A SOCCER QUIZ (DATED AUG 11, 2006)

1. In which country were all the balls for the FIFA World Cup, Except for the final made?

Thailand

2. Who is the world's most expensive defender to date?

Rio Ferdinand

3. Who is the youngest participant at a world cup?

Norman Whiteside

4. Which team had a father-son, coach-captain duo at the 1998 World Cup?

Italy, Cesare and Paolo Maldini

5. Who is the first father to be substituted by a son in international football?

Amor Gudjohnsen

6. Which was the first stadium to host the finals of 2 world cups?

Aztec Stadium Mexico City

7. Apart from Marco van Basten and Johann Cruyff, who is the only player to win the European footballer of the year award thrice?

Michel Platini

8. Which Dutch international started the sports underwear brand 'Under Jeans' after he retired?

Frank Rijkaard

9. Who won the most number of man of the match awards at FIFA world cup 2006?

Andrea Pirlo

10. Who was the man of the match in the Italy-USA match in world cup 2006, the only match in which Italy featured but one of it's players did not get the Man of the Match award?

Kasey Keller