Q 01/05

Which Brazil striker was left off the teamsheet for the 1998 World Cup final, then reinstated before kick-off?

A) Ronaldo

B) Rivaldo

C) Bebeto

D) Edmundo

Answer · why

A) Ronaldo

Ronaldo had suffered a convulsive fit that afternoon and spent three hours in hospital. He still won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.

Q 02/05

Which France midfielder scored two headers from corners in the 3–0 win over Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final?

A) Youri Djorkaeff

B) Zinedine Zidane

C) Christian Karembeu

D) Robert Pirès

Answer · why

B) Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane had earlier become the first French player sent off at a World Cup, for a stamp in the group stage. He missed two matches, then decide...

Q 03/05

Which nation finished third at the 1998 World Cup in its first appearance as an independent country?

A) Ukraine

B) Slovenia

C) Croatia

D) Slovakia

Answer · why

C) Croatia

Croatia beat Germany 3–0 in the quarter-finals and the Netherlands in the third-place match, seven years after declaring independence from Yugoslavia.

Q 04/05

Which England midfielder was sent off for kicking out at Diego Simeone in the 1998 World Cup round of 16?

A) Paul Ince

B) Paul Scholes

C) Darren Anderton

D) David Beckham

Answer · why

D) David Beckham

David Beckham flicked a leg at Simeone while lying on the turf after a foul. England went out on penalties, and an effigy of him was hung outside a Lo...

Q 05/05

What kind of animal was Footix, the blue official mascot of the 1998 World Cup in France?

A) A peacock

B) A rooster

C) A fox

D) A bulldog

Answer · why

B) A rooster

A rooster is the traditional symbol of France, and 91% of people surveyed linked Footix to the host nation at once. The '-ix' ending was borrowed from...