Football Trivia Question of the Day

[Boonie]

Cameroon

 

[Yiddo]

Edit: Pass lol

 

[clownfoot]

Nigeria?

 

[THFC6061]

Cameroon

Yes, Cameroon qualified for six FIFA World Cup Finals (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 & 2010).

FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2014 Progress Chart & Statistics

 

[THFC6061]

Saturday 8th June 2013:

Which was the last club besides Real Madrid & Barcelona to win the Spanish League?

 

[Lily White]

Valencia?

 

[El Guepardo]

Valencia would have been my answer too, I seem to remember them winning the league near the start of the 00s.

 

[machotime]

if not Valencia which I think it is, super Depor?

 

[THFC6061]

Valencia?

Yes, Valencia in season 2003-04.

Spanish Football League Champions - La Liga - from 1928-29 to 2012-13

 

[clownfoot]

Think Rafa was manager then

 

[jts1882]

Think Rafa was manager then

Yes. He got to two CL finals as well with Valencia. Then another two with Liverpool.

It's strange how his reputation has plummeted, at least in this country, since the final year or so at Liverpool.

 

[he_is_you_know]

He got to two CL finals as well with Valencia.

That was Hector Cuper. One of two managers to lose three European finals, the other being Wenger. Learned that from this thread!

 

[jts1882]

That was Hector Cuper. One of two managers to lose three European finals, the other being Wenger. Learned that from this thread!

Correction noted. It's odd that Cuper took them to two finals without winning La Liga, while Benitez won two La Liga titles as his successor. On reflection this is why Rafa had a reputation for being able to coach a side and not build one.

 

[THFC6061]

Sunday 9th June 2013:

Which two countries has Robbie Keane scored hat-tricks against for Ireland?

 

[Lily White]

He scored a hattrick against the Faroe Islands the other day but can't think of the other country.

 

[THFC6061]

He scored a hattrick against the Faroe Islands the other day but can't think of the other country.

Faroe Islands (FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifier) is correct.

One more to get...

 

[zin]

San Marino, last game in old stadium for Ireland I believe.

 

[THFC6061]

San Marino, last game in old stadium for Ireland I believe.

Yes, San Marino (Euro 2008 Qualifier).

Keane's hat-trick against the Faroes puts him on 59 full international goals - 10 more than any other player from the British & Irish Isles (Bobby Charlton scored 49).

Robbie Keane's Goalscoring Record 1997 to 2013

 

[THFC6061]

Monday 10th June 2013:

Who is the only player to score 5 goals in one half of a Premier League match?

 

[NorwegianSpursFan]

Monday 10th June 2013:

Who is the only player to score 5 goals in one half of a Premier League match?

Defoe against Wigan