Question of the Day June 2018
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30th June 2018:
Q: Which six teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals don’t have any English based players?
A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Mexico, Panama and Tunisia, .
FIFA World Cup Finals 2018 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations.
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29th June 2018:
Q: Which Dutchman has scored the most FIFA World Cup Finals goals?
A: Johnny Rep scored 7 goals for the Netherlands at FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments.
All-Time Highest Goalscorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2018.
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28th June 2018:
Q: Which two FIFA World Cup Finals matches had the highest scoring draws?
A: England 4-4 Belgium (1954) and USSR v Colombia (1962).
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2018 Nation’s Progress Chart & Statistics.
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27th June 2018:
Q: Who were England’s three goalkeepers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany?
A: Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur), David James (Manchester City) and Scott Carson (Liverpool).
England World Cup Squads 1950-2018.
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26th June 2018:
Q: Which four players have scored two hat-tricks in FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments?
A: Sándor Kocsis (Hungary, 1954), Just Fontaine (France, 1958), Gerd Müller (West Germany, 1970) and Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina, 1994 & 1998).
FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments Hat-Tricks.
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25th June 2018:
Q: Which seven players have scored 10 or more goals for England while contracted to Tottenham Hotspur?
A: Jimmy Greaves (28 goals), Vivian Woodward (26), Harry Kane (18), Gary Lineker (18), Jermain Defoe (16), Bobby Smith (13), Martin Chivers (13).
Tottenham Hotspur Full England Internationals 1903-2018.
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24th June 2018:
Q: Which was the only FIFA World Cup to date that all four UK “Home Nations” qualified for the Finals?
A: Sweden in 1958. England & Scotland went out in the first round, Wales and Northern Ireland made the Quarter Finals.
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2018 Nation’s Progress Chart & Statistics.
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23rd June 2018:
Q: Which four players scored goals for England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament?
A: Geoff Hurst (4 goals), Roger Hunt (3 goals), Bobby Charlton (3 goals) and Martin Peters (1 goal).
England’s International Football Team Manager – Alf Ramsey 1963 to 1974.
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22nd June 2018:
Q: Who was the only manager to win the FIFA World Cup twice?
A: Italy’s Vittorio Pozzo in 1934 (Italy) & 1938 (France).
FIFA World Cup Finals Winning Managers 1930 to 2018.
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21st June 2018:
Q: Who were England’s three goalkeepers at the 1990 FIFA World Cup Finals in Italy?
A: Peter Shilton (Derby County), Chris Woods (Rangers) and Dave Beasant (Chelsea).
England’s FIFA World Cup Record & Statistics from 1950 to 2018.
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20th June 2018:
Q: Which Foreign Team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals has the most Premier League Players?
A: There are eleven Premier League Players in Belgium’s 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals Squad.
Belgium 2018 FIFA World Cup Squad Details.
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19th June 2018:
Q: Which seven countries were founder members of FIFA on 21st May 1904?
A: Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland. Germany also indicated their willingness to join.
FIFA World Cup Finals Statistics 1930-2018.
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18th June 2018:
Q: What was unusual about Ghana 1-0 Serbia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa?
A: Both goalkeepers were under contract to Wigan Athletic at the time – Ghana’s Richard Kingson and Serbia’s Vladimir Stojkovic.
FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 South Africa Group D: Serbia 0-1 Ghana.
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17th June 2018:
Q: Which three players under contract to Liverpool FC were in England’s 1966 World Cup Squad?
A: Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan and Roger Hunt.
England’s FIFA World Cup Record & Statistics from 1950 to 2018.
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16th June 2018:
Q: Which three Portuguese players scored FIFA World Cup Finals Hat-Tricks?
A: Eusébio (Portugal 5-3 North Korea, 1966), Pauleta (Portugal 4-0 Poland, 2002) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal 3-3 Spain, 2018).
FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments Hat-Tricks.
