Soccer quiz

Jun 20, 2010

Soccerocker Quiz

• Name – Senthil Kumar (Dunga)

• Interests – All Sports, Scrabble, Bridge, reading, films, Mafia Wars

• Loves – Football, Scotch Whiskey, Arguments

• Hates – Farmville, GV Menon, Pseudo-Geek Quizzing

Jun 20, 2010

Rules…

• Only to amuse myself

• Infi bounce

• 10 for all and all for 10

Jun 20, 2010

Q1

• Neil van Schalkwyk, the co-owner of Masincedane Sport, won the SAB KickStart Award in 2001 for this.

• “It is a needless distraction” – Ronaldo

• “It is an expression of Joy” – Organizer

What?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A1

The cursed Vuvuzela!!!

Jun 20, 2010

Q2

• The year was 1930 - USA vs Argentina

• The US trainer rushes on to the field to help a player but is unconscious and is

carried off

Funda?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A2

• He ran on to the field to help an injured player, dropped a bottle of chloroform,

inhaled the fumes and had to be carried off.

Jun 20, 2010

Q3

• The guy is Johan Neeskens (Holland). His penalty in 1974 final vs Germany is unique apart from being the first penalty in a WC final what?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A3

• This was until then…

• Earliest goal in a Final.

• Only goal scored before a touch of the ball by any opponent player

Jun 20, 2010

Q4

• Identify and

put funda

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A4

• One of the most infamous incidents in WC history. Germany’s GK Harald “Toni” Schumacher knocks down France’s Patrick Battiston. He had a broken neck, two broken teeth, and would have died if first aid had been delayed a few minutes.

• The referee awarded a free kick to Germany after the incident!!!

Jun 20, 2010

Q5

• Identify and connect..

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A5

• Mario Zagallo & Franz “the Kaiser” Beckenbauer

• Only two who have won the cup as player/coach

Jun 20, 2010

Q6

• Stefan Effenberg - German-Bayern-playmaker.

He was sent out of 1994 WC

for an unusual reason..

what?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A6

Jun 20, 2010

Q7

• Identify and connect

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A7

• Dead by his “own” deed….

• Andres Escobar paid with his life when he scored an own goal against USA. John Harkes, the guy on the right is the one who crossed the ball which Escobar pushed into his own net.

Jun 20, 2010

Q8

• He is Gabriel Batistuta aka “Batigol” – Argentina – Fiorentina

He scored a hatrick both in1994 & 98 WCs.

What is unique about them? (3 in fact…)

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A8

• Both on June 21 (1994/98).

• Both opponents were world cup debutantes Greece, Jamaica.

• In each case, third goal was a penalty.

Jun 20, 2010

Q9

• ID and info

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A9

• Lucien Lauren scorer of the first goal in WC (1930)

• “We were playing Mexico and it was snowing, since it was winter in the southern hemisphere. One of my team mates centred the ball and I followed its path carefully, taking it on the volley with my right foot. Everyone was pleased but we didn't all roll around on the ground – nobody realised that history was being made. A quick handshake and we got on with the game. And no bonus either; we were all amateurs in those days, right to the end”

Jun 20, 2010

Q11

• After the semifinal against England in 2002, Ronaldo (the original not the traitor!) changed his hairstyle….. Why?

Jun 20, 2010

A11

• His son Ronald mistook Roberto Carlos to be his dad due to the similarity of the hairstyles!!!!!

Jun 20, 2010

Q12

• "Valdemar de Brito" was a Brazilian player who was the first to _____________ in 1934. But he is known for another reason which was also his redemption what?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A12

• His was the first penalty miss WC history.

• He is better known for having discovered and nurtured …. Edson Arantes de Nascimento

Jun 20, 2010

Q13

• Nicknamed “Maradona of the Carpathians” who is he?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A13

• Georghe Hagi (Romania – Real – Barca – et al)

Jun 20, 2010

Q14

• Connection..

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A14

• Oleg Salenko – Most goals in a game (5)

• Geoff Hurst - Most goals in a final (3)

• Just Fontaine - Most goals in a tournament (13)

• Ronaldo - Most goals (15)

Jun 20, 2010

Q15

• Scotland in 1974

• Brazil in 1978

• England in 1982

• Cameron in 1982

• Belgium in 1998

What gives?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A15

• Each Country was unbeaten but never the champion in that final!!

• Scotland in 1974 (1 win, 2 draws)• Brazil in 1978 (4 wins, 3 draws)• England in 1982 (3 wins, 2 draws)• Cameroon in 1982 (3 draws)• Belgium in 1998 (3 draws).

Jun 20, 2010

Q16

Multiple Connects

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A16

• Norman Whiteside – Youngest player to play in WC

• Roger Milla oldest

• Roger Milla oldest to score in WC

• Pele youngest

• Pele youngest champion team member

• Dino Zoff oldest

Jun 20, 2010

Q17

• Funda?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A17

• First world cup balls 1930.

• Teams wanted to play with balls made in their own country and often tossed for that privilege.

• Because of a dispute 2 were used in 1930 between Argentina and Uruguay, one in each half (Left – Arg, Right – Uru)

Jun 20, 2010

Q18

• Id and connect to WC

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A18

• Placido Domingo, the operatic tenor – Singer of “Mundial” WC song of 1982

Spain

Jun 20, 2010

Q19

• The guy is Bora Milutinovic. What is his distinction wrt WC?

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A19

• Coached in every tournament between 1986 and 2002 - but for different teams:

• 1986 – Mexico

• 1990 – Costa Rica

• 1994 – USA

• 1998 – Nigeria

• 2002 - China

Jun 20, 2010

Q 20

• Better known by his nickname which means “Dopey,” the smallest of the 7 in Snow White and Seven Dwarves in Portuguese who?

• Middle names “Caetano Bledorn Verri”

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

A

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri

aka

DUNGA!!!!

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 1

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 2

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 3

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 4

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 5

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 6

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 7

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 8

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 9

Jun 20, 2010

SVC 10

Jun 20, 2010

MVC 11

Jun 20, 2010

MVC 12

Jun 20, 2010

MVC 13

Jun 20, 2010

MVC 14

Jun 20, 2010

MVC 15

Jun 20, 2010

MVC 16

Jun 20, 2010

MVC 17

Jun 20, 2010

Jun 20, 2010

MVC ANSWERThey scored the first goal in each of the WC. Here is the list with names which have no pics.

• 1930 –Lucien Laurent – (France)• 1934 –Ernesto Belis (Argentina)• 1938 –Josef Gauchel (Germany)• 1950 –Ademir Marques de Menezes – (Brazil)• 1954 –Milos Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)• 1958- Omar Oreste Corbatta (Argentina)• 1962 –Hector Facundo (Argentina)• 1966 –Sigfried Held (W.Germany) Pele (Brazil)• 1970 - Dinko Dermendzhiev (Bulgaria)• 1974 –Paul Brietner (Germany)• 1978 –Bernard Lacombe (France)• 1982 –Erwin Vandenbergh(Belgium)• 1986 –Alessandro Altobelli (Italy)• 1990 –Francois Omam-Biyik (Cameroon)• 1994 –Juergen Klinsmann (Germany)• 1998 –Cesar Sampaio (Brazil)• 2002 –Bouba Diop (Senegal)• 2006 –Phlipp Lahm (Germany)• 2010 –Tshabalala – (South Africa)

Jun 20, 2010

Adios Amigos!

• Joga Bonito

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a_mrcRgHWI