They were the Olympic champions
It was closest in terms of distance from most of the participating countries
FIFA headquarters were at Uruguay

2. FIFA had a membership of 41 countries in 1930. How many finally travelled to Uruguay for the first World Cup?

15
13
23

3. The 1930 World Cup generated an enormous amount of interest in most soccer playing nations. One exception was England. Why?

Most of them were interested in Bradman's innings of 334 a day before the start of the World Cup
Most of the English colonies were vying for freedom and people were envisaging a war
Englishmen were snooty enough not to consider the authenticity of a soccer World Cup being held outside the British Empire

4. Why was Alex Villaplane, the captain of the French team, in the news years after the World Cup?

He was the candidate who lost to Charles de Gaulle in the next Presidential elections
He was executed by the French resistance for siding with the Germans during WWII
He was the coach who spotted the talents of Pele in early 1950s

5. In which World Cup were qualifying matches first introduced?

1930
1934
1938

6. After which 1934 player of the winning Italian team is the soccer stadium at Milan named?

Guido Masetti
Giuseppe Meazza
Giovanni Ferrari

7. The Argentine team of 1934 was not their best. Why?

Most of the players were drafted into the army around that time
Most players did not have the money to travel to Italy
Fear of poaching of European clubs

8. Which two European countries have each hosted the WC twice?

Italy and Germany
Italy and Holland
Italy and France

9. What was special about Antonio Cabrini in the 1982 World Cup final?

The first player to be miss a penalty kick in a final
The first player to be sent off the field in a final
The first goalkeeper to be sent off the field in a final

10. Which World Cup match has been titled the 'Battle of Bordeaux'?

1938 - Match between Brazil and Czechoslovakia
1970 – Match between Brazil and Italy
1974 – Match between East and West Germany

11. Who, in context to the WC was the author of the essay 'So near, yet so far'?

Ferenc Puskas
Bobby Robson
George Best

12. Which WC saw the introduction of widespread tele coverage of all the matches through Eurovision?

1954
1958
1950

13. On which animated character was the mascot for the 1990 Italian World Cup designed?

Tintin
Pinocchio
Goofy

14. Most soccer stars and WC heroes normally wear the Number 10 jersey. This includes greats like Pele, Maradona, Baggio (in 1994), etc. What was the jersey number of Johan Cruyff, the Dutch great and one of the greatest players ever?

10 again
21
14

15. What connects 7 of the 8-quarter finalists in 1958 and 1994?

7 out of 8 were teams from Europe
7 out of 8 had proceeded to the quarters based on better goal average
7 out of 8 were teams had never won the WC before

16. Andreas Escobar, the unfortunate Colombian was shot dead in his country for conceding an own goal in the 1994 match against the US. Prior to that, which Colombian had to be withdrawn from the team before the same game as the team management received death threats against his name?

Carlos Valderrama
Gabriel Gomez
Aldof Valencia

17. Who is the only player to have scored a hat trick in the finals of a WC?

Geoff Hurst of England
Garrincha of Brazil
Eusebio of Portugal

18. Who in 1998 became the first player to score goals for two different countries in the WC?

Davor Suker
Robert Prosinecki
Alan Boksic

19. Which player's feats in the 1990 WC forced his country to open a Post Office in his name?

Toto Schillachi
Enzo Scifo
Sergei Goycochea

20. Which two names were combined to coin the name for the mascot of the 1998 WC?

Football and Asterix
Napoleon and De Gaulle
Platini and Pele

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