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How much are you familiar with the biggest unexpected incidents from FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns? Take this quiz to see how many questions you know.

FIFA World Cup Qualification Test

1. 1. In the year 1973, Polish keeper Jan Tomaszewski delivered a series of saves at Wembley to stop the home team a place at the 1974 edition World Cup. He had been called 'a clown in gloves' by which English manager?

   • Alf Ramsey
   • Brian Clough the manager
   • Manager Don Revie
   • Coach Ron Greenwood
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2. 2. France's most embarrassing FIFA World Cup embarrassment happened in 1993, when they did not manage to make it after defeats in their final two games at in France to the Israeli team and ...

   • Bulgarian side
   • Romania
   • Team Sweden
   • The Luxembourg side
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3. 3. Which person was Gerard Houllier consider accountable for the French team's defeat, calling him 'the assassin' of their FIFA World Cup dreams?

   • Player Eric Cantona
   • Ginola
   • Bernard Lama
   • Deschamps
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4. 4. In 2006, what two African nations made their sole World Cup showings to date after denying Senegal and the Nigerian side in qualifying?

   • Togo with Angola
   • Botswana and Zambia
   • Libya with Tanzania
   • Mali with Ethiopia
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5. Question 5. The Italian team, the four-times World Cup winners, have failed to make it for the finals since 2014. Which team beat them from the qualifying playoffs in 2022?

   • The Swedish team
   • The Swiss team
   • Portugal
   • The North Macedonian team
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6. 6. Which team qualified ahead of the Mexican team for the 1982 World Cup, only to suffer defeat in their first match 10-1?

   • Canada
   • Cuba
   • El Salvador
   • The Honduran team
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7. 7. The 1982 edition finals had a few unexpected qualifiers. Which side secured their sole FIFA World Cup participation to date with an 89th-minute leveller against New Zealand?

   • The Haitian team
   • The Iraqi team
   • Kuwait
   • UAE
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8. 8. You will likely know that a Thierry Henry's hand ball aided France qualify at the Ireland's cost in 2009. However which player was Henry assist to score?

   • Nicolas Anelka
   • Benzema
   • Player Gallas
   • Sidney Govou
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9. 9. The only men World Cup Argentina have attempted and failed to make it for occurred in 1970. Which side secured their place?

   • The Brazilian team
   • Colombia
   • Peru
   • Uruguay
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10. Question 10. Roman Torres' 88th minute winning goal against Costa Rica earned a dramatic FIFA World Cup 2018 berth for which team?

    • The Honduran team
    • The Mexican team
    • Panama
    • The Uruguayan team
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11. 11. What role was Peter Hore have in Australia's away goals defeat to the Iranian team in a qualifying playoff for the 1998 FIFA World Cup?

    • Known as a serial troublemaker, Hore went onto the field and cut a goalpost net with the Socceroos leading 3-1 on aggregate. The pause in play let the Iranian team to get back into the game and get two last-minute scores.
    • Australian centre-back Hore scored own goal that sent the Iranian team into the finals at the Socceroos' cost.
    • Being Australia foreign minister, Hore prevented the squad from travelling to Tehran city, leading to a 3-0 loss they could not reverse in Melbourne city.
    • Peter Hore was a ex Australia assistant who moved to the Iranian team's coaching team before the play-off matches.
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12. Question 12. Australia finally finished their lengthy wait for a 2nd World Cup showing by defeating what team on penalty kicks in 2005?

    • Iran
    • Japan
    • The Peruvian team
    • Uruguay
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13. Question 13. The Netherlands team whose 'attacking football' amazed the football world in 1974 nearly did not qualify, saved by a disputed offside call against ...

    • Belgium
    • Czechoslovakia
    • England
    • Yugoslavia
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14. 14. Returning in 2009, who got a final minute winning goal for Argentina against Peru in heavy rain to save their qualifying campaign?

    • Gonzalo Higuaín
    • Mascherano
    • Lionel Messi
    • Palermo
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15. Question 15. In the famous 'San Marino game' in 1993, how many scores was the English team require to beat San Marino by to have a opportunity of making it for the World Cup?

    • Three goals
    • 5
    • Seven
    • 10 goals
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Check your memory of these memorable FIFA World Cup qualification moments and see how many you knew.