WORLD CUP TRIVIA

Ten Questions On... The World Cup Semi-Finals

1. Which country has the highest number of semi-finals appearances?

2. Which country reached consecutive World Cup Finals (i.e. the Final match) without winning a semi-final?

3. How many times has a hat-trick been scored in a semi-final?

4. In which year were both semi-finals won by a 6-1 scoreline?

5. Which host nation did Brazil once beat 4-2 at the semi-final stage, and in what year?

6. How many times have Argentina reached the semi-final?

7. Which classic semi-final featured a player playing extra time with his arm in a sling after suffering a broken clavicle?

8. Who is the only team from the Asian confederation to have reached the semi-final?

9. Austria, Portugal and Yugoslavia have each appeared in how many semi-finals, and what do the three nations have in common?

10. How many times has a penalty shootout decided a semi-final?

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