Cricket and Football World Cup Trivia

FIFA 2010 was hosted in 9 South African cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane, Nelspruit, and Rustenburg. Brits, Mokopane, Libode, and Germiston were not host cities.

The FIFA 2010 World Cup awarded $9 million to each of the 8 teams eliminated after the round of 16. This was part of the structured prize money distribution for the tournament.

"Seleção" means "the team" in Portuguese, "Quinas" refers to the five shields on Portugal's flag, and "Navegadores" means "navigators" - referencing Portugal's age of discovery. This is Portugal's national football team nickname.

"Esquadrão Dourado" is Portuguese for "Golden Squadron," the nickname given to Brazil's legendary national football team. The language clearly points to a Portuguese-speaking country.

Sachin Tendulkar's first ODI century came in his 79th match against Australia in Colombo (1994). He had played 78 ODIs without a century before this breakthrough innings, a record for the longest wait before a first ODI hundred.

Gary Kirsten did score a triple century (334 vs England in 1999), but he is not the only South African to achieve this feat. AB de Villiers also scored 334 against West Indies in 2015, making the statement false.

Uruguay won the 1950 FIFA World Cup, defeating Brazil 2-1 in the final match known as the Maracanazo. This was a major upset as Brazil was heavily favored on their home turf. Spain, Australia, and Mexico did not win this tournament.