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Since FIFA World Cup season finally kicks off from today here?s a look at some interesting trivia. Good luck and happy veiwing!

t1FIFA cited two reasons for awarding the first World Cup in 1930 to Uruguay. What were they?

t2Which World Cup did not have a formal final, and why?

t3If Lucien Laurent scored the first goal of the World Cup, who scored the 1,000th?

t4When Robert Prosinecki scored a goal against Scotland in 1998, what unique feat did he achieve?

t5What is usually referred to as the Battle of Berne?

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Pick of the Week

1:Which Columbian player scored a self-goal in 1994, and against which country, for which he was rewarded by being murdered upon returning to his country

2:Who holds the record for (a) the largest number of goals in the World Cup and (b) the largest number of goals in a single World Cup

3: Laurent Blanc of France became the first player to achieve a certain feat in the World Cup. What?

4:The Brazilian forward quartet of 1970 is generally regarded as the most formidable forward line-up in the history of the World Cup. One of the quartet was of course, Pele. Who were the other three? 5:Besides Ronaldo, only one other player was successful in scoring a goal against Germany in 2002 by breaching Oliver Kahn?s defence. Who was this player?

AnswersTough 5: 1) First Uruguay had won the gold in 1924 & 1928 Olympics and could therefore be regarded as the world?s top ranking country in football. Second, Uruguay was celebrating its 100th anniversary of its independence in 1930 2)1950. There was a super-league among the top four countries. Coincidentally, the last match of the tournament between Brazil and Uruguay, which decided the winner, is sometimes erroneously regarded as the final match. 3) Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands, 1978 4) He became the first player to score a goal in the World Cup for two different countries. He had earlier scored a goal for Yugoslavia in 1990 5) The Brazil vs Hungary quarter-final in 1954

Visuals: 1) Ferenc Puskas (Hungary/Spain) 2) Garrincha (Brazil) 3) Lev Yashin (USSR)

Pick of the week: 1) Andreas Escobar against USA 2) a) Gerd Muller (W Germany: 14 goals in 1970 and 1974) b) Just Fontaine (France, 13 in 1958) 3) He scored the first Golden Goal against Paraguay, 1998 4) Jairzinho, Tostao and Rivelino 5) Robbie Keane of Ireland.