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    World Cup Trivia

    Following a conversation between myself and VA on another site, and based on the success of the European Cup version, here's a World Cup one, and I'll start with the one we were talking about.

    Spain are the only country at the World Cup to be drawn against two teams they share a land border with, ie Portugal and Morocco. Indeed, they were the only team there that could have been. Based on the current draw format, there are only six other teams in the world who could possibly achieve this assuming the appropriate neighbours qualify.

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    The French Republic shares a border with Brazil (and Suriname) as well as its European neighbours, and it could be drawn with one of those. So France is one I suppose?

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      #3
      Canada and Denmark (on behalf of its territory, Greenland) both claim Hans Island. If that can be deemed a land border, then Denmark could have two land-border neighbours in Germany and Canada with them in a group.

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        #4
        Turkey could be in a group with one of its UEFA neighbours plus Syria from AFC.

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          #5
          Oh yeah, Russia works of course.

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            #6
            I hadn't allowed for French overseas territory, so that is additional to the six I had found. A disputed island is not really a land border. Turkey and Russia are correct.

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              #7
              Azerbaijan (Iran for AFC, Russia, Turkey or Georgia for UEFA)

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                #8
                Originally posted by Sean of the Shed View Post
                I hadn't allowed for French overseas territory, so that is additional to the six I had found. A disputed island is not really a land border. Turkey and Russia are correct.
                Cheers Sean. In fact given that Suriname are CONCACAF members, France could be drawn with three countries with which it shares a land border, forming an entire group such as Brazil, France, Switzerland, Suriname.

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                  #9
                  Kazakhstan is similar to Azerbaijan. Russia as a fellow member of UEFA, China or one of the other former Soviet Central Asian republics for the AFC

                  One can also get France and CONCACAF via St Pierre et Miquelon and Canada.

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                    #10
                    Likewise Armenia then, I suppose, which borders fellow UEFA members Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan as well as AFC's Iran.

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                      #11
                      So far:

                      (Spain)
                      France
                      Turkey
                      Russia
                      Azerbaijan
                      Kazakhstan
                      Armenia

                      Are we looking for one more then?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
                        Kazakhstan is similar to Azerbaijan. Russia as a fellow member of UEFA, China or one of the other former Soviet Central Asian republics for the AFC

                        One can also get France and CONCACAF via St Pierre et Miquelon and Canada.
                        Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are correct. St Pierre et Miquelon and Canada do not have a land border, though.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Kevin S View Post
                          So far:

                          (Spain)
                          France
                          Turkey
                          Russia
                          Azerbaijan
                          Kazakhstan
                          Armenia

                          Are we looking for one more then?
                          Yes, one more.

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                            #14
                            Ah, Israel. As a UEFA member it can be drawn with neighbouring Egypt (CAF) and Jordan/Lebanon (AFC).

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                              #15
                              Syria, too

                              Israel and Turkey for UEFA, Lebanon and Iraq for AFC

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                                #16
                                Syria isn't one I had accounted for, so that is another on the list. I think that makes it nine in total.

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                                  #17
                                  Israel? Although FIFA would shit themselves if that came to pass.

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                                    #18
                                    China has Russia and Kazakhstan from UEFA and a host of Asian borders to choose from.

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                                      #19
                                      Syria are AFC not UEFA, so can't be drawn with another AFC team. (Ditto China.)

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                                        #20
                                        Ah yeah.

                                        Got carried away there.

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                                          #21
                                          A simple question with one answer: Who is Africa's all time leading scorer in World Cup finals?

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                                            #22
                                            Just Fontaine

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                                              #23
                                              Ha, ok, well that's not the one I had on the card...

                                              Mea culpa: I should clarify - most goals for an African country.
                                              Last edited by Kevin S; 05-01-2018, 15:05.

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                                                #24
                                                Am I misunderstanding the objection to Syria? They could be drawn against Israel and Turkey?

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                                                  #25
                                                  Gyan? And he would have had one more, too, but for Luis Suarez

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