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Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Monday, 3 January 2011
TRIVIA ANSWERS
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TEN QUESTIONS
1. The first semi-final was between France and the Czech Republic and was played at Old Trafford, kicking off at 4pm.
2. Patrik Berger scored from the penalty spot in the 59th minute of the Final at Wembley. He moved to Liverpool from Borussia Dortmund.
3. Bulgaria and Romania. Romania lost all three of their matches while Bulgaria's 1-0 win over Romania was sandwiched by a draw against Spain and defeat to France.
4. Alan Shearer, David Platt, Stuart Pearce and Paul Gascoigne were England's spot-kick scorers that day. Spain missed twice (Fernando Hierro and Miguel Angel Nadal), rendering the fifth penalty unnecessary.
5. France failed to score in open play in the knock-out stages. They reached the semi-finals courtesy of a penalty shootout victory over Holland in the last eight followed a 0-0 draw. Their semi-final also ended scoreless after extra-time, but they lost out on a place in the Final to the Czech Republic.
6. Turkey failed to score in their three Group D matches. They were beaten 1-0 by both Croatia and Portugal before losing their final game 3-0 to Denmark.
7. Alan Shearer was the top goalscorer for host nation England with five goals. He also successfully converted his two penalties in his side's quarter-final and semi-final shootouts.
8. Italy and Russia, who finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
9. Germany and the Czech Republic clashed in the opening match of Group C with the Germans running out 2-0 winners, courtesy of first-half goals scored by Christian Ziege and Andreas Moller.
10. Five games in total went to extra-time, and four of them had to be settled by penalties. The quarter-finals between England and Spain and France and Holland all went the distance. The two victors - England and France - both then lost their respective semi-finals on penalties. The Final also went to extra-time but was won by a golden goal scored by Oliver Bierhoff.
1. The first semi-final was between France and the Czech Republic and was played at Old Trafford, kicking off at 4pm.
2. Patrik Berger scored from the penalty spot in the 59th minute of the Final at Wembley. He moved to Liverpool from Borussia Dortmund.
3. Bulgaria and Romania. Romania lost all three of their matches while Bulgaria's 1-0 win over Romania was sandwiched by a draw against Spain and defeat to France.
4. Alan Shearer, David Platt, Stuart Pearce and Paul Gascoigne were England's spot-kick scorers that day. Spain missed twice (Fernando Hierro and Miguel Angel Nadal), rendering the fifth penalty unnecessary.
5. France failed to score in open play in the knock-out stages. They reached the semi-finals courtesy of a penalty shootout victory over Holland in the last eight followed a 0-0 draw. Their semi-final also ended scoreless after extra-time, but they lost out on a place in the Final to the Czech Republic.
6. Turkey failed to score in their three Group D matches. They were beaten 1-0 by both Croatia and Portugal before losing their final game 3-0 to Denmark.
7. Alan Shearer was the top goalscorer for host nation England with five goals. He also successfully converted his two penalties in his side's quarter-final and semi-final shootouts.
8. Italy and Russia, who finished 3rd and 4th respectively.
9. Germany and the Czech Republic clashed in the opening match of Group C with the Germans running out 2-0 winners, courtesy of first-half goals scored by Christian Ziege and Andreas Moller.
10. Five games in total went to extra-time, and four of them had to be settled by penalties. The quarter-finals between England and Spain and France and Holland all went the distance. The two victors - England and France - both then lost their respective semi-finals on penalties. The Final also went to extra-time but was won by a golden goal scored by Oliver Bierhoff.
Sunday, 2 January 2011
EURO TRIVIA
TEN QUESTIONS ON .... EURO 96
1. England and Germany contested the second semi-final at Wembley. Which two teams faced each other in the other semi-final and where was it played?
2. Which player scored the opening goal of the Final of Euro 96 and then transferred to Liverpool later in the summer?
3. Which two Eastern European sides failed to qualify from Group B?
4. Who scored England's four penalties in the shootout win against Spain in the quarter-finals?
5. How many goals did France score in open play in the knock-out stages of the tournament?
6. Which was the only side to fail to score a goal at Euro 96?
7. Who was the top goalscorer at Euro 96?
8. The two eventual finalists - Germany and the Czech Republic - both came out of Group C. Who were the other two teams in the group?
