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Euro 2004 Qualifying: Group 1 Trivia Quiz

This is my first installment on Euro 2004 qualifying, this time featuring Group 1. This group contained Cyprus, France, Israel, Malta, and Slovenia.

A multiple-choice quiz by marchmadness. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
marchmadness

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
182,539

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team finished 8-0-0 in group play, only allowing 2 goals in the eight games? Hint

Malta

Israel

Slovenia

France

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which team finished second in the group, and then lost a playoff round aggregate to Croatia? Hint

Malta

France

Slovenia

Cyprus

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which team finished last in Group 1, totaling only 1 point in 8 games? Hint

Cyprus

Israel

France

Malta

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Question 4 of 10

4. Group 1 had the only team to win all eight qualifying games?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many goals were scored in the highest scoring game in Group 1? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the final placing order of the bottom three teams? Hint

Cyprus, Israel, Malta

Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus

Slovenia, Israel, Cyprus

Israel, Cyprus, Malta

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which two teams had a game postponed for safety reasons? Hint

Israel and Malta

Malta and Cyprus

Israel and Cyprus

France and Slovenia

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which two teams played to the only scoreless draw in Group 1? Hint

Israel and Slovenia

Israel and Cyprus

Slovenia and France

Cyprus and Malta

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many teams in Group 1 finished with a positive goal differential? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the top scorer of Group 1? Hint

Thierry Henry (France)

Ermin Siljak (Slovenia)

David Trezeguet (France)

Haim Revivo (Israel)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team finished 8-0-0 in group play, only allowing 2 goals in the eight games?

Answer: France

France beat Cyprus 2-1 and 5-0, Malta 4-0 and 6-0, Slovenia 5-0 and 2-0, and Israel 2-1 and 3-0.

2. Which team finished second in the group, and then lost a playoff round aggregate to Croatia?

Answer: Slovenia

Slovenia finished with four wins, two losses, and two draws. They beat Malta twice and beat Cyprus and Israel once. They also tied Cyprus and Israel once, and lost twice to France.

3. Which team finished last in Group 1, totaling only 1 point in 8 games?

Answer: Malta

Malta drew with Israel 2-2 in their final game, accounting for all of their points, and 2 of their 5 total goals.

4. Group 1 had the only team to win all eight qualifying games?

Answer: True

France won all eight of their matches, and were barely challenged, with only two goals scored against them.

5. How many goals were scored in the highest scoring game in Group 1?

Answer: 6

France defeated Malta 6-0. They also notched five in a 5-0 victory over Cyprus, four in a 4-0 victory over Malta, three in a 3-0 win over Israel, two in a 2-0 shutout over Slovenia, but never tallied one or none, ruining the pattern.

6. What was the final placing order of the bottom three teams?

Answer: Israel, Cyprus, Malta

France finished with a perfect 24 points (8 wins, no draws, no losses), Slovenia with 14 (4-2-2), Israel with 9 (2-3-3), Cyprus with 8 (2-2-4), and Malta with 1 (0-1-7).

7. Which two teams had a game postponed for safety reasons?

Answer: Israel and Cyprus

A game between Israel and Cyprus was postponed because of a worry of a terror attack in Israel. They played seven months later, with Israel winning 2-0.

8. Which two teams played to the only scoreless draw in Group 1?

Answer: Israel and Slovenia

This 0-0 draw set the stage for a big game for second place between these two teams, with Slovenia coming on top 3-1.

9. How many teams in Group 1 finished with a positive goal differential?

Answer: 2

France had a +27 (29 for, 2 against) goal differential, Slovenia +3 (15 for, 12 against), Israel -2 (9 for, 11 against), Cyprus -9 (9 for, 18 against), and Malta -19 (5 for, 24 against).

10. Who was the top scorer of Group 1?

Answer: Ermin Siljak (Slovenia)

Ermin Siljak scored eight goals in eight games. He scored once in a 3-0 win against Malta, twice in a 4-1 win over Cyprus, once in a 3-1 victory over Malta, once in a 3-1 win over Israel, and twice in a 2-2 tie against Cyprus.

Source: Author marchmadness

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