Thursday, July 31, 2008

Question 100. Who is this?


England
1978-1982
25 Caps
3 Goals


(wikipedia) "... voted 1980 PFA Players' Player of the Year."

Question 99. Who is this?


Spain
1989-2002
89 Caps
29 Goals


(wikipedia) "... played as a defender, and sometimes as a defensive midfielder. With an ability to combine solid defensive play with a near-unlimited passing range and surprising goalscoring talent"

Question 98. Who is this?


Czech Republic
1994-2006
91 Caps
18 Goals


(wikipedia) "... Played in Euro 96, Euro 2000, Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup"

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Question 97. Who is this?


Scotland
1971-1986
102 Caps
30 Goals


(wikipedia) "... he was the first to score 100 league goals in both the English and Scottish leagues."

Question 96. Who is this?


Poland
1971-1984
104 Caps
45 Goals


(wikipedia) "... Other than the 1974 World Cup, where he scored seven goals, he also participated in the 1978 and 1982 tournaments."

Question 95. Who is this?


England
1976-1980
17 Caps
3 Goals


(wikipedia) "... was told by manager Stanley Matthews at the age of 16 that he wasn't good enough to be a professional footballer."

Question 94. Who is this?


Italy
1930-1939
53 Caps
33 Goals


(wikipedia) "... He is still considered by many to be one of the greatest Italian players of all-time as well as the greatest Italian forward of all time. He was a great leader with superb shooting, unreal dribbling and an eye for the pass."

Question 93. Who is this?


Mexico
1977-1998
60 Caps
29 Goals


(wikipedia) "... He played for Real Madrid... He participated in three World Cups."

Question 92. Who is this?


Brazil
1942-1957
50 Caps
30 Goals


(wikipedia) "... an Attacking midfielder, striker and a winger for Brazil at the 1950 World Cup, where scored two goals. He is noted for his dribbling skills and pace."

Question 91. Who is this?


England
1965-1975
72 Caps
8 Goals


(wikipedia) "... He was Man of the Match in the 1966 World Cup final"

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Question 90. Who is this?


England
1979-1988
86 Caps
1 Goals


(wikipedia) "... Arsenal's second-most capped player of all time"

Question 89. Who is this?


Argentina
1973-1982
43 Caps
20 Goals


(wikipedia) "... In 1978 he was named South American Football Player of the Yea "

Question 88. Who is this?


Italy
1988-2004
56 Caps
27 Goals


(wikipedia) "... He missed a penalty"

Question 87. Who is this?


Denmark
1982-1998
104 Caps
37 Goals


(wikipedia) "...he won four straight La Liga championships with Barcelona... moved to arch rivals Real Madrid in 1994, with whom he won his fifth La Liga title in a row."

Question 86. Who is this?


West Germany
1976–1986
95 Caps
45 Goals


(wikipedia) "... won the 1980 European Championship and was part of the squad that finished runner-up in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He was also honoured twice as European Footballer of the Year"

Question 85. Who is this?


Brazil
1976-1986
29 Caps
9 Goals


(wikipedia) "... one of the most talented midfielders of all time ... played midfield for Brazil in 1982 and 1986 World Cups"

Question 84. Who is this?


West Germany
1971–1982
48 Caps
10 Goals


(wikipedia) "... His early success was as a free roaming left back, as likely to score from the right midfield as to stop an attacker in his own penalty area. Later in his career he moved to midfield and became one of the top midfielders through the early 1980s."

Question 83. Who is this?


Holland
1970-1981
49 Caps
17 Goals


(wikipedia) "... playing at right-back for Ajax in the 1971 European Cup Final. During the 1971-72 season, he took up more of a central midfield role, but was equally adept in central defence."

Question 82. Who is this?


England
1980-1991
90 Caps
26 Goals


(wikipedia) "... "had a good goal-scoring record, tackled and passed well and was also a good header of the ball.""

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Question 81. Who is this?


Spain
1991-2002
62 Caps
12 Goals


(wikipedia) "... He was notable for his versatility, as he played in all positions throughout his career, except central defender and goalkeeper. He was also a prolific goalscorer, for both club and country."

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Question 80. Who is this?


Chile
1950-1957
31 Caps
8 Goals


(wikipedia) "... finished as Division One's top scorer in the 1951-52 season with 33 goals, 39 in all competitions. He finished the season by scoring the goal which defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup final, helping Newcastle lift the cup in successive seasons."

Question 79. Who is this?


Portugal
1993-2004
94 Caps
26 Goals


(wikipedia) "... An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder"

Question 78. Who is this?


England
1950-1958
38 Caps
30 Goals


(wikipedia) "... played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. He was capped 33 times, scoring 30 goals giving himself one of the greatest goals-per-game ratios of any player to represent England."

Question 77. Who is this?


Germany
1980-2000
150 Caps
23 Goals


(wikipedia) "... He has played in five World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998), and holds the record for the most World Cup matches played (25 games). "

Question 76. Who is this?


