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World Cup 2002: Group G Trivia Quiz

This is the penultimate quiz in the series and will focus on Group G.

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

Author
silverginger

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,844

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
805

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the group? Hint

Italy

Ecuador

Croatia

Mexico

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Question 2 of 10

2. Croatia vs Mexico: Mexico won the game 1-0 after Croatia were reduced to ten men. Who was sent-off? Hint

Anthony Seric

Davor Vugrinec

Boris Zivkovic

Milan Rapaic

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Question 3 of 10

3. Italy vs Ecuador: What was the final score of this game? Hint

Italy 2 Ecuador 0

Italy 2 Ecuador 1

Italy 3 Ecuador 0

Italy 1 Ecuador 0

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Question 4 of 10

4. Italy vs Croatia: Italy took the lead through Christian Vieri, but were then stunned by two Croatian goals in three minutes. Ivica Olic levelled the game, but who got the winner? Hint

Milan Rapaic

Alen Boksic

Robert Prosinecki

Niko Kovac

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mexico vs Ecuador: Who scored Mexico's goals as they ran out 2-1 winners? Hint

Cuauhtemoc Blanco & Manuel Vidrio

Alberto Garcia Aspe & Luis Hernandez

Jared Borgetti & Gerardo Torrado

Braulio Luna & Ramon Morales

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mexico vs Italy: How many goals did Italy have disallowed in this game? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Mexico vs Italy: Who scored an equalizer five minutes before full-time to send Italy through to the second round? Hint

Christian Vieri

Alessandro Del Piero

Filippo Inzaghi

Francesco Totti

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ecuador vs Croatia: What was the final score in this game? Hint

Ecuador 0 Croatia 1

Ecuador 2 Croatia 1

Ecuador 1 Croatia 2

Ecuador 1 Croatia 0

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Mexico go on to meet in the second round? Hint

Senegal

Turkey

Ireland

USA

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did Italy, as runners-up of the group, go on to meet in the second round? Hint

England

Belgium

Spain

South Korea

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the group?

Answer: Mexico

Mexico topped the group winning two games and drawing one to beat Italy into second place.

2. Croatia vs Mexico: Mexico won the game 1-0 after Croatia were reduced to ten men. Who was sent-off?

Answer: Boris Zivkovic

Zivkovic became the first man to be sent-off in the finals of 2002, when he brought down Cuauhtemoc Blanco in the penalty area. The Mexican then converted the penalty for the only goal of the game.

3. Italy vs Ecuador: What was the final score of this game?

Answer: Italy 2 Ecuador 0

Christian Vieri scored twice in the 7th and 27th minutes as Italy confortably won the game.

4. Italy vs Croatia: Italy took the lead through Christian Vieri, but were then stunned by two Croatian goals in three minutes. Ivica Olic levelled the game, but who got the winner?

Answer: Milan Rapaic

Vieri scored for Italy in the 55th minute, only for Olic to equalize in the 73rd and Rapaic to get the winner in the 76th.

5. Mexico vs Ecuador: Who scored Mexico's goals as they ran out 2-1 winners?

Answer: Jared Borgetti & Gerardo Torrado

Augustin Delgado gave Ecuador the lead in the 5th minute, but Mexico hit back twice through Borgetti in the 28th and Torrado in the 57th.

6. Mexico vs Italy: How many goals did Italy have disallowed in this game?

Answer: 2

Filippo Inzaghi had a goal ruled out for offside in the 13th minute, and Vincenzo Montella was denied a goal in the 64th for the same offence.

7. Mexico vs Italy: Who scored an equalizer five minutes before full-time to send Italy through to the second round?

Answer: Alessandro Del Piero

Jared Borgetti had opened the scoring for Mexico in the 34th minute, and with time running out, Del Piero struck for Italy in the 85th to guarantee them a place in the next round.

8. Ecuador vs Croatia: What was the final score in this game?

Answer: Ecuador 1 Croatia 0

Croatia needed to win the game to progress to the second round, but a goal from Edison Mendez in the 48th minute was good enough for Ecuador to win the match.

9. Who did Mexico go on to meet in the second round?

Answer: USA

Mexico would lose to USA in the second round 2-0, with Brian McBride and Landon Donovan getting the goals.

10. Who did Italy, as runners-up of the group, go on to meet in the second round?

Answer: South Korea

Italy would lose 2-1 to South Korea in the second round, with a golden goal by Jung Hwan Ahn. Ironically, Ahn plays his football in Italy and was sacked by his club, Perugia, who later re-instated him as a player.

Source: Author silverginger

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