Over the past few weeks we have been posting football related questions on Twitter, here are the questions along with the answers.
1) How many players in this year’s 23-man England squad have scored at the World Cup?
One (Steven Gerrard)
2) The 1986 World Cup was held in Mexico – after which host country pulled out?
Colombia
3) Which nation comes next? West Germany 1986, Argentina 1990, Italy 1994, Brazil 1998
Germany (losing finalists in 2002)
4) Which former Manchester United star is the youngest player to have appeared at the World Cup finals?
Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland, 1982. He was aged 17 years 1 month and 10 days)
5) The 1950 World Cup was the only edition not to have what?
A final (the final stage was a group of four, in which each side played every other. Uruguay beat Brazil in the last game to lift the trophy)
6) Which country was the first to host the World Cup twice?
Mexico (1970 and 1986)
7) Who, in 1990, became the oldest player to play at a World Cup?
Roger Milla (Cameroon)
Hope you have all enjoyed the World Cup!
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