21st Century World Cup
21st Century World Cup Quiz
Test your knowledge of the most thrilling moments from the World Cups of the 21st century! From stunning upsets to unforgettable performances, this quiz covers it all.
Cope with questions like these:
- Who scored Argentina's stunning second goal against Serbia and Montenegro?
- Which player received a red card in the Battle of Nuremberg?
- How many goals did Spain score to win the 2010 tournament?
(2002) Who scored the only goal as newcomers Senegal shocked the holders in the opening match?
Salif Diao
El Hadji Diouf
Papa Bouba Diop
Henri Camara
Brazilian star Rivaldo was widely criticised for going down clutching his face after being struck in the thigh, but which Turkish player was red carded for kicking the ball at him?
Hakan Unsal
Alpay
Hasan Sas
Emre
Serie A club Perugia cancelled the contract of which South Korean player following his winning goal v the Azzurri in the round of 16?
Seol Ki-hyeon
Ahn Jung-whan
Park Ji-Sung
Lee Young-pyo
Miroslav Klose's 5 goals in 2002 shared a number of similarities. Which of the following statements is untrue?
They were all scored in the first half of matches
They were all scored with his head
They were all scored against teams wearing green
They were all scored in the group stage
England began their campaign with a 1-1 draw v Sweden, who socred their opening goal?
Rio Ferdinand
Wes Brown
Danny Mills
Sol Campbell
(2006) Daniele De Rossi recieved a 4 match ban for an elbow which left which American international requiring stitches in his face?
Brian McBride
Clint Dempsey
Landon Donovan
Claudio Reyna
Ronaldo became the World Cups all time leading goal scorer following a goal against which nation?
Japan
Australia
Croatia
Ghana
Portugal defeated Holland in 'The Battle of Nurenberg' which saw 16 yellow and 4 red cards. Who was the first player to be sent off?
Khalid Boulahrouz
Costinha
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Deco
Argentina's second goal v Serbia and Montenegro contained 25 passes in the build-up. Who got the finishing touch?
Lucho Gonzalez
Juan Roman Riquelme
Esteban Cambiasso
Pablo Aimar
Who won France's penalty in the opening minutes of the final v Italy?
Thierry Henry
Florent Malouda
Sidney Govou
David Trezeguet
(2010) The North Korean government refused to screen their opening game v Brazil for fear of embarassment. Following a spirited performance, their second game v Portugal was shown live. What was the score?
5-0
6-0
7-0
8-0
How many goals did eventual champions Spain score in the 2010 tournament?
8
9
10
11
Frank Lampards long range effort wasn't given despite clearly crossing the line v Germany but who did score in England's 4-1 last 16 defeat?
Gareth Barry
John Terry
Matthew Upson
James Milner
Which English referee failed to send off Nigel de Jong for a kung fu kick on Xabi Alonso in the final?
Graham Poll
Howard Webb
Martin Atkinson
Mark Clattenburg
Ultimately, which Dutchman eventually became the 5th man to be red carded in a World Cup Final?
Mark van Bommel
Wilfred Bouma
Khalid Boulahrouz
Johnny Heitinga
(2014) Clubless goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made headlines after an inspired performance for Mexico v Brazil. What club signed him on the strength of his World Cup showing?
Levante
Eibar
Malaga
Real Sociedad
Who gave Spain the lead in their 5-1 group stage defeat to the Netherlands?
Diego Costa
David Villa
Andres Iniesta
Xabi Alonso
Who scored Brazil's consolation goal in their 7-1 defeat to Germany?
Hulk
Fred
Oscar
Ramires
Which Dutchman was between the sticks for the Netherlands semi-final shootout v Argentina?
Michel Vorm
Jasper Cillissen
Tim Krul
Edwin van der Sar
Germany were forced into an early substitution in the final after which player suffered a first half concussion?
Benedikt Howedes
Andre Schurrle
Christoph Kramer
Per Mertesacker
(2018) Maradona's celebratory antics in the hospitality boxes saw his role as a Fifa ambassador come into question. Who had Argentina beaten?
Senegal
Croatia
Iceland
Nigeria
England's group stage clash with Belgium was peculiar in that the loser would benefit from entering the easier side of the knockout draw. Who scored the only goal in the battle of the b-teams?
Michy Batshuayi
Adnan Januzaj
Thorgan Hazard
Jordan Lukaku
Milad Mohammadi made headlines for his failed acrobatic throw in. What country was he playing for?
Iran
Egypt
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
On what basis did Japan qualify for the second round ahead of Senegal?
Fewest fouls conceded
Most shots on target
Fewest yellow cards
Tidiest dressing rooms
Runners up Croatia reached the final for the first time, how many matches did they win in 90 minutes?
1
2
3
4
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