing out his career in his native Argentina.

From Quiz Soccer Mix

Answer: Andrei Kanchelskis

Kanchelskis played for Rangers, Manchester United and Everton in the derby games. He was the first player to acheive this feat. The seocnd was Craig Bellamy.

From Quiz Soccer Team's City

Answer: Cairo

Al-Ahly was founded in 1907 at Cairo, Egypt. It is the most crowned team in Egypt and probably in the Middle East and Africa. It has participated in the World Club Cup.

From Quiz Football Shirt Colours

Answer: Red

Liverpool won the European Cup in 2005 for the fifth time after beating AC Milan on penalties in the final.

From Quiz International Teams: Founded When?

Answer: 1893

The game was taken to Argentina in the 1860s and the side was founded in 1893.

From Quiz Football General

Answer: David Elleray

Elleray was accused of having an anti United bias, but he got this one right as Keane took revenge on Haaland for injuring him and ending his career.

From Quiz Football's Strangest Matches [2]

Answer: Stade scored 149 own goals in protest

Apparently, Stade were so angered by a refereeing decision that they repeatedly put the ball into their own net in protest, 149 times.

From Quiz Football's Strangest Matches [1]

Answer: Angola only had six players left on the pitch

FIFA rules state that any team with less than seven players on the pitch cannot continue. Angola had four players sent off and another injured with no subs left to come on, thus the game had to be called off. At the time, Portugal led 5-1.

From Quiz The Year That Was

Answer: 1992

Leeds won the title under the guidance of Howard Wilkinson. The driving force behind their success were players such as David Batty, Rod Wallace, Gordon Strachan, and Eric Cantona. Burnley became the last ever winners of Division Four by gaining 83 points, six more than Rotherham United. Denmark's story in Euro '92 is what fantasies are made of. Yugoslavia were forced to pull out of the finals, paving the way for Denmark. What followed was the Danes going all the way, and beating Germany 2-0 in the final. John Jensen and Kim Vilfort scored the goals in the game.

From Quiz Victorian Era Football

Answer: Rugby School

Rugby School's football rules were first codified in 1845. A copy of these rules from 1845 still exists as a historical document. The world's association football clubs play to rules based on those formulated in 1863 by the Football Association (governed internationally through FIFA).

From Quiz Soccer Grab-Bag

Answer: George Weah

George Weah (Liberia) in 1995 became the first African to win the coveted FIFA World Player of the Year. He played for many top flight European Clubs such as Monaco, Paris Saint Germain, Milan and Chelsea.

From Quiz Worldwide Football #3

Answer: Aston Villa

Blackburn originally had Enckelman on-loan for a month between November and December, 2003 before signing him in a permanent deal. Enckelman started his career with TPS Turku in his native Finland in 1997, before joining the Premiership with Aston Villa two years later.

From Quiz Footy Facts

Answer: American Samoa

The 9th-11th of April 2001 was a good couple of days for the Australian soccer team. On the 9th they had beaten Tonga 22-0.

From Quiz Soccer's Where On Earth

Answer: Liechtenstein

The main team in Liechtenstein is FC Vaduz who played at the Rheinparkstadion, in the 2003 season, in the country's capital.

From Quiz Football At Its Best

Answer: 1957

Glenn Hoddle as a player, played for Tottenham Hotspur 1974-87, AS Monaco 1987-90, and player-managed Swindon Town between 1991-93 and Chelsea 1993-96. He then went on to manage England, he then had a spell for Southampton before returning to his former club Tottenham.

From Quiz Fabulous Football

Answer: Stanley Mathews

Stanley Matthews won the title in 1956 while playing for Blackpool. The first world player of the year award went to Lothar Matthaus, who was playing for Inter Milan at the time.

From Quiz Various Football

Answer: Wycombe Wanderers

The enigmatic Irishman left Wycombe to take charge of Leicester in December 1995. He took them from Division one into the Premiership and kept them there for several years before being scouted for the Glasgow Celtic job in June 2000.

From Quiz Footy Knowledge

Answer: Santos

He played for them during his professional career, having played also in the USA for the New York Cosmos after he retired.

From Quiz Soccer Mix No. 2

Answer: Afghanistan

Angola have entered 5 times, Australia 10 and Algeria 10.

From Quiz Soccer Ultimate III

Answer: Fiorentina

Roberto Baggio left Fiorentina for a record fee at the time. He had a very successful time at Juventus thereafter.

From Quiz Soccer Mix No. 1

Answer: AC Milan

Vieira started his career at Cannes before moving to AC Milan where he only played twice. Arsenal bought him for 3.5m pounds in August 1996.

From Quiz Soccer Ultimate II

Answer: Uruguay

Penarol and Nacional have a had many great derbies over the years.

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