2.4 World Cup

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Facts on World Cup 

The World Cup tournament is the most prestigious football competition. This tournament is held every four years. To celebrate this event, You are going to take part in this quiz to see how much facts you know about the World Cup football. Good luck !!!

 

When was the first World Cup tournament held?

1. 1925
2. 1930
3. 1935
4. 1940

It was held in Uruguay, and only 13 teams  took part then. 

Uruguay was the first world champion after beating Argentina 4-2.

Which country has taken part in all World Cup tournaments?

1. Brazil
2. Germany
3. Mexico
4. Argentina

Brazil is the only country who took part in all 22 World Cup tournaments.

Which country has played the most World Cup finals?

1. Germany
2. Brazil
3. Italy
4. England

Germany, 8 times

Who was the oldest player on a World Cup ever?

1. Essam El Hadary
2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
3. Diego Lopez
4. Gianluigi Buffon

Essam El Hadary, The Egytian goal keeper, is the oldest player evertaking part in a world Cup . He was the Keeper for the egyptian squad in 2018 in Russia.

In which year(s) was the World cup stolen?

1. 1966
2. 1970
3. 1983
4. 2018

1966, four months before the beginning of the world cup in England. Yet, It was found later.

1983, it was stolen in Brazil;  however, it was never found.

The world cup top scorer (player) of all times

1. Messi
2. Klose
3. Ronaldo
4. Pele

Miroslav Klos in total  he scored 16 goals.

Who is the Dutch World Cup top scorer of all times?

1. Johan Cruyff
2. Arjen Robben
3. Robin van Persie
4. Johnny Rep

Johnny Rep scored 7 goals in 14 world cup matches.

Which country scored the most goals in World Cup competition?

1. The Netherlands
2. Brazil
3. Argentina
4. Germany

Germany has scored the most h]goals in the history of World Cup. They scored 229 goals so far. Followed by Brazil with 226, then Argentina with 137 goals. 

The Dutch squad scored only 88 goals.

The fastest goal ever in World cup tournaments happened in

1. 1930
2. 1978
3. 2002
4. 2018

The quickest scored goal ever was in 2002 in South Korea. When the Turkish player Sukur scored at 10,89 seconds against South Korea.

World Cup in Qatar, what comes to mind?

Where is Qatar?

00:37

Which issue about the World Cup is NOT mentioned so far

1. LGBTQ+ rights
2. Migrant workers
3. ban of alcohol
4. temperature in stadiums

01:37

the FIFA president said 'countries, stick to the football'. What does he mean by saying this?

1. don't talk about politics, just about football
2. he wants the fans to have a drink in the stadiums
3. he says Qatar has good human rights
4. he wants to play football himself

02:32

why does the FIFA president think we 'the west' can't criticize Qatar?

1. We need their money
2. The west has done worse over the past 3000 years...
3. Qatar is doing nothing wrong

03:13

This is the.......time Qatar plays at a world cup

1. 1st
2. 3rd
3. 7th
4. 5th

let's read...

World Cup 2022

why is it so controversial?

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check what is reset: do this exercise again

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