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Euro 2004 Qualifying: Group 5 Trivia Quiz

This is my fifth installment on Euro 2004 qualifying, this time featuring Group 5. This group included the Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, and Scotland.

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

Author
marchmadness

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,043

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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283

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team finished first in Group 5, automatically qualifying for Euro 2004? Hint

Iceland

Scotland

Germany

Faroe Islands

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is the only team that the Faroe Islands earned a point against? Hint

Scotland

Lithuania

Germany

Iceland

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Question 3 of 10

3. No team finished with a goal differential of +10 or over.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which team did second place Scotland move on to face in the playoff round? Hint

Croatia

Spain

Russia

Holland

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many teams from Group 5 moved on to Euro 2004? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which is the correct order of the bottom three teams in Group 5? Hint

Lithuania, Iceland, Faroe Islands

Iceland, Lithuania, Faroe Islands

Iceland, Faroe Islands, Lithuania

Lithuania, Faroe Islands, Iceland

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which was the most goals scored in one game by one team, in Group 5 qualifying? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which two teams played to the only scoreless draw in Group 5? Hint

Germany and Iceland

Lithuania and Scotland

Iceland and Lithuania

Germany and Scotland

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many points separated second place from third place? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which player was the leading scorer of Group 5? Hint

John Peterson (Faroe Islands)

Michael Ballack (Germany)

Eidur Gudjohnsen (Iceland)

Tomas Razanauskas (Lithuania)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team finished first in Group 5, automatically qualifying for Euro 2004?

Answer: Germany

Germany finished with five wins and three draws, earning 18 of a possible 24 points.

2. Which is the only team that the Faroe Islands earned a point against?

Answer: Scotland

The Faroe Islands surprisingly earned a 2-2 draw with Scotland on the first day of Group 5 qualifying. Scotland actually had to come back down 2-0 in the first 13 minutes, scoring in the 62nd and 83rd minute to salvage a draw.

3. No team finished with a goal differential of +10 or over.

Answer: True

Germany finished with a +9 differential (13 for, 4 against), Scotland +4 (12 for, 8 against), Iceland +2 (11 for, 9 against), Lithuania -4 (7 for, 11 against), and Faroe Islands -11 (7 for, 18 against).

4. Which team did second place Scotland move on to face in the playoff round?

Answer: Holland

They moved on to face Group 3 runner up, Holland, who played second to Czech Republic.

5. How many teams from Group 5 moved on to Euro 2004?

Answer: 1

Germany qualified by winning Group 5 outright. Scotland moved to the playoff round against Holland, in a two games most goals aggregate. Scotland won the first leg 1-0, but got crushed in second, 6-0, failing to qualify.

6. Which is the correct order of the bottom three teams in Group 5?

Answer: Iceland, Lithuania, Faroe Islands

Iceland finished with four wins, a draw, and three losses for a total of 13 points. Lithuania ended with three wins, a draw, and four losses for 10 points. The Faroe Islands had one draw and seven losses, for 1 point.

7. Which was the most goals scored in one game by one team, in Group 5 qualifying?

Answer: 3

Iceland beat Lithuania 3-0 twice, Scotland beat the Faroe Islands 3-1, Lithuania beat the Faroe Islands 3-1, and Germany beat Iceland 3-0.

8. Which two teams played to the only scoreless draw in Group 5?

Answer: Germany and Iceland

Germany and Iceland played to a draw, 0-0. Iceland finished in third, 5 points behind Germany, but only 1 point behind second place Scotland.

9. How many points separated second place from third place?

Answer: 1

Scotland had 14 points, and Iceland 13. In head to head games, Scotland beat Iceland 2-0, and 2-1.

10. Which player was the leading scorer of Group 5?

Answer: Eidur Gudjohnsen (Iceland)

Iceland's Gudjohnsen totalled five goals in the qualifying. He scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Lithuania, once in a 2-1 defeat by Scotland, once in a 2-1 win over the Faroe Islands, and once in 3-0 shutout over Lithuania.

Source: Author marchmadness

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