England World Cup Quiz

As World Cup fever is beginning to spread throughout the land, I thought I'd get in the spirit and put together a little quiz based on England and the World Cup. How good is your World Cup knowledge on England? (Answers are at the bottom).


1. Which of these three England players has not missed a penalty in a World Cup penalty shoot-out?

a) Stuart Pearce
b) Gareth Southgate
c) Paul Ince


2. How many England players wore the captain's armband at the 1990 World Cup?

a) One
b) Two
c) Three


3. What is the title of 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst's offical autobiography?

a) 1966 And All That
b) The Ghost Of 66
c) Playing Extra Time


4. How many times have England played a German team at the World Cup finals?
a) Twice
b) Three times
c) Four times


5. Which England player went to the World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986 but never played a game?

a) Viv Anderson
b) Bryan Robson
c) Glenn Hoddle


6. Apart from Gary Lineker and David Platt, who was the only other English player to score a goal at Italia ’90?

a) Peter Beardsley
b) Mark Wright
c) Chris Waddle


7. What year did England first play in the World Cup finals?

a) 1938
b) 1950
c) 1954


8. How many times have England been eliminated from the World Cup by the eventual winners?

a) Twice
b) Three times
c) Four times


9. Which England player scored his first international goal against Columbia in the 1998 World Cup?

a) David Beckham
b) Michael Owen
c) Darren Anderton


10. Who was the first player to score against England at the 1966 World Cup?

a) Pele
b) Antonio Rattin
c) Eusebio



ANSWERS:
b) Gareth Southgate. He missed a penalty in Euro '96
c) Bryan Robson, Peter Shilton and Terry Butcher
a) The other two are autobiographies of Martin Peters and Alan Ball
c) 1966, 1970, 1982 and 1990
a) He was second choice right-back to Mick Mills and Gary M. Stevens in respective tournaments
b) He scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Egypt
b) They had refused to enter previous competitions
c) Brazil in 1962 and 2002, Argentina in 1986 and West Germany in 1990
a) It was from a free-kick
c) The Portugese striker scored a penalty in the semi-final