World Cup Trivia!

Trivia Time...

Fancy yourself as a bit of a football Statto? King of Trivia? Well why not attempt our World Cup Quiz to prove your ability?! Copy and paste our questions into an email, write your answers underneath and send to gareth@phddesign.co.uk to see if you can beat our own footy quizmaster!

2) Wayne Rooney was England's youngest ever player when he was capped against Australia in February 2003. Which player overtook Wayne as the youngest England cap when coming on as a substitute against Hungary in May 2006?

3) Michael Owen's wonder strike against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup was voted the best goal in World Cup history in a poll connected to the Daily Star and video game Pure Football. But who was the Argentine goalkeeper in that game who later went onto save a penalty and knock England out?

4) At Euro 1996, Gareth Southgate missed a penalty against Germany that sent England crashing out in the Semi-Final but during the same tournament which other England defender dispelled memories of a previous penalty miss at the 1990 World Cup by netting one against Spain?

5) Who has more caps, Shearer or Sheringham?

6) When England beat Germany 5-1 in 2001, Michael Owen scored a hatrick. Who scored the other two England goals in that game?

7) What was England's biggest ever defeat?

8) Can you name the teams who England will be facing in the group stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?

9) In the qualification tournament for the Euro 2012 Championships, which other home nation will England face?

10) In 38 international games for England before the World Cup 2010, how many goals has Peter Crouch scored?

11) Which player was famously photographed with a bloody head-wound during a World Cup Qualifying game against Italy and later went onto manage Premiership club Blackburn Rovers?

12) The World Cup in South Africa started on June 11th 2010, at that point in time how many months had it been since Emile Heskey had scored a goal in any competition, club or International?

13) How many referees did the New Zealand Football Association provide for the World Cup in South Africa?

14) Name the tallest player to appear World Cup 2010?

15) How many major International Tournaments has German striker Miroslav Klose played in including this years' finals?

16) England manager Fabio Capello will celebrate his birthday on the same day his England side face Algeria in South Africa, but how old will he be on 18/6/10?

17) David James is England's oldest player in their World Cup squad. His goalkeeping colleague Joe Hart is one of the youngest members of the squad but how many years is James his senior?

18) How many years has it been since South Africa's success in the Rugby World Cup hosted in their own country?

19) Which is the smallest nation to play in the World Cup?

20) England qualified for the World Cup at the top of their Qualifying Group but which country did Theo Walcott score a hatrick against during the campaign?