Association Football Trivia Thread

[Liquid]

Trick question: France won the Rous Cup!

I really won't know this one without looking up the Rous Cup and that would blatantly give me the answers so I'm out on this one.

 

[daan]

Trick question: France won the Rous Cup!

Could be, but no to France. I'm looking for 3 international teams.

 

[ASH32]

I really won't know this one without looking up the Rous Cup and that would blatantly give me the answers so I'm out on this one.

Same, I wouldn't know without looking it up or by just listing random countries which is nearly as bad.

 

[daan]

As it replaced the Home Championship, that gives you an idea as to at least 2 of the teams...

 

[Liquid]

Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the third being the Irish Republic?

 

[daan]

Scotland are correct. 👍

We won the first one in '85.

 

[daan]

Another clue is that one of the 3 teams who won was invited from South America...

 

[Sureboss]

Is one of the teams a real randomer, like Isle of Man?

Actually, do they have their own team in football?

As for above, Paraguay?

 

[daan]

The random team is the south American one. Scotland and - is easily guessable.

And no, not Paraguay.

 

[Sureboss]

Venezuela.

 

[daan]

Not that random. Think bigger and better team.

 

[Matty]

Argentina, Brazil and Scotland.

 

[daan]

Brazil are the South American team.

So, just one of the home nations to get...

 

[Matty]

As they are the only ones not mentioned as of yet I'll have to say Wales or England.

Having to pick one, and the fact England won't participate in the more recent Home Nations Cup I'll say Wales.

 

[dhandeh]

Sod it, England!

 

[daan]

Finally!

I can't believe Brazil was got before England!

The Rous Cup was named after Stanley Rous (then president of FIFA and former Secretary of the FA) and was held for 5 years from '85 to '89. It replaced the Home Championship after it was abandoned but it was originally only held between Scotland and England. Scotland won it in '85 and England won in '86. From '87 on it was decided to invite a South American team so that we could both play against stronger opposition. Brazil were invited, and won, in '87, Columbia in '88 and Chile in '89 (England won it both those years.)

 

[Matty]

I had a valid point in not picking England over Wales though. So do all 3 people there get a point each? And since dhandes got the penultimate answer I presume he gets to ask the next question.

 

[dhandeh]

One for the budding refs here. If it isn't correct for the thread, let me know and I will change it.

A striker unleashes a blistering shot past the beaten goalkeeper. But just before it crosses the line, the floodlights fail - the ground is plunged into darkness. Two seconds later the lights are back on and the ball is in the back of the net
What do you award?

 

[Matty]

They would have to abandon the match because of faulty floodlights.

 

[dhandeh]

The lights are back on, so no need to abandon the game. What would happen with the 'goal' ?

 

[Matty]

The lights are back on, so no need to abandon the game.

If the game isn't called off then the ref would have to say no goal because he didn't see it cross the line. As it may have hit a board behind the goal and went for a goal kick but rebounded back onto the field and hit the keeper and went into the goal.

 

[dhandeh]

And the next action would be...

 

[Matty]

And the next action would be...

To award a goal kick.

Wait no I think I'm wrong. He would give the goalkeeper a drop ball to kick back to the team that had possession at the time of the blackout.

 

[Famine]

An indirect free kick taken by the attacking team from the last known position of the ball.

 

[Liquid]

The ref would award a drop ball from the centre circle.

 

[Matty]

The ref would award a drop ball from the centre circle.

Was also thinking that, but went for a drop ball to the goalie.

 

[Famine]

Was also thinking that, but went for a drop ball to the goalie.

Drop balls aren't awarded to one team or the other. They're awarded for decisions which have no specific offender and whichever team gets it first gets control of the ball. Typically what happens is one team won't contest it and the other wellies it back to them.

 

[Matty]

Drop balls aren't awarded to one team or the other. They're awarded for decisions which have no specific offender and whichever team gets it first gets control of the ball. Typically what happens is one team won't contest it and the other wellies it back to them.

Oh right, so a drop ball on the edge of the box could be contested by the other team if they wanted to?

 

[Famine]

Yes. Drop balls are effectively awarded when the ball becomes dead during normal play (and the lights going out would be appropriate for that). Neither team should be punished by having control of the ball given to the other, so a drop ball is awarded - two opposing players stand either side of the referee who drops the ball between them at the point it became a dead ball to contest it.

The normal reason for a ball becoming dead during play is when a player is badly injured and the referee stops play so treatment can be administered immediately. The normal procedure - though it's not required - is then for the team who had control of the ball at the time to not contest it and the opposing team wellies it back to them (usually to their keeper).

If a drop ball were awarded for the ball being classed dead due to floodlight failure, it'd be at the point the ball became dead - just short of the goal line here - and it'd be up to the teams whether they try to gain control of it or not.


The answer is likely to be, here, an indirect free kick to the attacking team at the dead ball point, a drop ball at the dead ball point or a kick-off.

 

[dhandeh]

It may be obvious to everyone that it's a clean goal, but in law, you cannot give it: the moment the lights fail the ball is dead and play is considered to have stopped. Restart the game with a dropped ball. You should later report the incident to the authorities. At Uefa level all clubs must have an alternative electricity supply in place, which is confirmed before matches by the Uefa delegate.

I think Famine had it closest, with a drop ball from the last known position.