9. What was the result of the group encounter between the two finalists?
10. How many of the seven knock-out matches went to extra-time?
1. England and Germany contested the second semi-final at Wembley. Which two teams faced each other in the other semi-final and where was it played?
2. Which player scored the opening goal of the Final of Euro 96 and then transferred to Liverpool later in the summer?
3. Which two Eastern European sides failed to qualify from Group B?
4. Who scored England's four penalties in the shootout win against Spain in the quarter-finals?
5. How many goals did France score in open play in the knock-out stages of the tournament?
6. Which was the only side to fail to score a goal at Euro 96?
7. Who was the top goalscorer at Euro 96?
8. The two eventual finalists - Germany and the Czech Republic - both came out of Group C. Who were the other two teams in the group?
9. What was the result of the group encounter between the two finalists?
10. How many of the seven knock-out matches went to extra-time?
Thursday, 2 December 2010
TRIVIA ANSWERS
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TEN QUESTIONS
1. The co-hosts Belgium opened the tournament against Sweden, and won the match 2-1. Neither side managed to progress beyond the group stage however.
2. Portugal and Romania.
3. The Final was played on July 2 at the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam.
4. Spain. They followed up an opening match defeat against Norway with a narrow win against Slovenia, leaving their fate very much in the balance going into the final group match with Yugoslavia. Their dramatic assault in injury time - with a penalty by Gaizka Mendieta and a last ditch strike by Alfonso - turned a 2-3 deficit into a sensational 4-3 win.
5. 14 goals were scored in the four quarter-finals, half of them in Holland's 6-1 battering of Yugoslavia. In the other three games, Portugal beat Turkey 2-0, France defeated Spain 2-1 and Italy overcame Romania 2-0.
6. Denmark fared worst of the Scandinavians, losing their opening two games by the same score of 3-0 to France and Holland. In their last game they were beaten 2-0 by the Czech Republic, sending them home goalless and pointless.
7. Patrick Kluivert scored the Netherland's third spotkick. Frank de Boer - who had already missed a penalty in the first half of the match - failed again in the shootout, as did Jaap Stam and Paul Bosvelt.
8. Norway and Slovenia were the two debutantes at Euro 2000.
9. All the teams in Group D were previous winners of the European Championship; France in 1984, Denmark in 1992, Holland in 1988 and the Czech Republic (as Czechoslovakia) - in 1976.
10. Sylvain Wiltord scored the equalizer deep into injury time, and David Trezeguet hit the extra-time golden goal to seal the triumph for Les Bleus.
1. The co-hosts Belgium opened the tournament against Sweden, and won the match 2-1. Neither side managed to progress beyond the group stage however.
2. Portugal and Romania.
3. The Final was played on July 2 at the Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam.
4. Spain. They followed up an opening match defeat against Norway with a narrow win against Slovenia, leaving their fate very much in the balance going into the final group match with Yugoslavia. Their dramatic assault in injury time - with a penalty by Gaizka Mendieta and a last ditch strike by Alfonso - turned a 2-3 deficit into a sensational 4-3 win.
5. 14 goals were scored in the four quarter-finals, half of them in Holland's 6-1 battering of Yugoslavia. In the other three games, Portugal beat Turkey 2-0, France defeated Spain 2-1 and Italy overcame Romania 2-0.
6. Denmark fared worst of the Scandinavians, losing their opening two games by the same score of 3-0 to France and Holland. In their last game they were beaten 2-0 by the Czech Republic, sending them home goalless and pointless.
7. Patrick Kluivert scored the Netherland's third spotkick. Frank de Boer - who had already missed a penalty in the first half of the match - failed again in the shootout, as did Jaap Stam and Paul Bosvelt.
8. Norway and Slovenia were the two debutantes at Euro 2000.
9. All the teams in Group D were previous winners of the European Championship; France in 1984, Denmark in 1992, Holland in 1988 and the Czech Republic (as Czechoslovakia) - in 1976.
10. Sylvain Wiltord scored the equalizer deep into injury time, and David Trezeguet hit the extra-time golden goal to seal the triumph for Les Bleus.
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
EURO TRIVIA
TEN QUESTIONS ON .... EURO 2000
1. Which two sides contested the opening match of the tournament?
2. England and Germany both failed to get out of Group A, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. Who finished first and second?
3. In which city was the Final held?
4. Which team scored two crucial injury-time goals in their final group match to defeat Yugoslavia 4-3, thus securing the victory they required to qualify for the quarter-finals?
