Moments
"I'm still unhappy about it because he robbed us so I'll never forgive him". The late Sir Bobby Robson reminisced about which player, after an ill-fated moment in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal.
Who is Diego Maradona?
Two players have scored in consecutive World Cup finals within our lifetime.
Who are Zinedine Zidane & Kylian Mbappé?
This Scotsman scored the famous solo goal vs the Netherlands in 1978, later voted one of the tournament’s best.
Who is Archie Gemmill?
The number of games won by England at the 2014 World Cup.
What is zero?
"I don't rate you as a manager. And I don't rate you as a person. I've got no respect for you. You can stick your World Cup up your bollocks", is Roy Keane's infamous rant to this person.
Who is Mick McCarthy?
This player missed the vital penalty in the 1994 World Cup Final penalty shoot-out, handing the trophy to Brazil.
Who is Roberto Baggio?
The only player to win the Golden Ball twice.
Who is Lionel Messi?
The only Scotland player to score from open play in the entire 1998 campaign.
Who is Craig Burley?
This striker scored a hat‑trick in the 1986 group stage.
Who is Gary Lineker?
The emotional captain and defender who cried during the post-match interview after Brazil's 7-1 loss to Germany in 2014.
Who is David Luiz?
In 1990, this player became the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history by finding the net at age 42 for Cameroon.
Who is Roger Milla?
This player scored the 3rd goal in the 1998 final, a 3-0 win over Brazil
Who is Emmanuel Petit?
The only World Cup where Scotland finished undefeated, yet still failed to advance.
What is 1974?
England have lost three penalty shootouts at World Cups. How many have they won?
What is one?
This country has reached the most finals without ever winning.
What is Netherlands?
England's other goalscorer in the 1966 World Cup Final victory over West Germany (4-2), alongside Geoff Hurst's famous hat-trick.
Who is Martin Peters?
This player scored in every match he played at the 1970 World Cup.
Who is Gerd Müller?
The only Scottish player to score in two different World Cups.
Who is Joe Jordan?
Sam Allardyce spent just one game – a 1-0 win over Slovakia – as England manager before being dismissed in September 2016. This player scored the only goal.
Who is Adam Lallana?
The only team to win the World Cup after losing its opening match.
Who are Spain?
Goalkeeper that recklessly collided knee-first into the face of Frenchman Patrick Battison, knocking him completely unconscious, and later wrote; "If I’d collided with him head on, it would have been worse for him"
Who is Harald Schumacher?
This player scored the fastest goal in World Cup history at 11 seconds, in 2002.
Who is Hakan Şükür?
The Brazilian defender whose attempted clearance deflected off Tom Boyd for an own goal in the opening game in 1998?
Who is César Sampaio?
This player earned their first four caps playing for four different clubs.
Who is Scott Parker? (Charlton, Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham)
Following an own goal against the United States that led to Colombia's elimination in 1994, this defender was tragically shot and killed ten days after returning home to Medellín.
Who is Andrés Escobar?