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June 30, 2014

Q TIME: FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 - Part I

QUALIFICATIONS - GROUP A to GROUP D

(1) Who scored the first goal of the FIFA World Cup 2014?
Neymar
Hulk
Oscar
Marcelo
The first goal in the FIFA World Cup 2014 was scored by Brazilian player Marcelo. It was the first time in the history of the football world cup that an own goal opened the scoring in the tournament.
(2) Which of the following countries finished at the bottom of Group A?
Croatia
Brazil
Cameroon
Mexico
With zero points, Les Lions Indomptables (the Indomitable Lions) - Cameroon finished at the bottom of the table in Group A. With two wins and a draw, both Brazil and Mexico finished with 7 points with the former topping the group due to higher goal difference. Croatia finished third with 3 points.
(3) Who finished as the highest scorer for the Netherlands in the group stage of the world cup?
Arjen Robben
Robin Van Persie
Memphis Depay
Dirk Kyut
Both Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben scored three goals for the Netherlands during the qualification matches and finished jointly as the highest scorers from this group. Memphis Depay also scored two goals during the qualification stage.
(4) Apart from the Netherlands, which other country went through to the Round of 16 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup from group B?
Chile
Australia
Spain
None of these
La Roja (The Red Ones) - Chile was the second country from Group B that went through to the Round of 16 after winning its two matches against Australia and defending champions Spain.
(5) Who became the third player in the history of FIFA World Cup to score one goal each in the first three matches of the 2014 edition of the tournament?
Alexander Mejía
Adrián Ramos
James Rodriguez
Pablo Armero
Colombian James Rodriguez became the third player after Brazilians Ronaldo and Rivaldo to achieve this feat of scoring a goal each in the first three games of a World Cup. The Brazilian duo had done this in 2002.
(6) Which of the following countries in Group D did not win a single match during the pre-knockout stage of World Cup 2014?
England
Italy
Uruguay
Costa Rica
England, nicknamed as the 'Three Lions' was eliminated from World Cup 2014 during the group stages. They lost 1-2 to both, Italy and Uruguay and managed to draw their final game against Costa Rica.
(7) Which Italian player did Luis Suarez bite during the Uruguay vs Italy clash on 24^th June?
Leonardo Bonucci
Marco Veratti
Gianluigi Buffon
Giorgio Chiellini
Uruguayan star player Luis Suarez bit Italian Vice Captain Giorgio Chiellini during the match between La Celeste (The Sky Blue One) and Gli Azzurris (The Blues) to decide the 2^nd qualifying country from Group D. Though he was not booked during the match, an inquiry into the incident found him guilty. He is presently serving a 9 match ban from world cup matches involving Uruguay and will have to stay away from all football related activities for the next four months.
(8) Who was the only goal scorer for Greece during the group stage?
Panagiotis Kone
Dimitris Salpingidis
Georgios Samaras
Jose Holebas
After losing their game against Los Cafeteros (The Coffeers) - Colombia (1-3) and playing a 0-0 draw with Japan, Greece beat Ivory Coast 2-1 to qualify for the knockouts. Georgios Samaras netted both goals for the Galanolefki(Sky blue-white).
(9) Brazil scored 7 goals during the group stage. How many different players scored for the Samba boys in the first three matches?
Three
Four
Five
Six
Four different players scored for Brazil during the group stage including Neymar Jr (4), Oscar (1), Fred (1) and Frenandinho (1). Besides scoring 7 goals, the Samba Boys conceded just 2 goals in the first three matches.
(10) Which of the following countries scored the maximum number of goals in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup?
Belgium
Germany
Brazil
The Netherlands
The Netherlands scored the highest number of goals (10) during the pre-knockout stages. They beat Spain 5-1, Chile 2-0 and Australia 3-2 to advance to the next round.
(11) Who scored the only goal for Spain in their 1-5 defeat to the Netherlands in the first game of the World Cup 2014?
David Villa
Xabi Alonso
Fernando Torres
Juan Mata
Xabi Alonso scored the first goal in the match between 2010 finalists - Spain and the Netherlands. Robin Van Persie equalized in the 44^th minute via a header from Daley Blind. The Oranje eventually routed La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) 5-1.
(12) Who scored the winner in the match between Japan and Ivory Coast in Group C?
Yaya Toure
Didier Drogba
Arthur Boka
Gervinho
Gervinho scored the second goal as Ivory Coast beat Japan 2-1 in their group match. While the Samurai Blue took the lead in the first half courtesy Keisuke Honda, Les Éléphants (the Elephants) came back strongly in the second half to register their only win in 2014 World Cup.
(13) Name the Uruguayan player who scored the lone goal in the match against Italy.
Luis Suarez
Cristian Rodriguez
Diego Gordin
Edinson Cavani
Uruguayan captain Diego Gordin scored winner against Italy as the South Americans eliminated the 2006 champions 1-0.
(14) Who captained the Socceroos in this world cup?
Tim Cahill
Mile Jedinak
Mark Milligan
Tommy Oar
Mile Jedinek captained the Australians in this edition of the world cup. The Socceroos finished at the bottom of Group B losing all three of their games.
(15) Who topped Group D after the first three matches?
England
Costa Rica
Uruguay
Italy
Having beaten Uruguay 3-1 and won against Italy 1-0, the Ticos - Costa Rica finished at the top of the table from Group D.

For more on World Cup 2014:

(1) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part II (Link)
(2) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part III (Link)
(3) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part IV (Link)
(4) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part V (Link)

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