5. In total, how many goals were scored in the four quarter-finals?
6. Which of the three Scandinavian sides who participated at Euro 2000 (Sweden, Norway or Denmark) failed to score a goal or secure a point?
7. Who was the only Dutch player to score in the penalty shootout against Italy in their semi-final defeat?
8. Which two countries made their first ever appearance in the European Championship at Euro 2000?
9. What did the four teams in Group D - France, Holland, Denmark and the Czech Republic - all have in common?
10. Which two players scored the two goals that gave France victory over Italy in the Final?
1. Which two sides contested the opening match of the tournament?
2. England and Germany both failed to get out of Group A, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. Who finished first and second?
3. In which city was the Final held?
4. Which team scored two crucial injury-time goals in their final group match to defeat Yugoslavia 4-3, thus securing the victory they required to qualify for the quarter-finals?
5. In total, how many goals were scored in the four quarter-finals?
6. Which of the three Scandinavian sides who participated at Euro 2000 (Sweden, Norway or Denmark) failed to score a goal or secure a point?
7. Who was the only Dutch player to score in the penalty shootout against Italy in their semi-final defeat?
8. Which two countries made their first ever appearance in the European Championship at Euro 2000?
9. What did the four teams in Group D - France, Holland, Denmark and the Czech Republic - all have in common?
10. Which two players scored the two goals that gave France victory over Italy in the Final?
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
TRIVIA ANSWERS
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA
1. Spain and Russia, who finished 3rd and 4th in the group respectively. Spain beat Russia, drew with Greece and lost to Portugal, while Russia were the only team in the tournament to inflict a defeat on Greece in the final round of group matches, having lost their first two games.
2. David Beckham. England were already a goal to the good and looking to bury the game, but Fabian Barthez beat Beckham's penalty away and France went on to snatch a highly unlikely and dramatic victory with two injury-time goals from Zinedine Zidane.
3. Milan Baros of the Czech Republic was the top scorer at Euro 2004 with five goals; three in the group stages and two more in a 3-0 quarter-final victory against Denmark. Defeat against Greece in the semi-final followed.
4. Seven. In the opening match Greece beat Portugal 2-1. In every subsequent match they scored one goal, securing a draw with Spain in their second match before losing 2-1 to Russia in their final group game. They then won each of their three knock-out ties - against France, the Czech Republic and Portugal - courtesy of a single goal.
5. England and Sweden, both in the quarter-finals. England were beaten 6-5 on penalties by Portugal following a 2-2 draw, whilst Sweden lost 5-4 in their shootout against the Dutch after a goalless 120 minutes. The winners met each other in the semi-final, with hosts Portugal emerging victorious.
6. Latvia. Euro 2004 was the first major tournament that the Baltic Republic had qualified for, and although they finished bottom in their group, they secured a creditable 0-0 draw against Germany and only lost narrowly (2-1) to the group winners the Czech Republic.
7. Angelos Charisteas. His header in the 57th minute of the Final became the most important goal ever scored in the history of Greek football as it was enough to secure the European Championship for his country. It was Charisteas's third goal of the tournament.
8. England and Sweden both notched up eight goals in their three group games. England beat Croatia 4-2 in their final group game to secure qualification and Sweden's tally was helped by a 5-0 thrashing of Bulgaria in their opening game.
9. The Czech Republic won all three of their group matches. They opened with a 2-1 success against Euro debutants Latvia before impressively overcoming Holland (3-2) and Germany (2-1) to top the group and qualify in style.
10. Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo was the hero in the penalty competition against England. With the score locked at 5-5, the shootout went into sudden death. Ricardo saved a weak effort from the English substitute Darius Vassell and then buried his own shot in the corner to send the hosts through to the last four.
1. Spain and Russia, who finished 3rd and 4th in the group respectively. Spain beat Russia, drew with Greece and lost to Portugal, while Russia were the only team in the tournament to inflict a defeat on Greece in the final round of group matches, having lost their first two games.
2. David Beckham. England were already a goal to the good and looking to bury the game, but Fabian Barthez beat Beckham's penalty away and France went on to snatch a highly unlikely and dramatic victory with two injury-time goals from Zinedine Zidane.
