World Cup 2010 and International Football Quiz

Andrés Iniesta spent the majority of his career at FC Barcelona, from 2002 to 2018. He was a product of Barcelona's famed La Masia youth academy and became one of the club's most legendary players, winning numerous trophies including multiple UEFA Champions League titles. He never played for the other clubs listed.

As of a certain period in his career, Iniesta had earned 49 international caps for Spain. This statistic refers to his appearances for the national team. The exact number varies depending on when the question was asked, as he continued to earn caps throughout his international career until his retirement.

Andrés Iniesta made his senior international debut for Spain in 2006. The question asks about his first international match, which was played in 2006 against Russia. This marked the beginning of his distinguished international career.

After scoring the winning goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, Iniesta revealed a shirt reading "Dani Jarque always with us" as a tribute to his former Espanyol captain Dani Jarque who had died from a heart attack in 2009. Thomas Mueller and Beckham are unrelated to this tribute, while Beckenbauer is a German legend.

Iniesta made his international debut for Spain against Russia in a friendly match on May 27, 2006. This was his first cap for the senior national team, marking the start of his international career which would include major tournament victories.

As of the context period (around 2010-2012), Andrés Iniesta had scored 8 international goals for Spain. These included crucial goals in major tournaments like the 2010 World Cup semifinal and final. The other numbers don't match his international goal tally.

Andrés Iniesta wears the number 6 shirt for Barcelona and the Spanish national team. This number has become iconic for him, representing his role as a creative midfielder. Numbers 13, 15, and 12 are not his shirt numbers.

Dunga (Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri) coached the Brazilian national football team from 2006 to 2010, including the 2010 World Cup. He was also coach earlier in 2006-2010 period.

Diego Maradona was the coach of the Argentina national football team from 2008 to 2010, including the 2010 World Cup. This is a correct statement for that time period.

Spain lost their opening match 1-0 to Switzerland in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage, then went on to win the tournament. No previous World Cup winner had ever lost their first match and still won the entire competition, making Spain the first and only nation to achieve this feat.

Spain scored only 8 goals in 7 matches during the 2010 World Cup: 0 vs Switzerland, 2 vs Honduras, 2 vs Chile, 1 vs Portugal, 1 vs Paraguay, 1 vs Germany, and 1 vs Netherlands in the final. Despite the low tally, their defensive solidity (only 2 goals conceded) carried them to victory.

Spain won the UEFA European Championship (EURO 2008) and followed it with World Cup victory in 2010. The only other nation to achieve this back-to-back feat was West Germany, who won EURO 1972 and then the 1974 World Cup, making Spain the second nation.

Spain conceded zero goals in the four knockout matches of the 2010 World Cup: Round of 16 vs Portugal (1-0), Quarter-final vs Paraguay (1-0), Semi-final vs Germany (1-0), and Final vs Netherlands (1-0 after extra time). Iker Casillas kept clean sheets in all four knockout games.

Spain conceded only 2 goals throughout the entire 2010 World Cup tournament: one in the group stage against Switzerland (the only loss) and one in the group stage against Chile. This tied the record for lowest goals conceded by a World Cup winner, equaling France (1998) and Italy (2006).

Despite being one of Australia's greatest batsmen with over 13,000 Test runs, Ricky Ponting (spelled 'Pointing' in options, common misspelling) famously never scored a Test century at Lord's. His highest Lord's Test score was 96. Other options include Hayden (has a Lord's century), Gilchrist (has a Lord's century), and Hussey (has a Lord's century).