Association Football Trivia Thread

[Famine]

Have England ever done it, long shot I know!

Nope - all the European teams are accounted for now.

 

[Liquid]

Last two are CAF. So... Ghana and Senegal?

 

[Famine]

Last two are CAF. So... Ghana and Senegal?

*bzzt*

 

[Liquid]

Cameroon.
Egypt.

 

[Famine]

Cameroon.

First team to put their name down for the first joint-hosted World Cup in Japan & South Korea in 2002.

Brazil (4) - @Ross
Japan (3) - @MUSC4EVER
Mexico (2) - @Liquid
Hungary (2) - @Liquid
Sweden (2) - @Liquid
Uruguay (1) - @Ross
Argentina (1) - @Ross
Germany (1) - @Liquid
Soviet Union (1) - @Liquid
Belgium (1) - @Liquid
Cameroon (1) - @Liquid

Two to go (I know I said 12 originally, but I hadn't included Argentina in the round-up). If it helps they're CAF and CONMEBOL - and the latter joined Uruguay as first qualifiers in 1950 thanks to the withdrawal of the third team in the group.

 

[Liquid]

Not Chile then?

 

[Famine]

Not Chile then?

Correct, not Chile.

 

[Liquid]

Ecuador. And Morocco.

 

[Famine]

Ecuador. And Morocco.

Neither/nor. Ecuador were, in fact, the team that withdrew from the 1950 qualification to send Uruguay and unknown country #12 straight to the finals...

 

[Liquid]

Paraguay.

 

[Famine]

Paraguay.

Some points! Which just leaves 1998's CAF pacesetters...

Brazil (4) - @Ross
Japan (3) - @MUSC4EVER
Mexico (2) - @Liquid
Hungary (2) - @Liquid
Sweden (2) - @Liquid
Uruguay (1) - @Ross
Argentina (1) - @Ross
Germany (1) - @Liquid
Soviet Union (1) - @Liquid
Belgium (1) - @Liquid
Cameroon (1) - @Liquid
Paraguay (1) - @Liquid

(safe to say it's @Liquid's go next)

 

[Liquid]

African teams at France 98. Not Cameroon, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco or Ghana.

South Africa or Algeria.

 

[Famine]

African teams at France 98. Not Cameroon, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco or Ghana.

South Africa or Algeria.

Of that lot only South Africa, Cameroon and Morocco were there and it's none of them

 

[Liquid]

Cote d'Ivoire?

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

Tunisia I'm guessing because I seem to remember Paul Scholes scoring for some reason.

 

[daan]

Nigeria?

 

[Famine]

Nigeria?

Is right

Brazil (4) - @Ross
Japan (3) - @MUSC4EVER
Mexico (2) - @Liquid
Hungary (2) - @Liquid
Sweden (2) - @Liquid
Uruguay (1) - @Ross
Argentina (1) - @Ross
Germany (1) - @Liquid
Soviet Union (1) - @Liquid
Belgium (1) - @Liquid
Cameroon (1) - @Liquid
Paraguay (1) - @Liquid
Nigeria (1) - @daan

So I make that Liquid's go and I have loads of World Cup qualifier questions to ask in future

 

[Liquid]

In Europe, which goalkeeper was the last to legally pick up a backpass in professional football?

 

[Akmuq]

I believe it was 1993(?) the rule was introduced, and the Champions League final that year was Marseilles vs Milan, so at a punt I'll say Fabian Barthez?

 

[Liquid]

Good thinking, but the year and event is wrong. Not by much, mind.

 

[Akmuq]

Good thinking, but the year and event is wrong. Not by much, mind.

I've an idea from logic as to what match it is, but it's still a bit of a punt as I don't know the line-ups for the teams. I think it might be Oliver Kahn or Peter Schmeichel?

You mentioned Europe, that would indicate European Championship, 1993 wasn't far away from the answer = Euro '92, the final was Denmark vs Germany, I believe I have the match right, not sure if Schmeichel and Kahn were first choice at the time though...

 

[Liquid]

Right match, wrong keeper.

 

[Akmuq]

Don't know who the keepers were, I'm out.

 

[Famine]

I've an idea from logic as to what match it is, but it's still a bit of a punt as I don't know the line-ups for the teams. I think it might be Oliver Kahn or Peter Schmeichel?

You mentioned Europe, that would indicate European Championship, 1993 wasn't far away from the answer = Euro '92, the final was Denmark vs Germany, I believe I have the match right, not sure if Schmeichel and Kahn were first choice at the time though...

Right match, wrong keeper.

Don't know who the keepers were, I'm out.

Schmeichel was first choice and played the final. The German keeper at the time is on the tip of my fingers - because Sensible Soccer - but I can't quite remember it. He had a really bizarre name too.

Interestingly neither Denmark nor Germany topped their group stage in that tournament (and there were only 2 groups), making it an extremely unusual final.


If it counts I do remember that Grobelaar was the last keeper in the domestic game in England to legally pick up a back-pass.

 

[Liquid]

He had a really bizarre name too.

You're on the right track.

If it counts I do remember that Grobelaar was the last keeper in the domestic game in England to legally pick up a back-pass.

Also true. That was going to be one of the bonus trivia.

 

[Liquid]

The question is still up for grabs. This goalkeeper replaced Toni Schumacher as Germany and Köln's number one in the late 1980s.

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

Was it still Bodo? He was in the '90 World Cup, but was he still around for Germany in '92? I know he played for Köln till ~'96 but I don't know how long he kept his spot on the national team for...

Bodo Illgner, that is. Bit of a guess but one with some base at least.

*Edit*- after reading @Liquid post more closely, I'm fairly confidant I'm right, so I'll go ahead with my question:

Who is the highest scoring goalkeeper in the UEFA Champions League?

 

[Liquid]

Bodo Illgner, that is.

Bodo Illgner is the right answer. In the dying seconds of the 1992 European Championships, Illgner collected a backpass. This was the last time it occured in European football as the new backpass rule was introduced for the 1992/93 season.

Bodo Illgner was also the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.

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Jumping the gun is frowned upon but to guess at your question, I'd say Hans-Jörg Butt. He took penalties and scored a fair few goals for Leverkusen so he might have scored the most in the CL for goalkeepers. Schmeichel also scored in Europe (his only goal for Man United) but I don't think it'll be as high as Butt's tally.

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

Bodo Illgner is the right answer. In the dying seconds of the 1992 European Championships, Illgner collected a backpass. This was the last time it occured in European football as the new backpass rule was introduced for the 1992/93 season.

Bodo Illgner was also the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.

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Jumping the gun is frowned upon but to guess at your question, I'd say Hans-Jörg Butt. He took penalties and scored a fair few goals for Leverkusen so he might have scored the most in the CL for goalkeepers. Schmeichel also scored in Europe (his only goal for Man United) but I don't think it'll be as high as Butt's tally.

That's most of the reason I knew him. That and that he played for the hated enemy (Köln) for a long time, but that was mostly before my time.
Sorry about the minor breach of etiquette I'm not in this thread too much!

Your answer is correct. Jörg-Butt scored 3 in the UCL, which to my knowledge is the record for keepers.

 

[Akmuq]

When goalscoring keepers comes to mind I think Rodgeiro Ceni, Jose Chilavert and Rene Higuita but none og them played in the Champions League.

I reckon the answer will be low.