Quiz 1954 Football World Cup
West Germany’s Morlock scores against Hungary in the WOrld Cup final at Berne, Switzerland. - GETTY IMAGES
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Which of the following is not true about the 1954 World Cup’s group stage?
- Extra time was not played if the teams were tied at the end of regulation time
- If the top two teams were level on points, the group topper was decided by a draw of lots
- In each of the four groups, the two seeded teams only played the two unseeded teams
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After two unbeaten campaigns in 1930 and 1950, Uruguay finally lost its first World Cup game to...
- England
- Hungary
- Czechoslovakia
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Hungary’s Sandor Kocsis scored a then-record 11 goals at the 1954 World Cup. How many times did he score a brace or better at the tournament?
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A total of 35 goals were scored in five Group 2 games played among Hungary, West Germany, Turkey and South Korea (including a playoff between West Germany and Turkey to decide second place) at the 1954 World Cup. Which of the following is not a result from the group?
- Turkey 4-1 West Germany
- Turkey 7-0 South Korea
- Hungary 8-3 West Germany
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The 1954 World Cup witnessed the most goals scored as well as conceded at a single tournament. By which teams?
- Brazil – most scored, Scotland – most conceded
- West Germany – most scored, Turkey – most conceded
- Hungary – most scored, South Korea – most conceded
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In the ill-tempered Battle of Berne between Hungary and Brazil in the 1954 World Cup quarterfinals, how many free kicks were awarded?
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The 1954 tournament was the first of 16 consecutive times that West Germany and its successor team, Germany, did what at the World Cup?
- Won the opening game
- Progressed from the opening round
- Progressed from the opening round as group winner
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Which of the following players did not emulate Hungary’s Sandor Kocsis’s goal-scoring feat at the World Cup?
- Gabriel Batistuta
- Just Fontaine
- Gerd Muller
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