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July 06, 2014

Q TIME: FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 - Part III

ROUND OF 16

(1) How many European teams qualified for the Round of 16 in this edition of the World Cup?
Six
Seven
Five
Four
Of the 16 teams that went through the group stage, six were European - Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Greece. Another six from South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay), two from Northern America (USA and Mexico) and two African nations (Algeria and Nigeria) advanced to the second round.
(2) Name the only captain to score a goal (not a self goal) in this stage of the tournament.
Abdelmoumene Djabou
Giovani dos Santos
Alexis Sánchez
Bryan Ruiz
Costa Rican captain Bryan Ruiz scored a goal as his side drew 1-1 with Greece at the end of extra time. He also netted a penalty as the South Americans advanced with a score of 5-3.
(3) Name the only player to score a self goal in the Round of 16 matches.
Joseph Yobo
Kenneth Omeruo
Victor Moses
Ahmed Musa
Nigeria's Joseph Yobo scored an own goal just after 90 minutes as the Africans went down to France 2-0.
(4) How many matches in the Round of 16 were decided via penalty shoot-outs?
Three
One
Two
Four
Two games in the Round of 16 - Brazil vs Chile and Costa Rica vs Greece were decided via penalty shoot-outs after all four teams scored a goal each after 12 minutes. While Costa Rica got the better off Greece (5-3), hosts Brazil survived a scare to beat the Chileans 3-2.
(5) How many players scored at least one goal in the eight Round of 16 matches in World Cup 2014?
16
17
18
19
In the eight matches played in the Round of 16, a total of 18 goals were scored by 17 different players. Of these only James Rodriguez scored two goals.
(6) Which of the following countries scored at least one goal in their Round of 16 match in the FIFA World Cup 2014?
Nigeria
Algeria
Uruguay
Switzerland
Algeria scored once before going down 2-1 against the Germans. The other three nations - Uruguay, Switzerland and Nigeria were knocked out by Colombia, Argentina and France respectively.
(7) Which of the following Chilean player netted the penalty in the clash versus Brazil?
Charles Aránguiz
Gonzalo Jara
Alexis Sánchez
Mauricio Pinilla
Charles Aránguiz and Marcelo Díaz were the only two players who scored in the penalty shoot-out against Brazil. Chile lost to the host 3-2 after the game ended at 1-1.
(8) Who was the leading scorer of the tournament at the end of the Round of 16?
James Rodriguez
Neymar Junior
Lionnel Messi
Thomas Mueller
James Rodriguez scored two goals in Colombia's 2-0 victory over Uruguay. At the end of the Round of 16, the Colombian winger was leading the race for the Golden Boot with 6 goals. The other three players in the list were second with four goals each.
(9) Which game in the Round of 16 saw the least number of goals scored?
France vs Nigeria
Colombia vs Greece
Belgium vs USA
Argentina vs Switzerland
Ángel Di María scored the only goal in the 118 ^th minute in the Argentina vs Switzerland game. This match saw just one goal being scored, the least in the Round of 16.
(10) How many games in the Round of 16 ended with the scoreline of 2-1?
One
Two
Three
Four
Three games in the Round of 16 namely the Netherlands vs Mexico, Germany vs Algeria and Belgium vs United States saw three goals being scored and ended with the scoreline of 2-1.
(11) Who scored the first goal in the Germany vs Algeria match?
Messut Ozil
Abdelmoumene Djabou
André Schürrle
Miroslav Klose
André Schürrle opened the scoring in the match just after full time. Ozil scored the second goal for the 2010 semi-finalists whereas Djabou got the better of Neuer in the last minutes of the match.
(12) Which of the following Greek player failed to net the ball in the penalty shoot-out against the Costa Ricans?
Theofanis Gekas
José Holebas
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Konstantinos Mitroglou
Costa Rica beat Greece 5-3 on penalties after the game ended at 1-1 even after extra time. Theofanis Gekas failed to net the ball for the Greeks.
(13) US goal keeper Tim Howards created a new world record for the highest number of recorded saves in a World Cup match against the Belgians. How many saves did he make?
12
14
16
18
Tim Howards made 16 saves during the match against Belgians even as USA lost to the Europeans 2-1. His efforts were appreciated by US President Barrack Obama amongst others.
(14) Who scored the equalizer for the Netherlands in their game versus Mexico?
Robin Van Persie
Arjen Robben
Wesley Sneijder
Klas-Jan Huntelaar
Wesley Sneijder scored the equalizer in the 88^the minute after Giovani dos Santaos had scored for the Mexicans. Jan-klass Huntelaar's penalty after Robben went down inside the D area in controversial fashion helped sealed the match in favor of the Dutch 2-1.
(15) Name the two Belgian players who scored in their team's victory over USA in their Round of 16 match.
Lukaku and Fellaini
Origi and Vertonghen
Felaini and Mertens
De Bruyne and Lukaku
De Bruyne and Lukaku scored in the 93 ^rd and the 105^th minute to help Belgium reach their first quarter finals since 1986.

For more on World Cup 2014:

(1) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part I (Link)
(2) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part II (Link)
(3) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part IV (Link)
(4) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part V (Link)

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