Quiz: how much do you know about World Cup finals?

The 2014 winners. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

1. Which World Cup did not have a final?

   1. Uruguay 1930

   2. France 1938

   3. Brazil 1950

   4. Sweden 1958

2. Which athlete was stopped for speeding on the M1 while on his way to the 1966 final?

   1. George Best

   2. Muhammad Ali

   3. Sonny Liston

   4. Pelé

3. In which final did one team score in the final before the other had touched the ball?

   1. 1954

   2. 1966

   3. 1974

   4. 2014

4. Which team has won and lost World Cup finals by three clear goals?

   1. France

   2. Brazil

   3. Italy

   4. Argentina

5. Which country has played in a record eight World Cup finals, losing four and winning four?

   1. Brazil

   2. Italy

   3. Germany

   4. Argentina

6. 

   How many of the Netherlands' starting XI were booked in the 2010 final?

   1. Five

   2. Eight

   3. Ten

   4. Eleven

7. Which European team became the first to win a final outside of Europe?

   1. Italy

   2. Germany

   3. France

   4. England

   5. Spain

8. Who said this about a World Cup final: "I missed because I tried a powerful shot. I went against my own nature. I was worn out. Out of it came a wretched shot. Rubbish"?

   1. Franco Baresi

   2. David Trezeguet

   3. Roberto Baggio

   4. Gonzalo Higuaín

9. 

   Four players have scored three goals in World Cup finals: Vavá, Pelé, Geoff Hurst and ... ?

   1. Ronaldo

   2. Miroslav Klose

   3. Just Fontaine

   4. Zinedine Zidane

10. Which team is missing from this quartet: Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands and ... ?

    1. Belgium

    2. Hungary

    3. Russia

    4. Portugal

11. Who is the only footballer to have appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals?

    1. Ronaldo

    2. Lothar Matthäus

    3. Diego Maradona

    4. Cafu

12. 

    Italy won the 2006 World Cup in a penalty shootout. Who was the first player to score from the spot that day?

    1. Marco Materazzi

    2. Alessandro Del Piero

    3. Éric Abidal

    4. Zinedine Zidane

13. Luis Monti played in World Cup finals for which two countries?

    1. Hungary and Russia

    2. Brazil and Uruguay

    3. Sweden and France

    4. Argentina and Italy

14. Four players have been sent off in World Cup finals. Which one of them did not start the game?

    1. John Heitinga

    2. Marcel Desailly

    3. Pedro Monzón

    4. Gustavo Dezotti

15. Which of these countries has not won a World Cup in a country that borders their own?

    1. Italy

    2. Germany

    3. Uruguay

    4. Brazil

Solutions

1:C - The tournament was decided by a group phase, which Uruguay won thanks to a 2-1 victory against Brazil in their last game. Many Brazil fans turned on Moacyr Barbosa after their defeat. As an old man, Barbosa reflected: “In Brazil, the most you get for any crime is 30 years. For 50 years I’ve been paying for a crime I did not commit. Even a criminal when he has paid his debt is forgiven. But I have never been forgiven.”, 2:A - Best took Manchester City player Mike Summerbee to the game in his white Jaguar., 3:C - The Netherlands had won and scored from a penalty by the time West Germany had a kick – but West Germany still won the game., 4:B - They beat Sweden 5-2 in 1958 and Italy 4-1 in 1970, and also lost the 1998 final 3-0 to France. , 5:C - Brazil have only played in seven – although they did win five of them., 6:B - And John Heitinga was sent off for two bookings., 7:E - In South Africa in 2010. Germany did it four years later in Brazil., 8:C - On his penalty in the 1994 final., 9:D - He scored twice when France won the title in 1998 and once when they lost to Italy in the 2006 final., 10:B - The teams that have played in World Cup finals but never won one., 11:D - In 1994, 1998 and 2002. He also captained Brazil in the 2006 finals., 12:D - In the seventh minute, long before his red card and the shootout., 13:D - Monti lost his first final, for Argentina in 1930, but he made amends four years later while representing Italy., 14:C - For Argentina in the 1990 World Cup. Desailly is the only player to have been sent off for the winning team – for France in 1998., 15:D - Italy did it in France in 1934; Uruguay did it in Brazil in 1950; and Germany did it in Switzerland in 1954.

Scores

1. 14 and above.

   They think it's all over ... it is now

2. 15 and above.

   They think it's all over ... it is now

3. 13 and above.

   They think it's all over ... it is now

4. 12 and above.

   You are the Netherlands of World Cup quizzes

5. 11 and above.

   You are the Netherlands of World Cup quizzes

6. 1 and above.

   You didn't even qualify

7. 2 and above.

   You didn't even get out of the group

8. 3 and above.

   You didn't even get out of the group

9. 4 and above.

   You didn't even get out of the group

10. 5 and above.

    You didn't even get out of the group

11. 6 and above.

    You were knocked out in the semis

12. 7 and above.

    You were knocked out in the quarters

13. 8 and above.

    You were knocked out at the semis

14. 9 and above.

    You were knocked out at the semis

15. 0 and above.

    You didn't even qualify

16. 10 and above.

    You are the Netherlands of World Cup quizzes