2018 World Cup quiz - Round 3

2018 World Cup quiz - Round 3

Brazil's Neymar. Photo: AFP

START THE QUIZ

1 / 8 | What record did the Mexican Jesus Gallardo set during their match against Sweden?

• Fastest yellow card in a World Cup match
• Fastest to concede a penalty in a World Cup match
• Fastest to get sent off during a World Cup match

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2 / 8 | With Germany’s elimination from the World Cup, the recent trend of the previous edition’s winners not being successful the following edition continued. So, which was the last team to reach a World Cup final following a win in the previous edition?

• Germany, 2006
• Brazil, 1998
• West Germany, 1990

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3 / 8 | Continuing on the German elimination theme, when was the last time Germany finished below the top 8 in a World Cup?

• 1978, Argentina
• 1994, USA
• 1954, Switzerland

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4 / 8 | Ahead of their final group game against Serbia, what did The Sir Walter Pub, a bar in Rio Di Janeiro, decide to offer its patrons if a particular event took place?

• Free shots anytime Neymar fell to ground during the match
• Offered discounts equal to the minute when the first goal was scored by Brazil
• Free Marcelo hairstyle wigs if he scored a goal

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5 / 8 | What radical move did former Swedish international Anders Svenson claim he would do if Mexico eliminated Sweden from the World Cup by beating them in their match?

• Unfriend all his Mexican friends on Facebook
• Not visit Mexico ever in his lifetime
• Give up Mexican food

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6 / 8 | With Senegal’s elimination, none of the five African teams qualified for the pre-quarterfinal stage. When was the last time this happened in a World cup?

• West Germany, 1974
• France, 1998
• Spain, 1982

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7 / 8 | What unusual decision did the 23-year old Iranian footballer Sardar Azmoun, nicknamed the ‘Iranian Messi’, decide to take post their elimination from the World Cup after seeing his mother’s health deteriorate due to constant criticism?

• Emigrate to Canada
• Retire from playing football for Iran
• Switch to athletics

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8 / 8 | A simple one to round off, at the end of the group stages which team scored the maximum number of goals?

• Belgium
• England
• Russia

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