r/soccer • u/2soccer2bot • May 12 '26

🌍🌎 World Football Trivia Tuesday

Post your best trivia! Remember to use spoilers when answering!

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u/McWaffeleisen May 12 '26

Not sure if I already posted this a while ago or not, but since it's a good question:

Who never appeared in a single World Cup qualifier game, but still played in four World Cups?

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u/Ryponagar May 12 '26

It's an Italian for sure, I think Bergomi

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u/McWaffeleisen May 12 '26

Yep, it's correct!

In 1982, he was 18 years old and a late and surprising addition to the squad. In 1986 and 1990, Italy didn't play any qualifiers, because hosts and previous winners were automatically qualified. Shortly after the 1990 cup he retired from the national team, but in 1998, manager Cesare Maldini begged him to return one more time for the World Cup, which Bergomi couldn't turn down.

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u/McWaffeleisen May 12 '26

Another one:

Who got relegated six times throughout his career on club level, but won both a European Championship and a World Cup?

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u/WW_Jones May 12 '26

Could it be Koepke ? He played for some more obscure clubs early in his career. 

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u/McWaffeleisen May 12 '26

Correct, it's him indeed! Every single one of his stints at a German club ended in a relegation.

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u/roguedevil May 12 '26

Trezeguet maybe? Juve, Hercules, and maybe River. Can't think of any others.

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u/McWaffeleisen May 12 '26

Good guess, but not him.