3. Milan Baros of the Czech Republic was the top scorer at Euro 2004 with five goals; three in the group stages and two more in a 3-0 quarter-final victory against Denmark. Defeat against Greece in the semi-final followed.
4. Seven. In the opening match Greece beat Portugal 2-1. In every subsequent match they scored one goal, securing a draw with Spain in their second match before losing 2-1 to Russia in their final group game. They then won each of their three knock-out ties - against France, the Czech Republic and Portugal - courtesy of a single goal.
5. England and Sweden, both in the quarter-finals. England were beaten 6-5 on penalties by Portugal following a 2-2 draw, whilst Sweden lost 5-4 in their shootout against the Dutch after a goalless 120 minutes. The winners met each other in the semi-final, with hosts Portugal emerging victorious.
6. Latvia. Euro 2004 was the first major tournament that the Baltic Republic had qualified for, and although they finished bottom in their group, they secured a creditable 0-0 draw against Germany and only lost narrowly (2-1) to the group winners the Czech Republic.
7. Angelos Charisteas. His header in the 57th minute of the Final became the most important goal ever scored in the history of Greek football as it was enough to secure the European Championship for his country. It was Charisteas's third goal of the tournament.
8. England and Sweden both notched up eight goals in their three group games. England beat Croatia 4-2 in their final group game to secure qualification and Sweden's tally was helped by a 5-0 thrashing of Bulgaria in their opening game.
9. The Czech Republic won all three of their group matches. They opened with a 2-1 success against Euro debutants Latvia before impressively overcoming Holland (3-2) and Germany (2-1) to top the group and qualify in style.
10. Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo was the hero in the penalty competition against England. With the score locked at 5-5, the shootout went into sudden death. Ricardo saved a weak effort from the English substitute Darius Vassell and then buried his own shot in the corner to send the hosts through to the last four.
Monday, 1 November 2010
EURO TRIVIA
TEN QUESTIONS ON .... EURO 2004
1. Portugal and Greece played the opening match and met again in the Final. Who were the other two teams - who failed to qualify for the knock-out stages - in Group A?
2. Who missed a penalty for England in their group match against France?
3. Who was the tournament's top scorer and how many goals did he score?
4. How many goals did eventual winners Greece score in the tournament?
5. Which two sides exited the tournament on penalties?
6. Group D was considered the 'group of death', containing Germany, Holland, the Czech Republic and which other team?
7. Who scored the winning goal for Greece in the Final against the hosts and favourites Portugal?
8. Which two sides top-scored in the group stages with eight goals apiece?
9. Only one team qualified from the group stages with the maximum nine points. Who were they?
10. Which goalkeeper scored the winning penalty in a quarter-final shootout?
1. Portugal and Greece played the opening match and met again in the Final. Who were the other two teams - who failed to qualify for the knock-out stages - in Group A?
2. Who missed a penalty for England in their group match against France?
3. Who was the tournament's top scorer and how many goals did he score?
4. How many goals did eventual winners Greece score in the tournament?
5. Which two sides exited the tournament on penalties?
6. Group D was considered the 'group of death', containing Germany, Holland, the Czech Republic and which other team?
7. Who scored the winning goal for Greece in the Final against the hosts and favourites Portugal?
8. Which two sides top-scored in the group stages with eight goals apiece?
9. Only one team qualified from the group stages with the maximum nine points. Who were they?
10. Which goalkeeper scored the winning penalty in a quarter-final shootout?
Saturday, 2 October 2010
TRIVIA ANSWERS
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S TRIVIA
1. EURO 2012 will be the 14th European Championships held. The first tournament was staged in 1960, and they have been held every four years since then.
2. Nine different nations have won the Euros - The Soviet Union, Spain, Italy, (West) Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, Holland, Denmark and Greece.
3. 1996 in England. Four groups of four teams played a round robin format, with the top two going through to the last eight where straight knock-out football took over. This format has been used ever since then and will be used in Poland/Ukraine in two years time. However, plans to expand the following tournament in France in 2016 to 24 teams have been approved by UEFA.
4. The first European Championships Finals were held in France in 1960. Only four nations participated - France, The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.
5. Denmark had not qualified for the European Championships in neighbouring Sweden in 1992 after finishing runners-up to Yugoslavia in their qualifying group. When the severity of the Yugoslav wars caused the Eastern Europeans to have to withdraw from the tournament, UEFA awarded the Danes their place. The rest is history, as Denmark negociated a difficult group before defeating defending champions Holland in the semi-final and Germany in the Final to complete a fairytale victory.
