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Penalty! Trivia Quiz

Penalty! The ball is placed 12 yards from the goal, the kicker lines up his shot, but will the ball enter the back of the net? This is about Euro and World Cup.

A multiple-choice quiz by ben_hammer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ben_hammer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,535

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. England went out of World Cup 1990 on a penalty shoot-out against Germany. Which of the following missed a penalty for England in this all important shoot-out? Hint

Gary Linekar

Stuart Pearce

David Platt

Kenny Sansom

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Question 2 of 10

2. During Euro 1996, England played rivals Scotland at Wembley, whose Scotland penalty was superbly saved by England goalkeeper David Seaman? Hint

Colin Hendry

Gary McAllister

Ally McCoist

Don Hutchinson

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the semi-finals of Euro 96, England once again faced Germany for a place in the final. They again lost the shoot-out. Who missed the last penalty for England? Hint

Gareth Southgate

Martin Keown

Sol Campbell

Gary Neville

4. World Cup 1998 saw England involved in another penalty shoot-out, and this time they faced Argentina. David Batty missed a penalty in this shoot-out, but which other England player missed from the 12- yard spot? Hint

David Beckham

Paul Ince

Ray Parlour

Paul Scholes

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of the semi-finals at World Cup 1998 was also decided on a penalty shootout. Holland lost to Brazil. Which Holland defender missed his penalty? Hint

Arjan De Zeeuw

Marc Reiziger

Ronald de Boer

Dennis Bergkamp

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Question 6 of 10

6. In May 1999, Manchester United played Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final. Minutes before the end, Arsenal saw a penalty saved by Danish stopper Peter Schmeichel. Who took that penalty? Hint

Dennis Bergkamp

Sylvan Wiltord

Thierry Henry

Nwankwo Kanu

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the semi-final of Euro 2000, a penalty was scored in the 117th minute, and acted as a golden goal. Who scored this penalty? Hint

Patrick Vieira

Sylvan Wiltord

Emmanuel Petit

Zinedene Zidane

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Question 8 of 10

8. At the 2002 World Cup, England beat Argentina in the group stages thanks to a penalty scored by which midfielder? Hint

Trevor Sinclair

David Beckham

Nicky Butt

Steven Gerrard

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Question 9 of 10

9. England were beaten by hosts Portugal in a penalty shootout at Euro 2004. Who scored Portugal's winning penalty? Hint

Ricardo

Pauleta

Nuno Gomes

Helder Postiga

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 2005 FA Cup final was decided on penalties. Who was the only player to miss a penalty in this shoot-out? Hint

Lauren

Roy Keane

Paul Scholes

Patrick Vieira

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. England went out of World Cup 1990 on a penalty shoot-out against Germany. Which of the following missed a penalty for England in this all important shoot-out?

Answer: Stuart Pearce

Chris Waddle also fired his penalty over the crossbar in this German victory. If they won, England would have reached the World Cup final for the first time in 24 years.

2. During Euro 1996, England played rivals Scotland at Wembley, whose Scotland penalty was superbly saved by England goalkeeper David Seaman?

Answer: Gary McAllister

Scotland went on to lose that match, which included one of England's best ever goals from Paul Gascoigne.

3. In the semi-finals of Euro 96, England once again faced Germany for a place in the final. They again lost the shoot-out. Who missed the last penalty for England?

Answer: Gareth Southgate

Gareth appeared in advertising commercials after this famous penalty miss with a paper bag over his head.

Answer: Paul Ince

This time England would have progressed to play Holland in the quarterfinals of the competition.

5. One of the semi-finals at World Cup 1998 was also decided on a penalty shootout. Holland lost to Brazil. Which Holland defender missed his penalty?

Answer: Ronald de Boer

Philip Cocu and Ronald de Boer both missed penalty kicks for the Netherlands. Brazil didn't go on to win the World Cup because they lost 3-0 to France in the final.

6. In May 1999, Manchester United played Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final. Minutes before the end, Arsenal saw a penalty saved by Danish stopper Peter Schmeichel. Who took that penalty?

Answer: Dennis Bergkamp

Manchester United went on to win the game after a superb extra time goal from Welsh winger Ryan Giggs. They won the treble in this year and therefore had to thank Peter Schmeichel for this particular save.

7. In the semi-final of Euro 2000, a penalty was scored in the 117th minute, and acted as a golden goal. Who scored this penalty?

Answer: Zinedene Zidane

France went on to win the final with a golden goal scored by David Trezeguet against Italy.

8. At the 2002 World Cup, England beat Argentina in the group stages thanks to a penalty scored by which midfielder?

Answer: David Beckham

England beat Argentina 1-0 and qualified for the knockout stages of the tounament, where they eventually were beaten by the overall winners Brazil, 2-1.

9. England were beaten by hosts Portugal in a penalty shootout at Euro 2004. Who scored Portugal's winning penalty?

Answer: Ricardo

Ricardo was the Portugal goalkeeper. He took their fifth and final penalty after saying that he had received a message from God saying that he would score the winning goal of the game.

10. The 2005 FA Cup final was decided on penalties. Who was the only player to miss a penalty in this shoot-out?

Answer: Paul Scholes

Arsenal won the shoot-out 5-4. Patrick Vieira's winning penalty was his last ever touch of the ball in an Arsenal shirt, after completing a move to Juventus in July 2005.

Source: Author ben_hammer

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