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World Cup Trvia Quiz 1


1. Which African country's national coach was banned from football for life by the king after the team were eliminated from the 1998 World Cup qualifiers by Kenya?
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2. Who topped the Republic of Ireland's qualifying group for the 1994 World Cup?
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3. Who scored West Germany's goals when they went down 3-2 to Argentina in the 1986 final?
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4. Which nation's 1930 World Cup team was selected by the king?
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5. Who are the only World Cup winners not to defend their title?
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6. Who were West Germany's first opponents in the 1966 World Cup?
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7. And what was the score ?
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8. Who did the Germans beat 2-1 in the 1966 semi-finals?
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9. Which is the only World Cup to have been won by a team from the Americas in Europe or vise versa?
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10. How many host nations have won the World Cup?
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11. Whose players prepared for a 1998 World Cup tie with a three-hour session of mourning in memory of a seventh-century saint?
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12. What nationality was the coach of the 1998 Jamaican World Cup squad?
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13. Who scored the first 'golden goal' at the 1998 finals?
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14. Who was Argentina's triumphant captain at the 1986 World Cup?
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15. How many times have Paraguay reached the World Cup finals?
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16. Who was Italy's winning coach in the 1982 World Cup?
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