6. England. The 1966 World Champions have a poor European Championship record, their best result being beaten semi-finalists in 1968 and again on home turf in 1996.
7. (West) Germany have a fantastic record in the European Championships, having reached the Final on no fewer than six occasions. They have been victorious three times, in 1972, 1980 and 1996, and finished runners-up in 1976, 1992 and 2008.
8. Incredibly, the semi-final of a major international tournament was decided by the toss of a coin. For the record, Albert Shesternyov - the captain of the USSR - called it incorrectly and Italy went through to the Final.
9. The opening match and the Final were contested by the same two teams, Greece and hosts Portugal. The Greeks won both games, 2-1 and 1-0 respectively.
1. EURO 2012 will be the 14th European Championships held. The first tournament was staged in 1960, and they have been held every four years since then.
2. Nine different nations have won the Euros - The Soviet Union, Spain, Italy, (West) Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, Holland, Denmark and Greece.
3. 1996 in England. Four groups of four teams played a round robin format, with the top two going through to the last eight where straight knock-out football took over. This format has been used ever since then and will be used in Poland/Ukraine in two years time. However, plans to expand the following tournament in France in 2016 to 24 teams have been approved by UEFA.
4. The first European Championships Finals were held in France in 1960. Only four nations participated - France, The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.
5. Denmark had not qualified for the European Championships in neighbouring Sweden in 1992 after finishing runners-up to Yugoslavia in their qualifying group. When the severity of the Yugoslav wars caused the Eastern Europeans to have to withdraw from the tournament, UEFA awarded the Danes their place. The rest is history, as Denmark negociated a difficult group before defeating defending champions Holland in the semi-final and Germany in the Final to complete a fairytale victory.
6. England. The 1966 World Champions have a poor European Championship record, their best result being beaten semi-finalists in 1968 and again on home turf in 1996.
7. (West) Germany have a fantastic record in the European Championships, having reached the Final on no fewer than six occasions. They have been victorious three times, in 1972, 1980 and 1996, and finished runners-up in 1976, 1992 and 2008.
8. Incredibly, the semi-final of a major international tournament was decided by the toss of a coin. For the record, Albert Shesternyov - the captain of the USSR - called it incorrectly and Italy went through to the Final.
9. The opening match and the Final were contested by the same two teams, Greece and hosts Portugal. The Greeks won both games, 2-1 and 1-0 respectively.
10. Dino Zoff, donning glasses and a serious expression led Italy to the brink of glory at Euro 2000 only to be dramatically denied by the French. Eighteen years previously he had captained his country to a World Cup triumph at Espana 82.
Friday, 1 October 2010
EURO TRIVIA
TEN QUESTIONS ON .... THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and the Ukraine, will complete how many Euro tournaments that have taken place?
2. How many different winners of the Euros have there been?
3. In which year did 16 teams take part in the Finals for the first time?
4. Which country held the first ever European Championships and how many teams took part in the final tournament?
5. Which is the only Scandinavian side to be crowned European Champions and what was remarkable about their victory?
6. Of the five European sides who have won the World Cup, which is the only one never to have won the Euros?
7. How many times have Germany played in a European Championship Final?
8. Following a 0-0 draw between hosts Italy and the Soviet Union in the 1968 semi-final, how was the outcome of the game determined?
9. What was unique about the opening match and the Final of Euro 2004?
10. Which former World Cup winning captain led Italy - as manager - to the Final of Euro 2000?
1. Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and the Ukraine, will complete how many Euro tournaments that have taken place?
2. How many different winners of the Euros have there been?
3. In which year did 16 teams take part in the Finals for the first time?
4. Which country held the first ever European Championships and how many teams took part in the final tournament?
5. Which is the only Scandinavian side to be crowned European Champions and what was remarkable about their victory?
6. Of the five European sides who have won the World Cup, which is the only one never to have won the Euros?
7. How many times have Germany played in a European Championship Final?
8. Following a 0-0 draw between hosts Italy and the Soviet Union in the 1968 semi-final, how was the outcome of the game determined?
9. What was unique about the opening match and the Final of Euro 2004?
10. Which former World Cup winning captain led Italy - as manager - to the Final of Euro 2000?
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