Quiz Thread

5starpool

roanoke wrote: »

No takers? :pac:

Hint : Teams like Malta, San Marino etc will most likely never make it onto this list.

Your questions are way too obscure and specific for most users I would suggest.

roanoke

5starpool wrote: »

Your questions are way too obscure and specific for most users I would suggest.

Fair point. Though someone always gets them in the end. I'm just trying to ask questions that can't just be googled in 2 seconds. (not that anyone here does of course )

I've edited the list to make it a bit easier hopefully

Paz-CCFC

Success rate in penalty shoot outs?

Peppa Pig

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

Success rate in penalty shoot outs?

In all tournaments
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_football_teams_by_penalty_shootout_record

roanoke

Paz-CCFC wrote: »

Success rate in penalty shoot outs?

Peppa Pig wrote: »

In all tournaments
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_football_teams_by_penalty_shootout_record

Correct. Everyone's a winner!

Jarrod

batistuta9 wrote: »

did he score a hattrick against man u for fenerbache?

I don't think so. You may be thinking of Elvir Bolic who scored for Fenerbahce when they beat United 1-0 at Old Trafford, which was United's first home defeat in Europe. 96/97, I think.

Tuncay did score a hat trick for Fenerbahce against United but that would have been early to mid '00s.

batistuta9

Jarrod wrote: »

I don't think so. You may be thinking of Elvir Bolic who scored for Fenerbahce when they beat United 1-0 at Old Trafford, which was United's first home defeat in Europe. 96/97, I think.

Tuncay did score a hat trick for Fenerbahce against United but that would have been early to mid '00s.

yeah that's him, similar enough names just.

roanoke

Q: Why is Héctor Zelada unique among players who have won a World Cup winners medal?

Equium

roanoke wrote: »

Q: Why is Héctor Zelada unique among players who have won a World Cup winners medal?

Because he was never capped?

roanoke

Equium wrote: »

Because he was never capped?

Correct.

G.K.

Is he the guy who had one arm?

Edit: drat.

roanoke

This should be easy :

Which outfield player played international football for over a decade, winning a WC winners medal and runner-up medal and played in a WC final , all despite earning an average of just over 1 cap per year?

markie29

roanoke wrote: »

This should be easy :

Which outfield player played international football for over a decade, winning a WC winners medal and runner-up medal and played in a WC final , all despite earning an average of just over 1 cap per year?

i seem to remember a right back for brazil that played a few times for them but i cannot remember his name.
he never played in europe either.

is it him?

Schwiiing

roanoke wrote: »

This should be easy :

Which outfield player played international football for over a decade, winning a WC winners medal and runner-up medal and played in a WC final , all despite earning an average of just over 1 cap per year?

Is he french?

eagle eye

I think it has to be Daniele Massaro. He was in the Italy squad that won the World Cup in '82 and he played in the final in '94 but he rarely started for his country. He was a sub for a lot of his career at Milan too.

Pinturicchio

eagle eye wrote: »

I think it has to be Daniele Massaro. He was in the Italy squad that won the World Cup in '82 and he played in the final in '94 but he rarely started for his country. He was a sub for a lot of his career at Milan too.

I'd say you have it there.

I was thinking it had to be a Brazilian from 1998/2002 or a French from 1998/2006. I wouldn't have thought Italy had any of the same players in 82 and 94.

roanoke

eagle eye wrote: »

I think it has to be Daniele Massaro. He was in the Italy squad that won the World Cup in '82 and he played in the final in '94 but he rarely started for his country. He was a sub for a lot of his career at Milan too.

You are correct sir!

roanoke

Ok, one final one (as it was on my mind):

Another World Cup one. Which player appeared at 4 separate World Cup finals tournaments and played over a dozen finals games at them, yet despite this never played a single world cup qualifying game in his career?

batistuta9

Rodger Milla

roanoke

batistuta9 wrote: »

Rodger Milla

Good guess, but no.

5starpool

roanoke wrote: »

Ok, one final one (as it was on my mind):

Another World Cup one. Which player appeared at 4 separate World Cup finals tournaments and played over a dozen finals games at them, yet despite this never played a single world cup qualifying game in his career?

