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1962: We managed to foul Bulgaria's best players out of the game, but couldn't do the same to England (we sure tried). The resentment begins...We are ___________. | Argentina | 89%
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1950: This host country MIGHT have scheduled matches to maximise the amount of traveling other teams had to do, whilst keeping the home team in Rio for all but one match. | Brazil | 89%
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1934: Which dictator dictated that an Italian side full of non-Italians would win the World Cup? | Mussolini | 89%
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1938: How many players in the Germany squad were actually born in the annexed Austria? | 7 | 78%
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1958: The Soviet invasion denied us our best players. Never mind: we got to repeatedly foul Wales in two games (Sipos was sent off...eventually). We are ___________. | Hungary | 78%
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1954: Which team was accused of deliberately injuring Hungary's legendary Puskas in one match, and then of taking stimulants before the final against the same opponents? | West Germany | 78%
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1970: This was a refreshingly clean tournament, perhaps due to the introduction of which warning system? | Yellow cards | 78%
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1962: The ref failed to send of Mujic for breaking Dubinsky's leg, and then did nothing when Jerkovic struck him! At least they lost: USSR 2 vs. _________ 0 | Yugoslavia | 78%
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1962: Possibly the dirtiest, most violent W.C. match ever (possibly), this game featured non-stop, deliberate fouling, punch ups, and occasionally some football: Italy 0 vs ________ 2. | Chile | 67%
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1962: What a tournament! Which Brazilian legend was allowed to play in the final despite being sent off in the semi final? | Garrincha | 67%
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1974: Ernst Jean-Joseph became the first player to be caught taking drugs at the World Cup, earning him a beating from his own officials. For whom did he play? | Haiti | 67%
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1974: The most valuable dive ever? Which West German player conned the referee into awarding his team a penalty in the World Cup final? | Holzenbein | 67%
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In 1930, I played for Argentina; in 1934 for Facist Italy. I was a thug who injured as many opponents as I could, including a French player just 2 minutes into my W.C. debut. My name was ________. | Monti | 67%
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1966, quarter final. Name the Argentine captain sent off after constant fouling, spitting in front of the ref, disputing every decision, yet who (probably) still feels like he was the victim. | Rattin | 67%
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1938: 3 red cards, broken bones, a penalty, and an offside goal: Brazil vs ____________. | Czechoslovakia | 56%
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