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2010 FIFA World Cup Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | FIFA World Cup

"Ke Nako. Celebrate Africa's Humanity". The 2010 FIFA World Cup took place from June 11 to July 11 in South Africa. A total of 32 teams competed in this prestigious football event. How much can you recall?

A multiple-choice quiz by Matthew_07. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Matthew_07

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 2002, South Korea and Japan were the first Asian countries to host the FIFA World Cup. On the other hand, was South Africa the first African nation to do so when it hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2010?

Yes

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Question 2 of 10

2. The team selection for the 32 spots in the 2010 FIFA World Cup began three years earlier in 2007. Which country, who had finshed third at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea/Japan, did not qualify for South Africa 2010? Hint

Japan

Turkey

South Korea

North Korea

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 32 football teams in 2010 were divided into eight groups to compete in round-robin tournaments, and only 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage. Which of the following African teams, also known as the Black Stars, advanced to the next round? Hint

South Africa

Ghana

Cameroon

Algeria

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Question 4 of 10

4. FIFA World Cup 2006 held in Germany: Italy beat France in the final match. Which of these two teams qualified for the Round of 16 in South Africa 2010? Hint

Neither

Italy

Both

France

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Question 5 of 10

5. Out of the eight matches in the Round of 16, only one match ended in penalty shootout. After the 0-0 draw and extra time, Paraguay defeated which Asian team 5-3? Hint

Japan

North Korea

South Korea

Iran

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the third quarterfinal match between Germany and Argentina, Argentina suffered a humiliating defeat. To top it off, Argentina did not manage to score any goals in the match. What was the final score? Hint

3-0

1-0

4-0

7-0

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the two semi-final matches, Germany lost to Spain 1-0 while the Netherlands beat which South American team (who had won the first ever FIFA World Cup held in 1930)? Hint

Paraguay

Chile

Brazil

Uruguay

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Question 8 of 10

8. Paul the Octopus was believed to have psychic power in predicting the results of the matches involving the German team. What was Paul's prediction and the actual result of the third place playoff game? Hint

Paul predicted Germany would lose and Germany lost the game

Paul predicted Germany would win and Germany won the game

Paul predicted Germany would win but Germany lost the game

Paul predicted Germany would lose but Germany won the game

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Netherlands and Spain marched into the final, which took place in the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on July 11, 2010. Which team won the match?

Answer: (One Word only. Country name)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Since its introduction in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, the Golden Boot Award was awarded to the top goal scorer in each tournament. How many goals did Thomas M�ller (Germany), Diego Forl�n (Uruguay), David Villa (Spain) and Wesley Sneijder (the Netherlands) score in the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Hint

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Answer: Yes

The other two candidates to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup were Morocco and Egypt. In the final bidding process, South Africa received a total of 14 votes, as opposed to Morocco's 10 votes. Meanwhile, Egypt did not receive any votes. Libya and Tunisia planned to co-host the event but they withdrew after FIFA announced that joint bidding was no longer allowed.

Answer: Turkey

In 2002, Turkey beat South Korea for the third-place spot. The 32 teams that qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in alphabetical order, were as follow:
Algeria, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, C�te d'Ivoire, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Paraguay, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United States and Uruguay.

Answer: Ghana

Only the top two teams (out of four teams) in each group qualified for the next round. Ghana finished in second place in Group D, after Germany. South Africa placed third in Group A. Meanwhile, both Algeria and Cameroon placed last in Group C and Group E respectively.

4. FIFA World Cup 2006 held in Germany: Italy beat France in the final match. Which of these two teams qualified for the Round of 16 in South Africa 2010?

Answer: Neither

Not only did France and Italy not make it to the next round, both teams also finished last in their respective group. France finished last in Group A while Italy finished last in Group F.

5. Out of the eight matches in the Round of 16, only one match ended in penalty shootout. After the 0-0 draw and extra time, Paraguay defeated which Asian team 5-3?

Answer: Japan

Only three Asian teams participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They were Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Yuichi Komano missed the third penalty kick.

Answer: 4-0

Thomas M�ller and Arne Friedrich each scored one goal for their Germany team. Miroslav Klose aided his team by scoring another two goals. Portugal beat North Korea in the group stage by a big margin of 7-0.

7. In the two semi-final matches, Germany lost to Spain 1-0 while the Netherlands beat which South American team (who had won the first ever FIFA World Cup held in 1930)?

Answer: Uruguay

The Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2. Uruguay won the FIFA World Cup in 1930 and 1950. In the match between Germany and Spain, Carles Puyol scored the only goal in the 63rd minute.

Answer: Paul predicted Germany would win and Germany won the game

In the third place playoff game, Germany beat Uruguay 3-2. Paul the Octopus resided at a Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany. Previously, he predicted the results of the matches involving the German team in Euro 2008. Out of the six predictions, four were correct. On the other hand, for the seven matches involving Germany in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Paul amazingly predicted correctly the results for all seven matches.

Some scientists explained that the different colors, patterns (horizontal stripes) and shapes of the flags might influence Paul's decision.

9. The Netherlands and Spain marched into the final, which took place in the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on July 11, 2010. Which team won the match?

Answer: Spain

After the second half of the game, the two teams were still tied at 0-0. Andr�s Iniesta eventually scored the winning goal for Spain in the 116th minute, during the extra time.

Answer: 5

Coincidentally, each of the four players mentioned were from the four semi-finalists.

Source: Author Matthew_07

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