I'd guess a Brazilian, but no idea who, Garrincha perhaps? Perhaps from the time they won in 2 times in a row, thus didn't need to play qualifiers. That's his era anyhow.

roanoke

5starpool wrote: »

I'd guess a Brazilian, but no idea who, Garrincha perhaps? Perhaps from the time they won in 2 times in a row, thus didn't need to play qualifiers. That's his era anyhow.

Another good guess, but no. Garrincha (and Milla for the matter) only played at three finals.

batistuta9

pele

roanoke

batistuta9 wrote: »

pele

Afraid not. Pele played qualifiers for 1970.

mayordenis

It's not much of a guess but I would think it's a goalkeeper who wasn't first choice but went to a good few world cups

roanoke

mayordenis wrote: »

It's not much of a guess but I would think it's a goalkeeper who wasn't first choice but went to a good world cups

No.

Just to help a little. He's not a goalkeeper and he's very much a first choice player during his career who earned a lot of caps.

batistuta9

Zico

roanoke

batistuta9 wrote: »

Zico

No. Zico's another three world cup man.

batistuta9

roanoke wrote: »

No. Zico's another three world cup man.

What was the reason he never played qualifiers?

My guess of Milla was maybe they didn't need him - easy groups or whatever or is it to do with the holders not having qual. games or just because of selection choices

PhlegmyMoses

I'll have a guess at Gianni Rivera, given that I know he played at 4 world cups.

DubCul

Ronaldo, the good one lol

osarusan

roanoke wrote: »

Ok, one final one (as it was on my mind):

Another World Cup one. Which player appeared at 4 separate World Cup finals tournaments and played over a dozen finals games at them, yet despite this never played a single world cup qualifying game in his career?

I'm thinking it might be a player from a country like Saudi Arabia, who played with a club in one of the top/better leagues and thus wasn't forced to play qualifiers, but was always called into the finals squad?

Would it be along those lines? A very good player for a very average national team? The Saudi's had that keeper who played for them a million times - al Daeyea or something like that.

EDIT: although, given he played in more than a dozen games, the team must have qualified for the second round at least once....

Ok, an idea - Kasey Keller?

2nd edit : not a goalkeeper.....hmmm....no idea.

Argentinian who played as a young player in 78, didn't have to qualify for 82, missed qualifiers in 86, didn't have to qualify for 90?

Italian who played as a young player in 82, didn't have to qualify for 86, didn't have to qualify for 90, missed qualifiers in 94? (could have played in 78 and missed qualifiers in 82 also, I guess)

3rd EDIT: There was no qualifiers for the first WC, if I remember correctly. Back then was the winner already exempt from qualifying for the next one? So it could be a Italian who would have made the first 3 world cups without any qualifiers?

DubCul

Apologies, have only come across this thread, some great questions. Bit late but to update Irish players at Chelsea.

Mid 50's, Dick Whittaker, one cap For Ireland and Brian Spanky Rooney, signed from Bohs , only made reserves with Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Smith.

Coincidence, both born same day in Dublin.

Idu

roanoke wrote: »

No.

Just to help a little. He's not a goalkeeper and he's very much a first choice player during his career who earned a lot of caps.

Is it Bobby Charlton? Injured before 58. Dunno about 62. Hosts in 66 and winners for 70

roanoke

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

I'll have a guess at Gianni Rivera, given that I know he played at 4 world cups.

DubCul wrote: »

Ronaldo, the good one lol

Idu wrote: »

Is it Bobby Charlton? Injured before 58. Dunno about 62. Hosts in 66 and winners for 70

Good guesses guys, all three got to four world cups, but also played some qualifiers.

osarusan wrote: »

I'm thinking it might be a player from a country like Saudi Arabia, who played with a club in one of the top/better leagues and thus wasn't forced to play qualifiers, but was always called into the finals squad?

Would it be along those lines? A very good player for a very average national team? The Saudi's had that keeper who played for them a million times - al Daeyea or something like that.

EDIT: although, given he played in more than a dozen games, the team must have qualified for the second round at least once.....

Argentinian who played as a young player in 78, didn't have to qualify for 82, missed qualifiers in 86, didn't have to qualify for 90?

