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From left; Szymon Marciniak, Lionel Messi, Achraf Hakimi and Wayne Hennessey
From left: Szymon Marciniak, Lionel Messi, Achraf Hakimi and Wayne Hennessey. Composite: Reuters, Getty
From left: Szymon Marciniak, Lionel Messi, Achraf Hakimi and Wayne Hennessey. Composite: Reuters, Getty

World Cup 2022 quiz: 22 questions on the 22nd World Cup

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Argentina have dethroned France as world champions, but were you paying attention to the little details?

  1. 1.Which club had three players starting in the World Cup final?
  2. 2.Which of these players did not score a goal in the knockout stages?
  3. 3.In which stage of the tournament were Argentina not given a penalty?
  4. 4.Who was the only player to score two goals in two different games?
  5. 5.Who scored Qatar’s only goal as the hosts lost all three of their matches?
  6. 6.How many yellow cards did England receive in their five matches?
  7. 7.Who was the youngest manager in Qatar?
  8. 8.Which team won a game in which they had 18% of possession?
  9. 9.Morocco became the first African team to play in a World Cup semi-final. Who were the first African team to play in a World Cup quarter-final?
  10. 10.Which team did not have a single shot in one of their games?
  11. 11.How many Premier League clubs were represented in the final in Qatar?
  12. 12.Both teams scored penalties in the final. In which other final has that happened?
  13. 13.There were only two own goals in the tournament. Which team conceded the first of them?
  14. 14.Which team wore three different shirts in the tournament?
  15. 15.How many World Cup finals – including this one – have gone to extra time and penalties?
  16. 16.How many of the five African countries in the tournament were managed by African managers?
  17. 17.Which team received the most yellow cards (17)?
  18. 18.Only one World Cup final has featured more goals than the six we saw in this year’s final. Which one?
  19. 19.Which of these teams had a player who scored in all three of their group games?
  20. 20.Which manager used all 26 of the players in his squad?
  21. 21.Four players were sent off in this World Cup. What was the earliest in a game that a player was shown a red card?
  22. 22.Complete this sequence: Turkey, Germany, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium …
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