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July 12, 2014

Q TIME: FIFA WORLD CUP 2014 - Part IV

THE QUARTER FINALS

(1) Amongst the four quarter final matches played in the tournament, which one saw the highest number of goals being scored?
France vs Germany
Brazil vs Colombia
Argentina vs Belgium
Netherlands vs Costa Rica
A total of three goals were scored in the Brazil vs Colombia match which was the highest amongst the four quarter final games. While Thiago Silva and David Luiz scored for the Seleção (The Selection), James Rodriguez converted a penalty for the Los Cafeteros (The Coffeers) as the game ended at 2-1 in favor of the hosts.
(2) Germany beat France to win the first quarter finals of the tournament. When was the last time that the Manchaft lost in the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup?
France 1998
Japan/South Korea 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Die Mannschaft (The Team) were eliminated from the quarter finals of the World Cup 2014 by Croatia in France 1998. The Germans have been a regular feature in the quarters of the world cup ever since beating USA (2002) and Argentina (2006 & 2010) in the last three editions of the tournament.
(3) Of the eight nations that went through the Round of 16, how many had played in the quarter finals of the last world cup?
Three
Four
Five
Six
Four of the eight teams that played in the quarter-finals had won their Round of 16 match in the last world cup too. These are Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Netherlands. In the quarters of 2010, Netherlands beat Brazil 2-1 whereas Germany drubbed Argentina 4-0.
(4) Which of the Costa Rican player did not net the ball during the penalty shoot-out against Netherlands?
Celso Borges
Bryan Ruiz
Giancarlo González
Christian Bolaños
Captain Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umaña failed to convert their penalties during the shootout after the match finished at 0-0 even after extra time. Netherlands won 4-3 on penalties to advance to the semis.
(5) Name the two countries which played in the quarter-finals for the first time in their footballing history in this world cup.
Belgium and Costa Rica
France and Belgium
Costa Rica and Colombia
Colombia and France
Costa Rica and Colombia played in the quarter finals for the first time in this edition of the world cup. While Colombia lost to Brazil, Netherlands knocked out Costa Rica.
(6) Who was the goalkeeper for Netherlands during the penalty shoot out against Costa Rica in the quarters?
Jasper Cillessen
Jeremain Lens
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Tim Krul
Dutch coach Louis van Gaal substituted regular goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen with penalty specialist Tim Krul in extra time. The move turned out to be a master stroke with Kurl saving two penalties as the Oranje beat the South Americans 4-3.
(7) Only one goal was scored off a penalty kick during the four matches in the quarter final round. Name the player who converted that penalty.
James Rodriguez
Mesut Ozil
Lionnel Messi
Robin van Persie
James Rodriguez scored the goal for Colombia in the 80^th minute in their loss to Brazil after Carlos Bacca was fouled by by Brazil goalkeeper Júlio César. This was James' sixth goal of the tournament.
(8) Name the Argentinian player who scored against the Belgians in the quarter finals.
Gonzalo Higuaín
Angel de Maria
Lionnel Messi
Javier Mascherano
Gonzalo Higuaín scored in the 8^th minute in the third quarter-finals as the La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) went past the Belgians 1-0.
(9) In the four quarter final matches, which of the following saw the least number of the goals being scored?
France vs Germany
Brazil vs Colombia
Argentina vs Belgium
Netherlands vs Costa Rica
The last quarter final match Netherlands vs Costa Rica saw no goals being scored in the stipulated 120 minutes. However, the Oranje beat the Los Ticos 4-3 in the penalty shoot-out.
(10) Mats Hummels headed the ball past French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to score the only goal in the thirteenth minute as Germany beat France in the first quarter final match. Which of the following German player took the free-kick?
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Tony Kroos
Sami Khedira
Mesut Ozil
Toni Kroos took the free-kick which Mats Hummels headed into the goal to help the Germans beat their neighbors in the western European derby.

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 III (Link)
(4) Q Time: FIFA World Cup 2014 - Part V (Link)

Posted by Varun Nayak at Saturday, July 12, 2014

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