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10 2010 FIFA World Cup Questions | FIFA World Cup Trivia Quiz

Many of you must had watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but then too you would have to scratch your head to get all these questions right.

A multiple-choice quiz by Vishal_Sood95. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team received the most yellow cards during the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Hint

Netherlands

Brazil

Uruguay

Chile

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which two countries conceded the least number of goals (1) in the entire tournament? Hint

Brazil and Uruguay

Portugal and Switzerland

Germany and Portugal

France and Spain

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the total number of goals scored in the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Hint

123

140

145

171

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who won the most Man of the Match awards? Hint

Diego Forlan

Andres Iniesta

Wesley Sneijder

Cristiano ronaldo

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the FIFA ranking of the national football team of Korea DPR (North Korea) at the close of the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Hint

145

181

103

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who won the Golden Gloves award? Hint

Tim Wiese

Eduardo

Iker Casillas

Diego Benaglio

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Question 7 of 10

7. David Villa (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Diego Forlan (Uruguay), and Thomas Muller (Germany) all scored five goals. Why was Thomas Muller awarded the Golden Boot Award? Hint

Because he was the youngest of them all

Because he played in a disciplined way than others

Because he played for the longest time (minutes spent on field) as compared to the other three

Because he had the most number of assists

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Question 8 of 10

8. How do we better know Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite? Hint

Kak�

Ricardo Carvalho

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ricardo Pereira

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Question 9 of 10

9. There were only two penalty shootouts. One was between Paraguay and Japan (Round of 16, after the group stage). Which teams played in the other one? Hint

Germany and Argentina

Portugal and Brazil

Italy and France

Uruguay and Ghana

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many countries qualified from Europe, the the UEFA Confederation? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team received the most yellow cards during the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Netherlands

Most yellow cards received were Netherlands (24), Chile (15), Uruguay (13) and Germany (13). Brazil received 7 yellow cards.

2. Which two countries conceded the least number of goals (1) in the entire tournament?

Answer: Portugal and Switzerland

Portugal (and Uruguay) didn't concede any goals in their group matches. Portugal lost 0-1 to Spain, the eventual winners, in the Round of 16. Switzerland failed to progress past the group stage.

3. What was the total number of goals scored in the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

Answer: 145

In total, 145 goals (avge. of 2.3 per game) were scored at 2010 FIFA World Cup, of which 101 goals were scored in the group matches. Germany 2006 had 147 goals scored (2.3 per game), France 1998 had 171 goals (avge. 2.6 pg) and 1954 Switzerland had 140 goals (avge 5.4 pg).

4. Who won the most Man of the Match awards?

Answer: Wesley Sneijder

Wesley Sneijder got the award four times and all other players mentioned won it three times.

5. What was the FIFA ranking of the national football team of Korea DPR (North Korea) at the close of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?

Answer: 103

They were ranked 105 before this FIFA World Cup (their highest ever ranking until then was 57 in November 1993, and their lowest was 181 in October 1988).

6. Who won the Golden Gloves award?

Answer: Iker Casillas

Iker Casillas was the goalkeeper and captain of the 2010 World Cup champions Spain.

7. David Villa (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Diego Forlan (Uruguay), and Thomas Muller (Germany) all scored five goals. Why was Thomas Muller awarded the Golden Boot Award?

Answer: Because he had the most number of assists

In association football, an assist is a contribution (such as passing or crossing) by a player which helps to score a goal. Thomas Muller had 3 assists which were more as compared to 1 for the other three. The Silver Boot went to David Villa of Spain, who played a total of 635 minutes, and the Bronze Boot to Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands who played 652 minutes (i.e. count-back on number of minutes played).

8. How do we better know Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite?

Answer: Kak�

Kak�, is a Brazilian football midfielder who played his club football for Real Madrid. He started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. Kak� won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007.

9. There were only two penalty shootouts. One was between Paraguay and Japan (Round of 16, after the group stage). Which teams played in the other one?

Answer: Uruguay and Ghana

Uruguay and Ghana played in the quarter-finals. This was a result of the draw between the two sides with each scoring one goal. In this shootout, Uruguay won by 4-2. In the last minute of extra time in this match, Luis Suarez handled the ball on the goal line (Ghana would've scored), for which he was rewarded with a red card. Ghana missed the penalty and the scoreline remained at 1-1 and went to penalties.

10. How many countries qualified from Europe, the the UEFA Confederation?

Answer: 13

It was maximum number of teams that qualified in this World Cup from a single confederation. Other teams from other confederations were CAF (Africa) 6, CONMEBOL (South America) 5, AFC (Asia) 4, CONCAF (North America) 3, and OFC (Oceania) 1.

Source: Author Vishal_Sood95

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