Italian who played as a young player in 82, didn't have to qualify for 86, didn't have to qualify for 90, missed qualifiers in 94? (could have played in 78 and missed qualifiers in 82 also, I guess)

3rd EDIT: There was no qualifiers for the first WC, if I remember correctly. Back then was the winner already exempt from qualifying for the next one? So it could be a Italian who would have made the first 3 world cups without any qualifiers?

I'll help a little. This player played for one of the major teams of international football. So rule out your Saudi Arabia's or other average countries.

He's also is not from one of the early world Cups where no one had to qualify. I can't say precisely "when" this player was around as that it'd probably make it too easy. But I'll confirm you can rule out anything pre-WWII (so cross off anyone who played in the first three WC's). Whatever of this guys circumstances there most definitely was WC qualifiers going on at the time around the world.

losthorizon

roanoke wrote: »

Good guesses guys, all three got to four world cups, but also played some qualifiers.





He's also is not from one of the early world Cups where no one had to qualify.

Just pull you up there but only the first WC had no qualifiers every other one did.

Will I Amnt

It can only really be a Brazilian though unless there's some odd reason for not playing qualifiers.
Hosts in 50, winners in 58 and 62.
That would take a 16 year international career if you include the 66 World Cup that they didn't need to qualify for from winning the 62.

Still one set of qualifiers unaccounted for though. Maybe military service or something?
I don't know, I'm rambling here but might help someone else :pac:

roanoke

Many seem very hot on the idea it's a Brazilian player. I'll give you a hint. He's not Brazilian.

Will I Amnt

Not playing qualifiers is a strange one. Would it be a goalkeeper?
Zoff or Zubizaretta?

Captain Havoc

I'm gonna say Pele, youngster in 58, no qualifier for 62 or 66 as they were winners and maybe was injured for the qualifiers for 70.

5starpool

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I'm gonna say Pele, youngster in 58, no qualifier for 62 or 66 as they were winners and maybe was injured for the qualifiers for 70.

Not a Brazilian he said.

Washington Irving

Not a goalkeeper either, cambo.

nlgbbbblth

Giuseppi Bergomi - Italy.

Played World Cup 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998.

1982 - too young for qualifiers. He was only 18 when the finals started.
1986 - qualified as holders
1990 - qualified as hosts
1998 - surprise recall just before tournament.

5starpool

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Giuseppi Bergomi - Italy.

Played World Cup 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998.

1982 - too young for qualifiers. He was only 18 when the finals started.
1986 - qualified as holders
1990 - qualified as hosts
1998 - surprise recall just before tournament.

You've got 86 and 90 backwards (honest mistake) but a good shout.

nlgbbbblth

5starpool wrote: »

You've got 86 and 90 backwards (honest mistake) but a good shout.

I realised that just after posting and corrected it.

5starpool

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

I realised that just after posting and corrected it.

Even got it in before my quote, wp

roanoke

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

Giuseppi Bergomi - Italy.

Played World Cup 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998.

1982 - too young for qualifiers. He was only 18 when the finals started.
1986 - qualified as holders
1990 - qualified as hosts
1998 - surprise recall just before tournament.

Correct! Lo zio Giuseppe.

Partial credit to osarusan for his many potential patterns and (almost) perfectly spotting the correct one among them.

osarusan wrote: »

Italian who played as a young player in 82, didn't have to qualify for 86, didn't have to qualify for 90, missed qualifiers in 94?

Jarrod

Great question Roanoke! I just read up on Bergomi on Wiki, played for Inter for 20 years and yet only won one Serie A title and one Italian Cup. Yet he managed to rack up 3 UEFA Cups. I wonder are there many players who won 3 times as many European competitions as they did league titles.

batistuta9

Jarrod wrote: »

Great question Roanoke! I just read up on Bergomi on Wiki, played for Inter for 20 years and yet only won one Serie A title and one Italian Cup. Yet he managed to rack up 3 UEFA Cups. I wonder are there many players who won 3 times as many European competitions as they did league titles.

falcao?

5starpool

Jarrod wrote: »

Great question Roanoke! I just read up on Bergomi on Wiki, played for Inter for 20 years and yet only won one Serie A title and one Italian Cup. Yet he managed to rack up 3 UEFA Cups. I wonder are there many players who won 3 times as many European competitions as they did league titles.

Gerrard and Carragher have won an infinite amount more