How many Englishmen have refereed a World Cup Final? FOUR (George Reader 1950, Walter Ling 1954, Jack Taylor 1974 & Howard Webb 2010).
At which English league ground did North Korea defeat Italy 1-0 in the 1966 World Cup? Ayresome Park, then home to Middlesbrough FC.
With a goal in 10.89 seconds, which country scored the fastest World Cup goal? Turkey (Hakam Sukur against South Korea in 2002).
What foodstuff provided the mascot for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico? Chilli Pepper.
On how many occasions has a team from South America won a World cup in Europe? ONCE (Brazil in 1958).
Which TWO players have scored in every round of a World Cup Final tournament? Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay in 1950) & Jairzinho (Brazil in 1970).
Up to the 2014 finals, how many World Cup Finals have needed to go to extra time? SIX.
Who was the referee who gave THREE yellow cards to Croatian defender Josip Simunic in the 2006 finals? Graham Poll.
Apart from Geoff Hurst's famous three goals in the 1966 final, who is the only English player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup tournament? Gary Lineker (vs Poland 1986).
How many seconds did Uruguayan Jose Batista last in the 1986 tie against Scotland before being shown a red card? 56 SECONDS.
Who is the only manager to have won TWO World Cups? Vittorio Pozzo (Italy 1934 & 1938).
Who are the THREE English players to have received a RED card during a World Cup tournament? Ray Wilkins (vs Morocco 1986), David Beckham (vs Argentina 1998) & Wayne Rooney (vs Portugal 2006).
How many World Cup finals have been decided on penalties? TWO (1994 & 2006).
Only TWO players have received TWO red cards when playing in World Cup tournaments, Rigoberto Song from Cameroon is one, who is the other? Zinedine Zidane (1998 & 2006).
The highest scoring tie in a World Cup tournament was the 1954 quarter final between Austria and Switzerland. How many goals in total were scored? TWELVE (The final score Austria 7 Switzerland 5)
How many of England's 1966 World Cup winning team received knighthoods? TWO (Geoff Hurst & Bobby Charlton. The manager Alf Ramsey was also knighted).
Which TWO people have won the World Cup both as players and manager? Franz Beckenbauer (1974 & 1990) and Mario Zagello (1958, 1962 & 1970).
What was the World Cup mascot for the 1966 finals? World Cup Willie.
In which year did Wales make its only World Cup finals appearance? 1958
On how many occasions has the World Cup been won by the host nation? SIX.
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