Sports Trivia: Football and Cricket

Claudio Caniggia of Argentina was sent off while on the bench during the 2002 World Cup match against Sweden, the only such bench dismissal in World Cup history.

Portugal's Ricardo saved three penalties in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final shootout against England, the most saves by a keeper in a single World Cup shootout.

Germany (including West Germany) has conceded the most goals in World Cup history, a consequence of having played a very large number of tournament matches over many editions.

Diego Maradona captained Argentina in 16 World Cup matches between 1986 and 1994, which was the record for many years. Among the listed options he is correct. Lionel Messi later surpassed this with 19, but Messi is not an option here.

Hakan Sukur of Turkey scored the fastest goal in World Cup history, netting after just 11 seconds against South Korea in the 2002 third-place playoff. Option B 'Davor Sukur' is a garbled reference to Davor Suker of Croatia, a different player.

Sachin Tendulkar's full name is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, named after his father Ramesh Tendulkar. The other middle names (manish, vishnu, Roman) are incorrect.

Sachin Tendulkar's first commercial endorsement was Band-Aid (Johnson & Johnson) in 1989, when he was still a teenager. Later deals with MRF, Adidas and Reebok followed his rise to stardom.

Sachin Tendulkar played for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL from 2008 and captained them to the title in 2011. The other listed names (deccan, charger, riders) are not real IPL franchises associated with him.

Before South Africa 2010, the most recent Southern Hemisphere World Cup was Argentina 1978. Chile 1962 was also in the Southern Hemisphere but earlier, while Mexico 1970 and USA 1994 were Northern Hemisphere hosts.

West Germany beat the Netherlands (Holland) 2-1 in the 1974 World Cup final in Munich. The other nations listed did not face Germany in that final.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was hosted by South Africa, the first World Cup held on the African continent. Cape Town was one host city, but the country is the correct answer; 'masreu' (likely garbled) and Windhoek (Namibia) are wrong.

Anil Kumble's nickname is 'Jumbo', reportedly given because his deliveries were considered heavy and impactful like a jumbo jet. The other nicknames belong to other players (e.g., 'dada' for Sourav Ganguly, 'wall' for Rahul Dravid, 'tendu' for Sachin Tendulkar).

Anil Kumble made his Test debut on August 9, 1990 against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, taking 3/105. He did not debut against Pakistan, Australia, or South Africa in Tests.

Anil Kumble made his ODI debut on April 25, 1990 against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in the Australasia Cup. His first ODI wicket was Uvais Karnain of Sri Lanka. The other listed opponents (Australia, West Indies, Pakistan) were not his debut match.

Cristiano Ronaldo reached 100 goals for Real Madrid within his first three seasons (2009-2012), a widely reported milestone at the time. The other footballers did not match that specific three-season mark, and Sachin Tendulkar is a cricketer, not a goalscorer.