Northern Ireland
1964-1986
119 Caps
0 Goals


(wikipedia) "... During his career he played in over 1,000 top level games, and even managed to score a goal in the 1967 Charity Shield match."

Question 75. Who is this?


Italy
1991-1998
59 Caps
2 Goals


(wikipedia) "... won the Scudetto seven times with Milan, and the European Cup/Champions League five times."

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Question 74. Who is this?


Holland
1990–2000
79 Caps
37 Goals


(wikipedia) "... played most of his best games as a support striker, where his tactical awareness and deft passes made him a great exponent of the game from the 'hole'."

Question 73. Who is this?


Spain
1984-1992
69 Caps
26 Goals


(wikipedia) "... he scored four goals against Denmark in the World Cup in Mexico 1986. "

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Question 72. Who is this?


England
1959–1967
57 Caps
44 Goals


(wikipedia) "... holds the record for most hat-tricks for England - six"

Question 71. Who is this?


Brazil
1976-1988
88 Caps
66 Goals


(wikipedia) "... Often called the White Pelé, he is commonly considered one of the most skilled dribblers and finishers ever"

Question 70. Who is this?


Scotland
1924–1935
20 Caps
23 Goals


(wikipedia) "... has the most prolific international strike rate of any Scot averaging 1.15 goals per game"

Question 69. Who is this?


Croatia & Yugoslavia
1990–2002
71 Caps
46 Goals


(wikipedia) "... in the 1998 World Cup in France he won the Golden Boot by scoring 6 goals in 7 matches"

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Question 68. Who is this?


Italy
1997–2005
49 Caps
23 Goals


(wikipedia) "... played as a lone striker in the 2002 Fifa World Cup, scoring four goals in four games."

Question 67. Who is this?


Brazil
1955-1966
50 Caps
12 Goals


(wikipedia) "... a Brazilian football right winger and forward who helped Brazil win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962"

Question 66. Who is this?


England
1955–1958
18 Caps
5 Goals


(wikipedia) "... In a professional career of less than five years he helped Manchester to win two Football League championships and reach the semi-finals of the European Cup."

Question 65. Who is this?


USSR
1972-1988
112 Caps
42 Goals


(wikipedia) "... he played in the 1982 and 1986 Football World Cups"

Question 64. Who is this?


Holland
1981–1994
71 Caps
10 Goals


(wikipedia) "... at Milan it was coach Arrigo Sacchi who transformed the central defender into a world class holding midfielder"

Question 63. Who is this?


Scotland
1961-1968
34 Caps
3 Goals


(wikipedia) "... Despite his off-pitch behaviour of womanising, frequently getting drunk and gambling he is remembered as one of the greatest Scottish players of all time"

Question 62. Who is this?


England
1979–1988
53 Caps
8 Goals


(wikipedia) "... sublime balance and close control, unrivalled passing and vision and extraordinary shooting ability, both from open play and set pieces"

Friday, July 18, 2008

Question 61. Who is this?


Brazil
1966-1972
65 Caps
36 Goals


(wikipedia) "... an intelligent forward who played for the Brazilian club Cruzeiro and formed a lethal partnership with Pelé in the national team which won the 1970 FIFA World Cup."

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Question 60. Who is this?


Wales
1980–1996
72 Caps
28 Goals


(wikipedia) "... Record Liverpool goalscorer with 346 goals"

Question 59. Who is this?


West Germany
1966-1974
62 Caps
68 Goals


(wikipedia) "... With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games"

Question 58. Who is this?


Spain
1992–2001
47 Caps
5 Goals


(wikipedia) "... In 1992 he captained Spain to the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games."

Question 57. Who is this?


France
1994-2008
142 Caps
2 Goals


(wikipedia) "... the most capped player in the history of the France national team"

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Question 56. Who is this?


Italy
1977-1986
48 Caps
20 Goals


(wikipedia) "... In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot"

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Question 55. Who is this?


Holland
1983-1994
78 Caps
14 Goals


(wikipedia) "... During his career he won 2 UEFA European Cup titles, 5 Dutch championships, 3 Dutch Cups, 4 Spanish championships, 1 Spanish Cup and he was also in the winning Dutch national team at the 1988 European Championship."

Question 54. Who is this?


Peru
1968-1982
81 Caps
26 Goals


(wikipedia) "... he was voted "South American Footballer of the Year" in 1972"

Question 53. Who is this?


Scotland
1979–1987
26 Caps
0 Goals


(wikipedia) "... in 1978 was selected for the side which retained the European Cup with a 1-0 victory over FC Bruges at Wembley"

Question 52. Who is this?


England
1994-1997
8 Caps
0 Goals


(wikipedia) "... in youth football, it is said that that he "regularly" scored from corner kicks. "

Question 51. Who is this?


Brazil
1964-1982
81 Caps
33 Goals


(wikipedia) "... he was a member of the legendary Brazilian national team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup, during which he scored in every game Brazil played."