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John Ashdown

Quiz: what happened next at the World Cup?

A few stars of World Cups from years gone by: Brazil players, Jack Charlton, Rivaldo and Diana Ross.
A few stars of World Cups from years gone by: Brazil players, Jack Charlton, Rivaldo and Diana Ross. Composite: Popperfoto/Getty; Tom Jenkins/Guardian; Getty; Colorsport/Rex/Shutterstock
  1. What happened next?

    1. Rivellino smashes the ball into the top corner, one of the great free-kicks in World Cup history

    2. Rivellino lays the ball off to Gerson, who pings his thunderous shot off the bar

    3. Rivellino falls over and Italy score on the break

    4. Rivellino smashes the ball into the stands behind the goal, one of the worst free-kicks in World Cup history

  2. What happened next?

    1. A good old-fashioned streaker romps into view

    2. Brazil score from Nelinho's corner but referee Clive Thomas blows for time.

    3. Nelinho stumbles as he takes the corner, kicking the ball twice and giving away a free-kick

    4. Nelinho begins surging towards the box with the ball, Zico having craftily already tapped the ball to take the corner

  3. What happened next?

    1. Illunga Mwepu storms out of the wall and hoofs the ball away

    2. Jairzinho curls a beautiful free-kick past Kazadi Mwamba in the Zaire goal

    3. Referee Nicolai Rainea books all five men in the wall for encroachment

    4. Valdomiro flicks the ball up for Rivellino to volley at goal

  4. What happened next?

    1. The ball is scrambled clear to Claudio Canigga, whose storming run is ended by Benjamin Massing’s thunderous foul

    2. Roger Milla toe pokes home at the near post and the world sees his famous corner flag goal celebration for the first time

    3. François Omam-Biyik climbs high above Roberto Sensini to nod home the only goal of the game

    4. Argentina goalkeeper Nery Pumpido looks to claim the free-kick only to fumble the ball onto his own crossbar

  5. What happened next?

    1. After Michel Platini’s long pass, Harald Schumacher crashes into Patrick Battiston

    2. Platini slips the ball through for Alain Giresse, who slots in France’s equaliser to make it 3-3 in extra-time

    3. Play stops after Platini’s attempted pass hits a seagull

    4. All four Germany players converge on Platini but he spins away and launches a France attack

  6. What happened next?

    1. Ronald de Boer scuttles forward and clips the ball to Dennis Bergkamp, who superbly cushions a tumbling header into the path of Patrick Kluivert, who tucks home

    2. Frank de Boer’s raking through ball is controlled by Dennis Bergkamp, who scores one of the great goals in World Cup history

    3. Ronald de Boer thunders a shot from 40 yards that crashes off the left-hand post

    4. Frank de Boer’s slip allows Claudio Lopez to stroll through and score for Argentina

  7. What happened next?

    1. Diego Maradona tears past the entire England defence to score Argentina’s second

    2. Maradona punches the ball into the net for Argentina’s first

    3. Maradona miscontrols the ball and launches into a tackle on Glenn Hoddle that could have seen him sent off

    4. Maradona picks up the ball and instructs the referee to stop play because of an injury

  8. What happened next?

    1. The card waving performer third from the right falls flat on his face in the background

    2. Diana Ross runs up and skews wide one of the weakest penalties in World Cup history

    3. The audio cuts out and Diana Ross is left lip-syncing to silence

    4. Diana Ross trips and stumbles on to the stage

  9. What happened next?

    1. Rivaldo curls a glorious corner onto the head of Ronaldo – 1-0 Brazil

    2. Rivaldo is almost hit by a coin and hands it to the linesman

    3. Turkey’s Hakan Unsal pings the ball into Rivaldo and is sent off after the Brazilian player’s theatrics

    4. Rivaldo clunks his corner out for a throw in on the far side of the pitch

  10. What happened next?

    1. Jack Charlton gets in the grill of Fifa’s official on the sidelines after being refused permission to give his players water

    2. John Aldridge loses the run of himself after officials delay his introduction from the bench

    3. The referee stops the game for 10 minutes as conditions are “too hot”

    4. Ray Houghton scores a screamer to give Ireland a memorable win over Italy

Solutions

1:D - Yep, that Brazil side wasn't all joga bonito in 1970, 2:B - Oh, Clive, 3:A - And was booked for his trouble, 4:C - Setting up one of the great shocks in World Cup history, 5:A - No foul, no booking, 6:A - It was Bergkamp's other moment of brilliance in that game, 7:B - After another superb mazy dribble, 8:B - Though it was probably better than Roberto Baggio's in the final shootout, 9:C - It was quite the performance, 10:D - A great strike though you wonder what Gianluca Pagliuca was doing

Scores

  1. 10 and above.

    Winner, winner, chicken dinner

  2. 9 and above.

    So close!

  3. 8 and above.

    Champions League level

  4. 7 and above.

    Europa League level

  5. 6 and above.

    Just outside the European places

  6. 5 and above.

    Mid-table safety

  7. 4 and above.

    Mid-table safety

  8. 3 and above.

    Below average

  9. 2 and above.

    Pretty poor

  10. 0 and above.

    Useless

  11. 1 and above.

    Not great

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