Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul Campbell

Quiz: which World Cup player am I?

This guy scored a lot of goals.
This guy scored a lot of goals. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
  1. I played in two World Cup finals for two different countries. Who am I?

    1. Luis Monti

    2. Ferenc Puskás

    3. Alfredo Di Stéfano

    4. Dejan Stankovic

  2. I captained my country in two consecutive World Cup finals and lost them both. Who am I?

    1. Franz Beckenbauer

    2. Diego Maradona

    3. Johan Cruyff

    4. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

  3. I scored in a World Cup final and then did it again 12 years later. Who am I?

    1. Ronaldo

    2. Vavá

    3. Zinedine Zidane

    4. Pelé

  4. I was born in Poland and scored 16 goals at World Cup finals. Who am I?

    1. Robert Lewandowski

    2. Piotr Trochowski

    3. Lukas Podolski

    4. Miroslav Klose

  5. I have scored hat-tricks at two different World Cups. Who am I?

    1. Thomas Müller

    2. Ronaldo

    3. Oleg Salenko

    4. Gabriel Batistuta

  6. I played at the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups – and I’m in my country’s squad for the 2018 tournament. Who am I?

    1. Rafael Márquez

    2. Javier Mascherano

    3. Tim Cahill

    4. Andrés Iniesta

  7. I have made 25 appearances at World Cups – more than any other player. Who am I?

    1. Dunga

    2. Miroslav Klose

    3. Diego Maradona

    4. Lothar Matthäus

  8. I am the only player to have been sent off in a World Cup match after the final whistle without having played in the game. Who am I?

    1. Sergio Ramos

    2. Leandro Cufré

    3. Luis Suárez

    4. José Batista

  9. I scored four goals in a game but was still on the losing side. Oh, and I was born with six toes on my left foot. Who am I?

    1. Oleg Salenko

    2. Ernest Wilimowski

    3. Eusébio

    4. Just Fontaine

  10. I am the only player to have scored for both teams in a World Cup match. Who am I?

    1. Carles Puyol

    2. Ernie Brandts

    3. Tom Boyd

    4. Berti Vogts

Solutions

1:A - Monti lost the 1930 final while playing for his native Argentina and then won the 1938 final with Italy., 2:D - Rummenigge captained West Germany in the 1982 final (which they lost to Italy) and the 1986 final (which they lost to Argentina). By the time they won the tournament in 1990, Rummenigge had retired., 3:D - In 1958 and 1970. Pelé won three World Cups but he was injured midway through the tournament in 1962., 4:D - Klose scored his 16th goal for Germany in their 7-1 hammering of Brazil in 2014, going clear of Ronaldo as the all-time top scorer in World Cup history., 5:D - In 1994 and 1998. Both came on 21 June. Both were against debutants (Greece and Jamaica). And the third goal was a penalty both times., 6:A - Márquez made his debut for Mexico in 1997. , 7:D - Matthäus played in the 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 finals. He won it once – as West Germany captain at Italia 90., 8:B - Cufré was accused of attacking Per Mertesacker after Argentina had lost to Germany on penalties at the quarter-finals in 2006. “I am furious,” said Sepp Blatter. Cufré was suspended for four matches., 9:B - Wilimowski scored four goals for Poland in their 6-5 defeat to Brazil at the 1938 World Cup. He won 22 caps for Poland – and eight for Germany., 10:B - Brandts scored an own goal and the equaliser for the Netherlands against Italy at the 1978 World Cup. His team-mate, Arie Haan, eventually scored the winner goal, giving the Netherlands a 2–1 win and a place in the final.

Scores

  1. 1 and above.

    Oh dear

  2. 2 and above.

    Oh dear

  3. 3 and above.

    Not bad

  4. 4 and above.

    Not bad

  5. 5 and above.

    Not bad. Not bad at all

  6. 6 and above.

    You know your history

  7. 7 and above.

    You know your history

  8. 8 and above.

    You know your history

  9. 9 and above.

    You know your history

  10. 0 and above.

    Oh dear

  11. 10 and above.

    Perfection

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.