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1. How many national teams played in the qualification games for the first World Cup in 1930?
2. In what place did the United States finish in the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay?
3. Who won the 1938 World Cup?
4. There was no Final in the 1950 World Cup?
5. Where was the 1954 World Cup final played?
6. In the finals of 1954 in Switzerland, Germany defeated Hungary 3-2. Both teams had already played against each other earlier during this World Cup. What was the score in this game?
7. Which team finished in second place in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden?
8. The first World Cup was a cup that should be kept by the team that would win it three times, which Brazil achieved in 1970. Brazil's second victory in the championships was 1962 in Chile. What was the name of this famous Cup?
9. Who was the line referee in the World Cup final of 1966 in England between England and Germany who told the referee that he considered the famous Wembley goal a valid one?
10. Mexico 1970: which game of this World Cup tournament is considered by many historians to have been the most exciting game in World Cup history?
11. West Germany 1974: who scored Holland's goal against Germany in the final?
12. What did the 1974 tournament in West Germany have in common with the 1978 finals in Argentina?
13. Who was Germany's goalkeeper in the semi finals of 1982 in Spain, who knocked out France's Patrick Battiston?
14. What did Diego Maradona call the infamous handball goal in the 1986 quarter final game against England?
15. Italy 1990: who scored the winning goal in the final for Germany in the 85th minute?
16. Who shot the last penalty for Italy over the crossbar in the final against Brazil at World Cup 1994 in the United States?
17. Who scored the first 'Golden Goal' of World Cup history in the 1998 World Cup tournament in France?
18. How many teams won all of their 3 group games in World Cup 2002 in Japan/South Korea?
19. Which of these players have scored the most goals in one single World Cup tournament?
20. What famous soccer player's real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento?
21. Which of the following teams did not win the World Cup when it hosted the tournament?
22. Where was the first game of the World Cup 2002 played?
23. Which of these players scored more World Cup goals?
24. There were many surprises linked to the World Cup tournament 2002 in Japan and South Korea. Many good teams did not make it very far. Which of these didn't even qualify?
25. Which country was the first to win two World Cups?
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