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Mexico Magic Trivia Quiz

10 Questions on the magical Mexico 86 FIFA World Cup. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by scholesno3. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
scholesno3

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
200,386

Updated
Apr 07 23

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team were defeated by West Germany in the semi-finals, which happened to be the second time in 4 years following their exit at the Spain World Cup? Hint

Brazil

Belgium

France

Poland

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who went into the Mexico World Cup as the South American Player of the Year? Hint

Jorge Valdano (Argentina)

Careca (Brazil)

Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)

Diego Maradona (Argentina)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which player scored an hat-trick in Denmark's 6-1 thrashing of Uruguay in the group stages? Hint

Michael Laudrup

Jan Molby

Prejben Elkjaer-Larsen

Jesper Olsen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Gary Lineker was the top scorer at the World Cup finals in Mexico with 6 goals. England scored 7 goals in the tournament. Who scored the other goal? Hint

Chris Waddle

John Barnes

Peter Beardsley

Bryan Robson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who scored the winning goal for Argentina in the final against West Germany? Hint

Jose Luis Brown

Diego Maradona

Jorge Burruchaga

Pedro Pasculli

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Question 6 of 10

6. The great Brazilian, Zico, missed a penalty against France at 1-1 in their Quarter Final clash, but who won the penalty for Brazil? Hint

Careca

Josimar

Alemao

Branco

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Question 7 of 10

7. A nature question? Rats beats Bats. In a group clash a player called Rats scored past a goalkeeper called Bats - which teams were playing in this encounter? Hint

Poland and Morocco

Bulgaria and Argentina

France and U.S.S.R

Paraguay and Belgium

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Spanish player scored 4 goals in his team's 5-1 second round victory over a fellow European nation. Hint

Camacho

Eloy

Jaunito

Butragueno

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player was given the unenvious task of man-marking Diego Maradona in the final? Hint

Thomas Berthold

Lothar Matthaus

Hans-Peter Briegel

Karl-Heinz Forster

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which German player tried in vain to catch Burruchaga before he scored the winning goal to end the World Cup? Hint

Hans-Peter Briegel

Norbert Eder

Karl Heinz Forster

Andreas Brehme

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team were defeated by West Germany in the semi-finals, which happened to be the second time in 4 years following their exit at the Spain World Cup?

Answer: France

France lost 2-0 to a free kick from Andreas Brehme and a late goal from Rudi Voller. They also lost to West Germany in the 1982 World Cup on penalties following a 3-3 draw after extra time.

2. Who went into the Mexico World Cup as the South American Player of the Year?

Answer: Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)

Enzo Francescoli went into the tournament as the South American player of year. Much was expected of him and Uruguay. Francescoli scored a penalty against Denmark in a game Uruguay lost 6-1, and they went out in round 2 against their arch-enemies Argentina.

3. Which player scored an hat-trick in Denmark's 6-1 thrashing of Uruguay in the group stages?

Answer: Prejben Elkjaer-Larsen

Soren Lerby, Michael Laudrup and Jesper Olsen scored the other goals in this thrashing of Uruguay. This was Denmark's first ever appearance at the World Cup finals.

4. Gary Lineker was the top scorer at the World Cup finals in Mexico with 6 goals. England scored 7 goals in the tournament. Who scored the other goal?

Answer: Peter Beardsley

Peter Beardsley scored in the 3-0 2nd Round victory over Paraguay, after a shot by Terry Butcher was spilled by the goalkeeper.

5. Who scored the winning goal for Argentina in the final against West Germany?

Answer: Jorge Burruchaga

West Germany fought back from 2-0 down with goals from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Voller, but a through ball from the brilliant Maradona put Burrachaga through to score.

6. The great Brazilian, Zico, missed a penalty against France at 1-1 in their Quarter Final clash, but who won the penalty for Brazil?

Answer: Branco

Zico came off the bench and put Branco through who was fouled by the French goalkeeper. The game went to penalties and the French went through - although Zico did score his spot kick in the shoot-out.

7. A nature question? Rats beats Bats. In a group clash a player called Rats scored past a goalkeeper called Bats - which teams were playing in this encounter?

Answer: France and U.S.S.R

Vasily Rats of the U.S.S.R scored past Joel Bats of France in the 1-1 Group match. Both teams progressed to the second round.

8. Which Spanish player scored 4 goals in his team's 5-1 second round victory over a fellow European nation.

Answer: Butragueno

Denmark progressed to the second round after beating Scotland, West Germany and Uruguay, but were stunned with a 4 goal display by Emilio Butragueno - nicknamed "El Buitre" - The Vulture.

9. Which player was given the unenvious task of man-marking Diego Maradona in the final?

Answer: Lothar Matthaus

Matthaus did stop Maradona scoring, but a foul by him on Deigo led to a free-kick which was curled in for Brown to score the first goal and Maradona set up the winning goal. Matthaus had his revenge, lifting the World Cup 4 years later in a 1-0 win over Maradona's Argentina.

10. Which German player tried in vain to catch Burruchaga before he scored the winning goal to end the World Cup?

Answer: Hans-Peter Briegel

Briegel made up ground but just got there too late. Briegel was a former decathlete and this defeat was the second time in a row he had finished runners up in the sport's biggest game.

Source: Author scholesno3

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