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Test yourself! Take this Soccer in Belgium Quiz | Europe

This quiz is about the soccer in Belgium. Good Luck!

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

Author
pieterke

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
199,038

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
590

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first player to win the Belgian Golden Boot? Hint

Paul Van Himst

Wilfried Van Moer

Rik Coppens

Jan Koller

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won the first Belgian Cup? Hint

Cercle

RC Gent

RC Brussels

Union

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who won the first official Belgian Competition? Hint

Union

Club Bruges

Daring Brussels

FC Luik

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Question 4 of 10

4. I won the Golden Boot in 1978 when I played for Beveren. When my contract expired, I went to Bayern Munich. I was one of the best players in my position in the world. Who am I? Hint

Rob Rensenbrink

Jean Nicolay

Paul Van Himst

Jean-Marie Pfaff

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who scored the most Belgian goals in the 2002 World Cup? Hint

Wesley Sonck

Mbo Mpenza

Peter Vanderheyden

Marc Wilmots

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following players went to Japan with Belgium, but didn't play a match in the 2002 World Cup? Hint

Marc Wilmots

Geert De Vlieger

Danny Boffin

Gert Verheyen

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Question 7 of 10

7. The nickname of the Belgium national team in 2003 was the "Black Devils".

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first season of Belgian competition was in 1902.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is the official website of Anderlecht? Hint

www.anderlechtisdebestevoetbalploeg.be

www.anderlecht.com

www.rsca.be

www.anderlecht.be

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Belgian trainer was called "de tovenaar"? Hint

Aim� Antheunis

Raymond Goethals

Guy Thijs

Rik Coppens

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first player to win the Belgian Golden Boot?

Answer: Rik Coppens

Rik Coppens played for Beerschot when he won the Golden Boot. This first Golden Boot Award was in 1954.

2. Who won the first Belgian Cup?

Answer: RC Brussels

They won the final against RC Gent 1-0. The year after that, Union and Cercle played it. Union won 3-2. The first Belgian Cup was in 1911.

3. Who won the first official Belgian Competition?

Answer: FC Luik

They won the league five times.

4. I won the Golden Boot in 1978 when I played for Beveren. When my contract expired, I went to Bayern Munich. I was one of the best players in my position in the world. Who am I?

Answer: Jean-Marie Pfaff

Pfaff really was one of the best, maybe the best keeper in the world.

5. Who scored the most Belgian goals in the 2002 World Cup?

Answer: Marc Wilmots

Marc Wilmots scored three goals, one in each match, except for the match (1/8 finals) against Brasil. Wilmots did scored a goal, but it wasn't a legal goal said the referee. Brasil won that match 2-0.
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6. Which of the following players went to Japan with Belgium, but didn't play a match in the 2002 World Cup?

Answer: Danny Boffin

Boffin played for STVV. He was a left-midfielder. He later became a youth manager.

7. The nickname of the Belgium national team in 2003 was the "Black Devils".

Answer: False

They were the "Red Devils". They are not really the best national soccer team in the world. The best thing they achieved was being fourth in the World Cup in Mexico.

8. The first season of Belgian competition was in 1902.

Answer: False

It was in 1896. FC Luik won the first Jupiler League.

9. Which of the following is the official website of Anderlecht?

Answer: www.rsca.be

They have a Dutch version and a French version of the website.

10. What Belgian trainer was called "de tovenaar"?

Answer: Raymond Goethals

It was the best Belgian trainer ever, but he died in November 2004. He was called "de tovenaar", in English, the wizard because sometimes, it seems that he was really using magic.

Source: Author pieterke

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