Quiz: how well do you know these World Cup songs?

Anastacia belts out her World Cup anthem. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Allsport

1. Which bands united to sing: (How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World, England's underwhelming official song for France 98?

   1. The Lightning Seeds, Dodgy and the Spice Girls

   2. Oasis, New Order and the Sugababes

   3. Space, the Spice Girls, Steps and the Charlatans

   4. Echo and the Bunnymen, Ocean Colour Scene, Space and the Spice Girls

2. These lyrics appeared in the official song for which World Cup? 'Gloryland, in Gloryland. It's in your heart, it's in your hand. In Gloryland, in Gloryland. You're here in Gloryland. This is Gloryland.'

   1. England 1966

   2. USA 94

   3. South Africa 2010

   4. Germany 2006

3. What was the short and sweet title to the official song for the 2002 World Cup performed by Anastacia?

   1. Yes!

   2. Boom!

   3. Goals!

   4. Wow!

4. 

   Indie warblers Embrace performed England's song for Germany 2006. What was it called?

   1. Can't Hold Us Back

   2. World at Your Feet

   3. The World is Ours

   4. We're Taking it Back

5. Where was England's 1990 World Cup song World in Motion filmed?

   1. Melwood (Liverpool's training ground)

   2. The Cliff (Manchester United's former training ground)

   3. Bellefield (Everton's former training ground)

   4. Wigan

6. "I awoke in the night with a fever and the sky was the darkest blue and a still voice was calling to me." Which nation had a World Cup song that opened with these lyrics?

   1. England

   2. Republic of Ireland

   3. USA

   4. Scotland

7. 

   What is the name of the official song for Russia 2018?

   1. The Greatest World

   2. Live It Up

   3. Stand as One

   4. Be There

8. Which country dropped the rapper Damso from appearing on their World Cup song in March after a row over some of his previous lyrics?

   1. France

   2. Belgium

   3. Germany

   4. Sweden

9. Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum preceded which England World Cup song at No1 in the UK charts?

   1. This Time (we'll get it right), 1982

   2. Back Home, 1970

   3. We've Got The Whole World At Our Feet, 1986

   4. World Cup Willy, 1966

10. Who sang the official song for France 98?

    1. Air

    2. Daft Punk

    3. Louis Philippe (aka Philippe Auclair)

    4. Ricky Martin

Solutions

1:D - Despite being panned by critics, the song reached No9 in the UK charts., 2:B - Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness collaborated to belt out this anthem when the World Cup hit the US., 3:B - The song features a clip of Carlos Alberto scoring his famous goal against Italy in the 1970 World Cup., 4:B - The song outperformed England at the 2006 World Cup, reaching No3 in the UK singles charts, 5:A - "I was injured when they wanted to do the video," said John Barnes. "So they had to come up to Melwood to shoot my bit." And what a bit it was., 6:D - John Gordon Sinclair of Gregory's Girl fame performed We Have a Dream, which reached No5 in the UK charts., 7:B - Nicky Jam and Will Smith are joined by Albanian singer Era Istrefi for this doozy., 8:B - Damso denied accusations of sexism in his lyrics and said they had been misunderstood., 9:B - The single began the tradition of the England squad recording World Cup songs to celebrate their involvement. It had three weeks at No1 in the UK singles charts., 10:D - The Cup of Life featured lyrics that will simply floor you with their majesty: "Do you really want it? (YEAH) Do you really want it? (YEAH) Do you really want it? (YEAH) Go, go, go (go, go, go) Allez, allez, allez (allez, allez, allez) GO (GO) GO (GO) GO (GO) Here we go!"

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   What a flop

2. 2 and above.

   What a flop

3. 4 and above.

   You've only just got into the Top 40

4. 6 and above.

   It's not a smash hit but it's not a flop either

5. 8 and above.

   Just pipped to No1 by World In Motion. Unlucky

6. 10 and above.

   You're No1, top of the charts, well done!

7. 9 and above.

   Just pipped to No1 by World In Motion. Unlucky

8. 7 and above.

   That's a top 10 hit!

9. 5 and above.

   It's not a smash hit but it's not a flop either

10. 0 and above.

    What a flop

11. 3 and above.

    You've only just got into the Top 40