Statistics for World Cup controversies

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General Stats

This quiz has been taken 25 times
The average score is 20 of 29

Answer Stats

WC	Hint	Answer	% Correct
England 1966	The winning goal never crossed the line	England	96%
Mexico 1986	A goal was famously scored with the "hand of God"	Argentina	91%
England 1966	The winning goal never crossed the line	Germany	91%
Argentina 1978	The winning team needed to get a 4 goal difference to get to the final. A suspiciously weak performance by the losing team allowed them to win 6-0	Argentina	87%
Chile 1962	What was called the "Battle of Santiago" was a brutal match, but only the losing team was punished by the referee	Chile	87%
Mexico 1986	A goal was famously scored with the "hand of God"	England	87%
2022	It seems that this country got to host the World Cup through bribery	Qatar	83%
Spain 1982	These two teams agreed not to attempt any shots in order to eliminate Algeria	Germany	78%
Brazil 2014	A player on the winning team bit an opponent, but he was not sent off	Uruguay	78%
South Africa 2010	The exact opposite of what happened in 1966	England	74%
Italy 1990	There is still debate on whether the penalty on the final match was a foul; the player who took it said it wasn't	Germany	74%
South Africa 2010	The exact opposite of what happened in 1966	Germany	74%
Brazil 2014	A player on the winning team bit an opponent, but he was not sent off	Italy	74%
Italy 1990	There is still debate on whether the penalty on the final match was a foul; the player who took it said it wasn't	Argentina	70%
Korea/Japan 2002	The losing team had two valid goals disallowed for obscure reasons	Spain	70%
Spain 1982	These two teams agreed not to attempt any shots in order to eliminate Algeria	Austria	65%
England 1966	This was described as "not a match but an international incident". Among other things, a player on the losing team was sent off for "violence of the tongue", even when the referee couldn't understand him	England	65%
Argentina 1978	The winning team needed to get a 4 goal difference to get to the final. A suspiciously weak performance by the losing team allowed them to win 6-0	Perú	65%
Korea/Japan 2002	The losing team had two valid goals disallowed for obscure reasons	South Korea	65%
Spain 1982	The keeper of the winning team commited a brutal foul, but a goal kick was given	France	61%
Spain 1982	The keeper of the winning team commited a brutal foul, but a goal kick was given	Germany	61%
Korea/Japan 2002	The losing team had a valid goal disallowed for offside and a player unfairly sent off by a future drug smuggler	Italy	61%
Korea/Japan 2002	The losing team had a valid goal disallowed for offside and a player unfairly sent off by a future drug smuggler	South Korea	61%
England 1966	This was described as "not a match but an international incident". Among other things, a player on the losing team was sent off for "violence of the tongue", even when the referee couldn't understand him	Argentina	52%
Brazil 2014	The match was decided by a last minute penalty, which the losing team still claim was unfair	Netherlands	48%
Chile 1962	What was called the "Battle of Santiago" was a brutal match, but only the losing team was punished by the referee	Italy	43%
Brazil 2014	The match was decided by a last minute penalty, which the losing team still claim was unfair	Mexico	39%
USA 1994	An elbow to the face inside the penalty area broke the nose of a player from the losing team, but the referee was not looking	Italy	35%
USA 1994	An elbow to the face inside the penalty area broke the nose of a player from the losing team, but the referee was not looking	Spain	35%