1. Two players shared the Golden Boot in 1994. Which countries did they represent?

   1. Brazil and Italy

   2. Russia and Bulgaria

   3. Sweden and Romania

   4. Norway and Germany

2. 

   USA 94 remains the best-attended World Cup in history, based on average attendance. What was the average gate in the 52 matches?

   1. 54,324

   2. 59,853

   3. 68,991

   4. 77,752

3. Roberto Baggio’s miss against Brazil in the final was iconic, but which other Italy players failed to score in the shootout?

   1. Demetrio Albertini and Giuseppe Signori

   2. Franco Baresi and Daniele Massaro

   3. Dino Baggio and Mauro Tassotti

   4. Alessandro Costacurta and Gianluca Pagliuca

4. 

   Baggio was sensational at the World Cup right up until the very last kick of the final. In fact, only one player not called Baggio scored for Italy at the tournament. Who?

   1. Daniele Massaro

   2. Roberto Donadoni

   3. Antonio Conte

   4. Paolo Maldini

5. Which country made their World Cup debut in 1994 and had a shocker? They lost all three matches, did not score a goal, conceded 10 and finished bottom of their group.

   1. Greece

   2. Saudi Arabia

   3. Costa Rica

   4. United Arab Emirates

6. 

   Oleg Salenko remains the only player to have scored five goals in a match at the World Cup. Who were Russia’s opponents in that game?

   1. Cameroon

   2. Nigeria

   3. Saudi Arabia

   4. Sweden

7. Who captained Brazil in their three group games?

   1. Romário

   2. Dunga

   3. Raí

   4. Cláudio Taffarel

8. 

   Dunga captained Brazil in the final so had the honour of lifting the World Cup. Which famous American handed it to him?

   1. Michael Jordan

   2. Bill Clinton

   3. Rudy Giuliani

   4. Al Gore

9. Eight teams have won the World Cup. How many of them were at the tournament in 1994?

   1. Five

   2. Six

   3. Seven

   4. Eight

10. 

    How did Gianluca Pagliuca make history at the tournament?

    1. He became the first footballer to play a World Cup match against the country of his birth

    2. He was the first goalkeeper to be sent off in a World Cup

    3. He kept his 13th clean sheet at the tournament – a record that still stands

    4. He became the first (and so far only) goalkeeper to score in a World Cup match

11. England did not make it to USA 94, but which two teams had English managers?

    1. Sweden and Saudi Arabia

    2. Norway and Bolivia

    3. Mexico and Morocco

    4. Republic of Ireland and Switzerland

12. 

    The opening ceremony is probably best remembered for Diana Ross missing a penalty. Who was the MC for the event, opening with the line: “Hello, world”?

    1. Oprah Winfrey

    2. Whoopi Goldberg

    3. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    4. Jerry Springer

13. Mattheus Oliveira is a midfielder who plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the US second tier. How did he become famous during the 1994 World Cup?

    1. He starred in a famous Nike advert, doing keepy-uppies with Diego Maradona, Hristo Stoichkov and Dennis Bergkamp

    2. He sang the US national anthem at the opening ceremony

    3. He was the baby in Bebeto’s celebration

    4. He was in the crowd and caught Roberto Baggio's missed penalty in the final

14. 

    Why was there a seven-minute delay during the match between Bulgaria and Mexico?

    1. The penalty spot required repositioning

    2. One of the goal frames had to be replaced

    3. “‘Fan man” parachutist James Miller landed on the pitch

    4. The assistant referee had to find a replacement flag

15. Who managed teams at the 1994 and 2026 World Cups?

    1. Marcelo Bielsa

    2. Carlo Ancelotti

    3. Dick Advocaat

    4. Javier Aguirre

Solutions

1:B - Oleg Salenko and Hristo Stoichkov scored six goals each at the tournament. Neither Russia nor Bulgaria are playing at the tournament this year. , 2:C - The current World Cup has a chance of breaking this record. , 3:B - Márcio Santos missed for Brazil, who won the shootout 3-2. , 4:A - Italy scored eight goals at the tournament: five by Roberto Baggio, two by Dino Baggio and one by Daniele Massaro. , 5:A - For a team that have won the European Championship – something England have never achieved – Greece have a terrible record at World Cups. They have only qualified for three World Cups and have won just two of their 10 matches at those tournaments., 6:A - Russia were knocked out at the group stage despite that 6-1 win against Cameroon. Funnily enough, Cameroon’s goal also made some history. It was scored by Roger Milla, who became the oldest player to find the net in a World Cup. , 7:C - Raí started the tournament as Brazil’s captain – and even scored in their first match – but he lost his place and the captaincy midway through the tournament. Dunga took the armband … , 8:D - Gore was the vice-president at the time, serving under Bill Clinton. , 9:A - England, Uruguay and France (who won it four years later) did not qualify. , 10:B - Pagliuca was sent off for handling the ball outside his area in Italy’s group match against Norway. Italy won the match 1–0 and scraped into the knockout stage on goals scored. , 11:D - Roy Hodgson was in charge of Switzerland and Jack Charlton was the Ireland manager. Both teams went out in the last-16 stage., 12:A - The ceremony did not go to plan for either of them. Winfrey tumbled off a platform and sliced her leg open after welcoming a worldwide television audience of 750 million. Thankfully for her, all eyes were on Ross’s penalty when she fell. , 13:C - Bebeto’s wife Denise gave birth to Mattheus two days before the quarter-final and he claims the celebration was spontaneous, with Romário and Mazinho joining in unexpectedly. , 14:B - The goal frame collapsed and had to be replaced entirely after a Mexico defender collided with the goalpost while clearing a corner., 15:C - The Curaçao manager led the Netherlands to USA 94 (beating England along the way) and guided them to the quarter-finals.

Scores

1. 1 and above.

   Ah well. You tried.

2. 2 and above.

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3. 3 and above.

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4. 4 and above.

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5. 5 and above.

   Ah well. You tried.

6. 6 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

7. 7 and above.

   Not bad. Not bad at all.

8. 8 and above.

   That's a great score. Well played.

9. 9 and above.

   That's a great score. Well played.

10. 10 and above.

    That's a great score. Well played.

11. 11 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played.

12. 13 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played.

13. 12 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played.

14. 14 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played.

15. 0 and above.

    Ah well. You tried.

16. 15 and above.

    That's a sensational score. Well played.