Football Trivia Question of the Day

[THFC6061]

Thursday 12th June 2014:

Which two men have won the FIFA World Cup as both a player and a manager?

 

[Superted]

Beckanbauer is one, and I'm sure was the first. My powers of deduction therefore suggest that it was a more recent managerial winner who is the other ...

 

[bennysleftfoot]

Carlos Alberto parreia

 

[Stufat]

Big phil

 

[THFC6061]

Beckanbauer is one, and I'm sure was the first. My powers of deduction therefore suggest that it was a more recent managerial winner who is the other ...

Der Kaiser was the easy one.

One more to get...

 

[Mumorn]

The guy who won the 94 WC with Brazil

 

[Heda SPURSCZ]

Mário Zagallo

 

[THFC6061]

Mário Zagallo

Yes, Franz Beckenbauer and Mário Zagallo

FIFA World Cup Finals Winning Managers 1930 to 2010

 

[THFC6061]

Friday 13th June 2014:

How many of the 19 World Cup Finals 1930-2010 have featured an all-European last 4?

 

[Mumorn]

1966 and 2006 are the only two I can think of.

 

[THFC6061]

1966 and 2006 are the only two I can think of.

England 1966 and Germany 2006 are both correct.

But are there any more?

 

[Whiffler]

Holland Germany anyone?

 

[Yiddo]

Edit - thought it said an all European final.

 

[Whiffler]

and 2010 - Spain vs Holland


Are there any that had no Europeans?

 

[Mumorn]

and 2010 - Spain vs Holland


Are there any that had no Europeans?

Uruguay won both WCs against South American opponents.

 

[THFC6061]

It's all four European Semi-Finalists I'm after.

 

[Whiffler]

Note to self:-

RTFQ
RTFQ
RTFQ

 

[clownfoot]

74?

 

[THFC6061]

74?

No, Brazil lost the 3rd place play-off to Poland.

 

[jts1882]

One (or more) of the early European ones when travel was a big issue. 1934 and/or 1938.