World Cup Trivia III

WORLD CUP TRIVIA III

21) Which player holds the record for most World Cup matches played?

LOTHAR MATTHÄUS ANTONIO CARBAJAL LIONEL MESSI RAFAEL MÁRQUEZ

One of the greatest midfielders of all time, Lothar Matthäus appeared in five FIFA World Cups and 25 World Cup matches between 1982 and 1998.

22) Which two countries made their World Cup debuts in 2018?

CAMEROON & HOLLAND CROATIA & SERBIA ICELAND & PANAMA COSTA RICA & MOROCCO

After 12 failed qualification campaigns for Iceland and 10 for Panama, both nations finally succeeded in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

23) Who was the top scorer in the 2002 World Cup?

MIROSLAV KLOSE RONALDO DAVID VILLA OLEG SALENKO

Ronaldo scored 8 goals total (two in the final) and received the Golden Boot as the tournament's top goalscorer.

24) What does FIFA stand for?

FOOTBALL INTERNATIONALE FÉDÉRATION ADMINISTRACIÓN FOOTBALL INTERNATIONALE FÉDÉRATION ATHLÉTIQUE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ATHLÉTIQUE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

25) Why did Zinedine Zidane head-butt Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup?

MATERAZZI INSULTED ZIDANE'S SISTER MATERAZZI SCORED THE WINNING GOAL MATERAZZI BROKE ZIDANE'S NOSE MATERAZZI TRIPPED ZIDANE'S TEAMMATE

In the 2006 World Cup Final, France's best player Zinedine Zidane was shown a red card after headbutting Italian midfielder Marco Materazzi in the chest. Years later, Materazzi would admit that he had insulted Zidane's sister.

26) Which country hosted the World Cup for the first time in 2018?

CROATIA CHINA FRANCE RUSSIA

The 2018 FIFA World Cup took place in Russia. France won the final match 4-2, defeating Croatia to claim their second World Cup title.

27) Which World Cup host chose an orange as the 1982 World Cup mascot?

SPAIN ITALY MEXICO FRANCE

In 1982, Spain whacked an orange in their national kit, and named it Naranjito ("little orange"). Simple but effective.