Quiz: guess the World Cup tournament

This may or not be a clue. Photograph: Colorsport/Rex

1. At which World Cup were all of the games played in one city?

   1. 1930

   2. 1934

   3. 1938

   4. 1950

2. At which World Cup did a Bulgarian and a Russian share the golden boot?

   1. 1970

   2. 1982

   3. 1990

   4. 1994

3. At which World Cup did referees first use vanishing spray for free-kicks?

   1. 2006

   2. 2010

   3. 2014

   4. 2018

4. When did a European team first win the trophy outside of Europe?

   1. 1938

   2. 1998

   3. 2010

   4. 2014

5. Which World Cup featured all four Home Nations?

   1. 1950

   2. 1958

   3. 1982

   4. 1986

6. At which tournament did Hungary become the first (and so far only) team to score 10 goals in a match at a World Cup?

   1. 1962

   2. 1974

   3. 1982

   4. 2010

7. Which tournament featured just 13 teams (partly because Scotland pulled out)?

   1. 1950

   2. 1966

   3. 1978

   4. 1986

8. At which tournament did Colombia midfielder Marcos Coll score directly from a corner against the USSR, the only “Olimpico” goal in World Cup history?

   1. 1934

   2. 1950

   3. 1962

   4. 2002

9. When was the first goalless draw at a World Cup (between England and Brazil)?

   1. 1938

   2. 1958

   3. 1970

   4. 1990

10. Which World Cup was the first to feature a penalty shootout (needless to say a German team won it)?

    1. 1966

    2. 1982

    3. 1990

    4. 2002

Solutions

1:A - All 18 matches were played in Montevideo (in three stadiums) at the first World Cup., 2:D - Oleg Salenko and Hristo Stoichkov both scored six goals, with Salenko scoring five of his in one match., 3:C - Goal-line technology also made its debut in Brazil., 4:C - When Spain won it in South Africa. Brazil have won it in South America, North America, Europe and Asia., 5:B - None of the four of them reached the last four. England and Scotland were eliminated at the group stage, with Wales and Northern Ireland going out in the quarter-finals., 6:C - They won 10-1 against El Salvador, who haven't been back at a World Cup since. , 7:A - Scotland didn't show up but England fans can hardly laugh. They lost to USA at this World Cup – on the same day as their cricketers were losing to the West Indies at home for the first time., 8:C - And he did it against Lev Yashin (although, to be fair to the goalkeeper, his defence was all over the place)., 9:B - England didn't win a game and were knocked out at the group stage; Brazil went on to win the tournament., 10:B - German teams have been involved in four penalty shootouts and won them all. England have been involved in three and have lost them all.

Scores

1. 10 and above.

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2. 9 and above.

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3. 5 and above.

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4. 2 and above.

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5. 3 and above.

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6. 4 and above.

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7. 6 and above.

   That's a very respectable score. Nice work. Have a good week

8. 7 and above.

   Fantastic stuff. Have a good week

9. 8 and above.

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10. 0 and above.

    A

11. 1 and above.

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