Quiz: England at the World Cup

Paul Gascoigne is full of joy as England beat Belgium at Italia 90. Photograph: Mark Leech/Offside/Getty Images

1. What was the score in England’s first match at a World Cup?

   1. England 0-1 USA, 1930

   2. England 3-3 Uruguay, 1934

   3. England 6-4 Italy, 1938

   4. England 2-0 Chile, 1950

2. Who was the last player born in England to win the World Cup?

   1. Manuel Almunia

   2. Louis Saha

   3. Lewis Holtby

   4. Simone Perrotta

3. Gary Lineker is England's top scorer at World Cups with 10 goals. Which two players are joint second with five goals each?

   1. Bobby Charlton and David Beckham

   2. Geoff Hurst and Harry Kane

   3. Tom Finney and Roger Hunt

   4. Alan Shearer and Michael Owen

4. England made it to the semi-finals at Italia 90. Which team beat them in the third-fourth play-off?

   1. Argentina

   2. Italy

   3. Spain

   4. West Germany

5. England have lost three penalty shootouts at World Cups. How many have they won?

   1. None

   2. One

   3. Two

   4. Three

6. Which of these players has not missed a penalty for England in a shootout at the World Cup?

   1. Stuart Pearce

   2. Chris Waddle

   3. Paul Ince

   4. David Batty

   5. Gareth Southgate

   6. Frank Lampard

   7. Steven Gerrard

   8. Jamie Carragher

7. Geoff Hurst scored three of England’s goals when they beat West Germany in the World Cup final in 1966. Who scored the other one?

   1. Roger Hunt

   2. Bobby Charlton

   3. Martin Peters

   4. Alan Ball

8. Who is the only England player to have scored goals at three World Cups?

   1. Bobby Charlton

   2. David Beckham

   3. Alan Shearer

   4. Wayne Rooney

9. Who played a record 17 games for England at World Cups, making his final appearance as a 40-year-old?

   1. Tom Finney

   2. Nat Lofthouse

   3. Peter Shilton

   4. Stanley Matthews

10. How many games did England win at the last World Cup, in 2014?

    1. None

    2. One

    3. Two

    4. Three

Solutions

1:D - England’s first World Cup, in 1950, began with a victory but they were knocked out at the group stage after defeats to USA and Spain., 2:D - Perrotta was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, within Greater Manchester, in 1977. He could have played for England but wisely opted to go with Italy, with whom he won the World Cup in 2006. , 3:B - Lineker, Hurst and Kane are the only England players to have scored hat-tricks at World Cups., 4:B - Roberto Baggio and Salvatore Schillaci scored for the hosts in a 2-1 win., 5:A - Germany, meanwhile, have played four and won them all., 6:E - Southgate missed his at Euro 96., 7:C - Another West Ham player., 8:B - Against Colombia in 1998, against Argentina in 2002 and against Ecuador in 2006, 9:C - Shilton played for England at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 World Cups (and at the European Championship in 1980 and 1988)., 10:A - They played three games, scored two goals and went out at the first stage.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

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2. 2 and above.

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10. 0 and above.

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11. 10 and above.

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