Football quiz: leading international goalscorers

This trio have scored international goals aplenty. Composite: Fifa via Getty/Getty/Reuters

1. Cristiano Ronaldo has moved up to second in the list of all-time goalscorers in the men's international game after scoring 99 goals for Portugal. Which player stands above him?

   1. Ferenc Puskás (Hungary/Spain)

   2. Ali Daei (Iran)

   3. Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan)

   4. Hussein Saeed (Iraq)

2. Who is the all-time leading women's international goalscorer with 184 goals in 256 games?

   1. Marta (Brazil)

   2. Christine Sinclair (Canada)

   3. Carli Lloyd (USA)

   4. Abby Wambach (USA)

3. Godfrey Chitalu is fifth on the list of all-time men's international scorers with 79 goals in 108 matches. Which nation did he represent?

   1. Malawi

   2. Nigeria

   3. Zambia

   4. South Africa

4. Andy Selva is San Marino's all-time leading scorer. How many goals did he plunder in 74 appearances?

   1. 12

   2. 11

   3. 8

   4. 2

5. Neymar has scored 61 goals for Brazil and is closing on the all-time record of 77 held by Pelé. There is one player just above him on 62 goals, though. Who is it?

   1. Romário

   2. Ronaldo

   3. Zico

   4. Bebeto

6. Who is the England women's team all-time leading scorer?

   1. Hope Powell

   2. Fara Williams

   3. Kelly Smith

   4. Ellen White

7. Ali Daei played for three German clubs in his career: Arminia Bielefeld, Hertha Berlin and which other?

   1. Borussia Dortmund

   2. Bayern Munich

   3. Borussia Mönchengladbach

   4. Hamburg

8. Miroslav Klose is Germany's leading scorer with 71 goals in 137 games. Second on the list is Gerd Muller, who raced to 68 goals in how many games?

   1. 68

   2. 66

   3. 64

   4. 62

9. Robbie Keane is the Republic of Ireland's record scorer on 68 goals and is streets ahead of the next player on the list. Who is it?

   1. John Aldridge

   2. Niall Quinn

   3. Tony Cascarino

   4. Frank Stapleton

10. Who is international football's highest-scoring goalkeeper with eight goals?

    1. Rogério Ceni (Brazil)

    2. José Luis Chilavert (Paraguay)

    3. René Higuita (Colombia)

    4. Jorge Campos (Mexico)

Solutions

1:B - The burly striker scored 109 goals in 149 caps for Iran between 1993 and 2006, 2:D - The USWNT striker scored at a rate of 0.72 goals per game in a 14-year international career in which she won two Olympic gold medals and the World Cup , 3:C - Considered the greatest Zambian player ever, Chitalu was managing the Zambia national team when the entire squad tragically died in a plane crash off the coast of Gabon in 1993, 4:C - It took him 10 years to get to that tally. Selva's favourite opponents were Belgium, who he scored three times against, 5:B - The 'original' Ronaldo scored 62 goals in just seven years for Brazil, 6:C - Smith scored 46 goals in 117 caps despite having been hampered by injury throughout her career, 7:B - He won a Bundesliga title but was an unused substitute in the Champions League final defeat by Manchester United at the Camp Nou, 8:D - The clinical striker poached goals at a rate of 1.1 per game in his eight-year international career, 9:B - The big man netted 21 times in 91 games, 10:B - His scoring record is identical to San Marino's all-time leading scorer Andy Selva, with his eight goals coming in 74 games

Scores

1. 10 and above.

   Move aside Ali Daei, there's a new record scorer in town

2. 9 and above.

   You're up there with Cristiano Ronaldo

3. 8 and above.

   You're red-hot in front of goal aren't you?

4. 7 and above.

   You're pretty good in front of goal aren't you?

5. 6 and above.

   Not bad. With a bit of extra shooting practice you could go far

6. 5 and above.

   It's not a dreadful score but you still might want to brush up on your finishing

7. 4 and above.

   You're never going to be a striker are you?

8. 3 and above.

   You might want to do some extra shooting practice

9. 2 and above.

   Your shooting was wildly off target. Have you considered another career?

10. 0 and above.

    Go home. You couldn't hit a cow's backside with a banjo

11. 1 and above.

    You're never going to make it in this game. Pack your bags, it's time to go home

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