1. The trophy for the 1950 FIFA World Cup tournament was referred to as the Jules Rimet Trophy to mark the 25th anniversary of Jules Rimet's presidency of FIFA. 2. During a 1990 World Cup qualifier, Colombian player Andres Escobar faked being injured by a firecracker thrown by Brazilian fans, leading Colombia to refuse to continue playing. Footage later showed he was not actually hit, and Colombia was banned from the next World Cup while Escobar received a lifetime ban. 3. The "Battle of Santiago" match between Chile and Italy in 1962 was described by the BBC as "the most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football,

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3. 1.1950 was the first
tournament where the
trophy was referred to as the
X, to mark the 25th
anniversary of Y's presidency
of FIFA.give X and Y

4. 2.During a qualifying match for the
1990 World Cup, X faked being hit
and seriously injured by
firecrackers hurled by Brazilian
fans, and the team refused to play
the rest of the match. Footage
later showed the firework never
hit X after all. His lie lead to Y
being banned from the next World
Cup, and X was banned for life.

5. 3.BBC saw fit to preface a
broadcast of the match with the
warning: “Good evening. The game
you are about to see is the most
stupid, appalling, disgusting and
disgraceful exhibition of football,
possibly in the history of the
game.” Match also called as
'Battle of Santiago'. Which one ?

9. 7. The defender had this good luck custom of his
kissing the bald head of his goalkeeper before the
start of the match. The two did this ritual for all their
international matches that they played together. Later
when they were together in the same club, they
continued to do it, but only in the Champions League
matches.
Name both the players – No half points

11. 9. what is 'The Maracana
Blow' in the context of
world cup history ?

12. 10.X is a religion, created by
fans of the retired Argentine
football player Diego
Maradona, who they believe
to be the best player of all
time.what is X ?

15. 13. After the semifinal against England in
2002, Ronaldo (the original not the traitor!)
changed his hairstyle….. Why?

16. 14.Name the only man to
captain England in Cricket
and Football. In 1903 he
scored 287 on his Test
debut, setting a world
record for the highest Test
score.

17.  December 15th 2006, this team (ranked 39th
in the world at one time) reached a major
final for the first time in 24 years. It was a
revival for this team after years of
destruction caused by their boss. Name

19. 17.Soon after 1982 world cup
in spain,the french press ran a
poll to find out most hated
man in France.Adolf Hitler
came second,Mussolini third.
Who came First ?

21. 19.
 Identify - Nicknamed the The Beast, this
Spaniard based his game on tremendous
physical display, also being adaptable to
various defender and midfielder positions.
He went on to appear in three FIFA World
Cups for the national side from 1994-2002.
Has won a good share of Silverware with
Barcelona and was rumored to have secured
a transfer to Man United which never
happened.

23. 20.
 Name the Ship and it's significance in World
Cup History