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1. In which City did the USA defeat England 1-0 during the 1950 World Cup in Brazil?
2. When Scotland upset eventual finalists Holland in the first round of Argentina '78, Archie Gemmill scored one of the greatest World Cup goals ever. He also scored a penalty in that game, but who scored Scotland's other goal in that famous victory?
3. When Germany upset Hungary in the final of the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, it was the second time the teams had met during the tournament. What was the score in their first meeting?
4. Costa Rica provided two big shocks in Italia '90, when they beat both Scotland and Sweden to advance to the second round for the first ever time. Who eventually eliminated them in the second round?
5. Who scored the famous goal in North Korea's upset of twice World Champions Italy at Ayersome Park, during the 1966 World Cup in England?
6. Northern Ireland shocked the World Cup in Spain 1982 when they won their first round group. They drew with Honduras and Yugoslavia but it was their one win that made the headlines. Who were the team that fell to the minnows of Northern Ireland?
7. Who defeated eventual finalists West Germany in the group stages of Spain '82, causing a major upset in the process?
8. Cameroon defeated defending champions Argentina 1-0 in the opening game of Italia '90 with a goal from Francis Oman-Bayik, but who was the unfortunate goalkeeper who "gifted" them this win?
9. Bulgaria were one of the surprise sides of USA '94, reaching the semi-finals only to be beaten by Italy. However, it was their defeat of World Champions Germany in the quarterfinals that really shook the world. Who scored the winning goal for the Bulgarians in that memorable match?
10. Which Senegalese Premiership star scored the winner in the 2002 World Cup opening match, which handed defending champions France a shocking 1-0 defeat?
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