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15th June 2018:
Q: Who is the only player to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Glove awards?
A: Germany’s Oliver Kahn at the 2002 South Korea / Japan World Cup.
FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2014 Golden Ball.
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14th June 2018:
Q: Which five Nations made unsuccessful bids to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup Finals?
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13th June 2018:
Q: Which five Peruvians have played Premier League Football?
A: André Carrillo (Watford), Diego Penny (Burnley), Claudio Pizarro (Chelsea), Nolberto Solano (Newcastle United, Aston Villa & West Ham United) and Ysrael Zúñiga (Coventry City).
Premier League Foreign Players 1992-93 to 2017-18.
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12th June 2018:
Q: Twelve current Tottenham Hotspur Players will feature at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals but how many former Spurs players will be there?
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Twelve: Massimo Luongo (Australia), Federico Fazio (Argentina), Vedran Ćorluka (Croatia), Luka Modrić (Croatia), Gylfi Sigurðsson (Iceland), Emil Hallfreðsson (Iceland), William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria), Paulinho (Brazil), Miloš Veljković (Serbia), Giovani dos Santos (Mexico), Nacer Chadli (Belgium) and Kyle Walker (England).
FIFA World Cup Finals 2018 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations.
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11th June 2018:
Q: Which Nation has lost the most matches at FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments?
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Mexico have lost 25 matches ahead of the 2018 World Cup Finals.
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2014 Nations Performance Records.
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10th June 2018:
Q: Which FIFA World Cup Tournament was the first to introduce Penalty Shoot-Outs?
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Argentina (1978). It was the only one since their introduction where Penalty Shoot-Outs weren’t required.
FIFA World Cup Final & Third Place Matches 1930-2014.
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9th June 2018:
Q: Which six host nations won the FIFA World Cup?
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Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), England (1966), West Germany (1974), Argentina (1978) and France (1998).
FIFA World Cup Final & Third Place Matches 1930-2014.
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8th June 2018:
Q: Which six players at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals are affiliated to Welsh Clubs?
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Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland, Cardiff City), Marko Grujić (Serbia, Cardiff City), Martin Olsson (Sweden, Swansea City), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden, Swansea City), Ki Sung-yueng (South Korea, Swansea City) and Łukasz Fabiański (Poland, Swansea City).
FIFA World Cup Finals 2018 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliations.
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7th June 2018:
Q: Which three Nation’s Leagues who are not competing at the 2018 World Cup Finals supplied the most players?
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Italy (58 players), Turkey (22 players) and the United States (19 players).
National Leagues with Most Players at FIFA World Cup Finals 1982-2018.
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6th June 2018:
Q: Which manager has won the most FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament matches?
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Helmut Schön won 16 matches with West Germany 1966-1978.
FIFA World Cup Finals Winning Managers 1930 to 2014.
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4th June 2018:
Q: Which was the only World Cup Finals where the host nation, winners, winning manager & top goalscorer were all from the same country?
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Argentina 1978: Argentina winners, César Luis Menotti winning manager & Mario Kempes top goalscorer.
FIFA World Cup Finals 1978 Argentina.
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3rd June 2018:
Q: Which five players were in England’s 2014 & 2018 FIFA World Cup Squads?
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Danny Welbeck, Jordan Henderson, Gary Cahill, Phil Jones and Raheem Sterling.
England Squads at FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments 1950-2018.
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2nd June 2018:
Q: Which five Nations scored 10 or more goals at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals in Brazil?
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Germany (18 goals), Netherlands (15), Colombia (12), Brazil (11) and France (10).
FIFA World Cup Finals 2014 Goalscorers Table & Statistics.
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1st June 2018:
Q: Which two Nations have made three different FIFA World Cup Finals appearances without ever winning a game?
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Bolivia (1930, 1950 & 1994) and Honduras (1982, 2010 & 2014).
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2018 Nation’s Progress Chart & Statistics.
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