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Qualified European Teams Trivia Quiz

Questions on the 14 European teams that qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by larskeu. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
larskeu

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
222,085

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Question 1 of 15

1. The first European team that qualified was also the very first team to qualify from all the continental zones, and was the only team that didn't need to play any qualifying matches. Which country won the right to host the 2006 World Cup?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which country qualified from UEFA Group 1 as group winner with a record 32 points and without losing a single game? Hint

Italy

Netherlands

Romania

Spain

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Question 3 of 15

3. The Czech Republic came in second with 27 points in UEFA Group 1. This was not enough to be one of the two "best second placed countries", so they had to qualify from the play-offs. Which country lost both legs of the play-off match 1-0 against the Czech Republic? Hint

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

Finland

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Question 4 of 15

4. UEFA Group 2 turned out to be a very surprising group. The 2004 European champions Greece and the 1992 European Champions Denmark both failed to qualify from this group. Ukraine won the group and qualified for the first time in their history. Which star player inspired his country with 6 goals and is arguably one of Ukraine's all-time best players ? Hint

Andriy Shevchenko

Oleh Husyev

Andriy Husin

Sergey Rebrov

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Question 5 of 15

5. One of the biggest upsets in Europe came from the play-off game between Turkey and Switzerland. Turkey finished third in the 2002 World Cup, but failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. After finishing second in UEFA Group 2 behind Ukraine, Turkey went on to lose on away goals against Switzerland in the play-offs. What was the total score of the 2 play-off games between Turkey and Switzerland? Hint

1-1

4-4

3-3

2-2

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Question 6 of 15

6. Portugal eased trough UEFA Group 3 without losing a game, accumulating 30 points in the progress. Which Portuguese striker scored 11 goals in the preliminaries, making him the top scorer for the European zone? Hint

Pauleta

Figo

Nuno Gomes

Christiano Ronaldo

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Question 7 of 15

7. This country was the surprise of UEFA Group 3. It finished second behind Portugal, earning a spot in the play-offs. They edged out Russia with equal points by better goal difference. Their top scorer during the campaign was Robert Vittek. Which team am I looking for? Hint

Estonia

Slovakia

Latvia

Macedonia

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Question 8 of 15

8. UEFA Group 4 turned out to be a real thriller. The 1998 World champions and 2000 European champions France had to wait until the very last game of the group preliminaries to secure a qualification.
True or false: before the last match day, a total of 4 countries still had a chance to win the group and qualify automatically.

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. Switzerland qualified for the World Cup Finals by beating Turkey in the play-offs. Who coached Switzerland to second place in UEFA Group 4 and eventually into Germany? Hint

Raymond Domenech

Ciriaco Sforza

Roy Hodgson

Koebi Kuhn

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Question 10 of 15

10. This country is one of Europe's best and most successful. They'd previously won the FIFA World Cup three times before the start of the 2006 World Cup, though the last one dates back to 1982. Always performing well on big occasions, they are always outsiders for the title. They are known for their very defensive style. Which team, that plays in (sky)blue, am I looking for?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Norway finished second in UEFA Group 5 with 18 points; earning them a place in the play-offs. Which country, nicknamed "The Tartan Army", ended up third behind Norway, missing out on the finals once again? Hint

Wales

Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Scotland

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Question 12 of 15

12. England edged out Poland in UEFA Group 6 by 1 point and consequently won the group. Poland came in second but also qualified as one of two "best second placed" countries. Who was England's leading goal scorer, with 5 goals, during their successful qualification campaign? Hint

Frank Lampard

Wayne Rooney

Michael Owen

Steven Gerrard

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Question 13 of 15

13. UEFA Group 7 was of great interest to me as my home country was drawn into this difficult group. Unfortunately, Belgium failed to qualify for the first time since 1982. Which team won this group with 22 points and secured their place in Germany? Hint

Spain

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Serbia and Montenegro

Lithuania

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who coached Spain into second place in UEFA Group 7 with 20 points, and eventually into the World Cup after winning in the play-offs? Hint

Hector Cuper

Jose Antonio Camacho

Luis Aragones

Javier Lazaro Clemente

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Question 15 of 15

15. In UEFA Group 8 two teams, Croatia and Sweden, tied for first place with 24 points. Croatia won the group because of their better results against Sweden. This didn't matter much as Sweden also qualified as one of two "best second placed" teams.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Germany

Coached by Jurgen Klinsmann during the tournament. Traditionally the host nation is automatically qualified for the final tournament. In all the previous world cups the reigning champion were also automatically qualified. For the 2006 World Cup, however, the defending champions (Brazil) had to qualify from their continental zone for the first time.

