What do we do now?
Cry?
Now that the World Cup’s over, it feels like there’s nothing else we can do. The last two days have been a slog, what with no shoot-outs, no drama and no games, so let’s go back and re-live it.
This quiz is infuriatingly difficult and for that we make absolutely no apologies.
You haven’t a prayer of beating 22/24. Good luck.
Which country had the least yellow cards, and therefore won the FIFA Fair Play award?
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Which country had the most yellow cards in the tournament?
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Who scored the winning penalty in the World Cup final?
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What club does Morocco's flying full back Noussair Mazraoui play for?
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Which Argentine kicked the ball at the Dutch bench, only to be promptly decked by Virgil van Dijk?
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Who were the only team to beat France in normal time in the tournament?
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Which two teams contested the very first game of this World Cup?
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Vincent Aboubakar was memorably sent off on a second yellow card for taking his shirt off in celebration after a goal. Who was that goal against?
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Harry Kane missed a crucial penalty for England in their quarter final loss to France. Which English player won that penalty?
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Which of these Brazil players scored a penalty in their shoot-out loss to Croatia?
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Who was the only country to miss every penalty they took in a penalty shoot-out?
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"I think it was out of order. Arrogant. He was having a laugh" - Which player was Didi Hamann scorching here?
Credit: Sportsfile
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Who did Brazil beat in the round of 16?
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How many penalties did Lionel Messi score in this World Cup? (Including shoot-outs)
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South Korea's Hwang Hee Chan scored the goal that knocked Uruguay out of this World Cup. But it wasn't against Uruguay, who was it against?
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Hosts Qatar were one of two teams not to pick up a single point in the group stage. Who ended up as the only other pointless team?
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What country did this man (Herve Renard) manage during the World Cup?
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Who won the young player of the tournament award?
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How many goals did Kylian Mbappe score at this World Cup?
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Which Dublin town does World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister have roots in? (His ancestors can be traced back to there)
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How many games went to extra-time, BUT didn't require penalties in this World Cup?
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Fill the blank.
"You can jazz it up all you want with Rabonas and this and that, but Messi's go-to trick, why he's the best of all-time, is ____________" - Damien Duff.
"You can jazz it up all you want with Rabonas and this and that, but Messi's go-to trick, why he's the best of all-time, is ____________" - Damien Duff.
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Who was the only player to get a straight red card in this World Cup?
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Which French player gave away a penalty in the World Cup final?
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