FIFA World Cup Captains: Part 1 Quiz

Answer: Bobby Moore

The 1966 World Cup was played in England. England beat West Germany in the final at Wembley Stadium 4-2 with Geoff Hurst scoring a hat-trick. Bobby Moore (1941-1993) represented England 108 times and captained his country on 90 occasions.

Answer: Hilderaldo Bellini

The 1958 World Cup was played in Sweden with Brazil beating Sweden in the final 5-2. Hideraldo Bellini (1930-2014) won 51 caps for Brazil and was also a World Cup winner in 1962. He again captained Brazil in 1966 in England.

Answer: Giuseppe Meazza

The third World Cup was held in France with Italy beating Hungary in the final 4-2. Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979) was capped 53 times for Italy scoring 33 goals. He was also a World Cup winner in 1934.

Answer: Didier Deschamps

The 1998 World Cup was held in a France with the host country beating Brazil 3-0 in the final. Didier Deschamps was a defensive midfielder who played for various clubs in France, England, Italy and Spain. He was capped 103 times by France. He is one of a few captains to have lifted the World Cup (1998) European Championship Trophy (2000) and the UEFA Champions League Cup (1993- Marseille).
He has the distinction of being the manager/coach of the victorious French team that won the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Answer: Fritz Walter

The 1954 World Cup was held in Switzerland with West Germany beating the heavily fancied team of Hungary 3-2 in the final played in Bern. Fritz Walter (1920-2002) was capped by Germany 61 times scoring 33 goals from 1940-1958. Fritz was a POW during WWII and in 1954 he and his brother Ottmar became the first brothers to play in a World Cup winning team. They were followed by the Charlton brothers in 1966.

Answer: Daniel Passarella

The World Cup of 1978 was played in Argentina with the host country beating the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time. Daniel Passarella was a centre-back but also a prolific goal scorer. In his 70 caps for Argentina he scored 22 goals. He was also a member of the 1986 World Cup winning squad.

Answer: Iker Casillas

South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup with Spain beating the Netherlands 1-0 after extra time. The winning goal was scored in the 116th minute by Andres Iniesta. Iker Casillas as the goalkeeper was capped 167 times by Spain. As captain he has lifted the World Cup, the European Champions Trophy and the EUFA Champions League trophy.

Answer: Obdulio Varela

The fourth World Cup was played in Brazil with Uruguay beating the host country 2-1 in the final in Rio de Janeiro in front of 199,854 attendees. The system at the time meant that Uruguay had to win the game because if it was a draw then Brazil would win the cup. Obdulio Varela (1917-1996) was a holding midfielder and was capped 45 times by Uruguay scoring 9 goals from 1939-1954.

Answer: Fabio Cannavaro

The 2006 World Cup was played in Germany with Italy beating France on penalties (5-3) after the score was 1-1 after extra time. This was the final in which Zinedine Zidane (France) was sent off for head butting Marco Materazzi (Italy). Fabio Cannavaro was a defender and was capped 136 times by Italy from 1997-2010. In 2006 he was the FIFA World Player of the Year.

Answer: Carlos Alberto

Mexico hosted the 1970 World Cup and Carlos Alberto captained what is considered the greatest World cup team ever. Brazil beat Italy 4-1 in the final in front of 107,412 fans at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City. Both countries had won the Cup twice, Italy (1934 & 1938) and Brazil (1958 & 1962).

This was Pele's last and third cup win. Carlos Alberto (1944-2016) was a right back defender and was capped 53 times by Brazil. In the final he scored one of the greatest goals of a World Cup final receiving a pass from Pele being the fourth and clinching goal of the game.

He and Pele were both selected in the World Team of the 20th Century.