2. Which country qualified from UEFA Group 1 as group winner with a record 32 points and without losing a single game?

Answer: Netherlands

This was a big relief for the Dutch supporters as they missed out on the previous world cup in 2002. They reached the semi-final in 1998 and lost two finals in 1974 and 1978. Coached by famous former AC Milan striker Marco Van Basten during the tournament.

Answer: Norway

Pavel Nedved came out of retirement and returned to the Czech squad for the play-off matches against Norway, to help them qualify. He didn't play during the qualifying group because he had retired from international football to concentrate on his then club Juventus.

Answer: Andriy Shevchenko

Shevchenko started his career with Dinamo Kiev and then joined Italian giants AC Milan. Ukraine was the first team to qualify from the European preliminaries.

Answer: 4-4

Switzerland was considered to be an easy opponent, but eventually qualified for the World Cup on away goals after winning 2-0 at home and loosing 4-2 in Turkey.

Answer: Pauleta

When Portugal host the European championships, Euro 2004, they reached the final but lost to Greece in front of their home supporters. The whole nation was shocked by this defeat. Portugal traditionally have excellent players, but also traditionally perform badly at the final stages.

Answer: Slovakia

Slovakia came very close to qualifying for the World Cup Finals but had the worst draw of the play-offs. They had to play against Spain, who proved to be too good for a brave Slovakian side.

8. UEFA Group 4 turned out to be a real thriller. The 1998 World champions and 2000 European champions France had to wait until the very last game of the group preliminaries to secure a qualification. True or false: before the last match day, a total of 4 countries still had a chance to win the group and qualify automatically.

Answer: False

This is not true since Israel could only have second on the last matchday. Before the last game, France wasn't even sure of second place, and could have been eliminated. Luckily, they won their last game against Cyprus and Switzerland didn't win against Ireland. If the Suisse would have won against Ireland, France would have had to play the play-offs (instead of Switzerland).

Some veteran stars returned to the French side after retiring to secure qualification after the poor start they made in the group, including Zinedine Zidane and Lillian Thuram.

9. Switzerland qualified for the World Cup Finals by beating Turkey in the play-offs. Who coached Switzerland to second place in UEFA Group 4 and eventually into Germany?

Answer: Koebi Kuhn

Switzerland's last appearance in a world cup previous to 2006 was in 1994 -- they surprisingly survived the group stage, but lost in the second round against Spain. Roy Hodgson was the coach at that time. Sforza was one of the star players.

Answer: Italy

Italy qualified relatively easily from UEFA Group 5 accumulating 23 points, 5 more then runner up Norway. Marcello Lippi coached them during the preliminaries. Italy had won the World Cup in 1934, 1938 and 1982. Interestingly enough, they have never won a World Cup outside of Europe. They won it at home in 1934, in France in 1938 and then in Spain in 1982.

Answer: Scotland

Norway failed to qualify in their play-off game against the Czech Republic and Scotland didn't even get a chance to play a play-off. The last time Scotland qualified for the final stages was in 1998, where they lost the opening match of the tournament 1-2 against Brazil.

Answer: Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard, who played at Chelsea during the preliminaries, was instrumental for England in their road to qualification. England have won the World Cup once, in 1966, beating West-Germany 4-2 after extra time. The 1966 World Cup was held in England and remained England's only major soccer trophy.

Answer: Serbia and Montenegro

Surprisingly Serbia and Montenegro won Group 7, forcing Spain into the play-offs. Spain did win their play-off against Slovakia and qualified as well.

14. Who coached Spain into second place in UEFA Group 7 with 20 points, and eventually into the World Cup after winning in the play-offs?

Answer: Luis Aragones

At the time, Spain was considered the best European football nation that hasn't won the World Cup. They usually qualify with ease but tend to fail on the big stages. They only made it to the last 4 on one occasion, back in 1950.
[ Spain shed this reputation with its World Cup win in 2010 ]

Answer: True

Both Sweden and Croatia qualified for Germany 2006 from this group. Croatia did win the group, but Sweden also qualified automatically. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 8 goals for Sweden, and Darijo Srna and Dado Prso were joined top scorer for Croatia with 5 goals each.

Thanks for playing my quiz and best of luck to all teams participating in the World Cup !

Source: Author larskeu

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