The Real Quiz – Goals
“Goals win games” is one of those phrases that commentators and pundits love to repeat, despite it being the most obvious and basic explanation of how football works. However, it is undeniably true that goals do indeed win games of football, although some of them are more memorable than others. See if you can answer these 20 questions based on some famous goals, and goalscorers.
Good Luck.
Questions
1. Who won the 2018 World Cup golden boot?
2. Who were the three goalscorers in the 1999 Champions League final?
3. Who won the very first FIFA Puskás Award?
4. In 2006, which player became the Premier League’s oldest ever goalscorer?
5. Which player has more Premier League goals; Defoe, Fowler or Owen?
6. Who has the record for most international goals of all-time?
7. Who scored more goals for Barcelona, Xavi or Iniesta?
8. Which Premier League players has the best minutes-per-goal ratio?
9. Who holds the MLS record for most league goals?
10. Against what nation did David Nugent score his only England first team goal?
11. Who is the World Cup’s all-time top scorer?
12. Who is the Premier League’s youngest ever goalscorer?
13. Who has the more Premier League goals, Demba Ba or Papiss Cissé?
14. Who holds the record for scoring in the most consecutive Premier League games? And how many matches did the player score in?
15. Who scored the first goal in the ‘Premier League’ era?
16. Who won the 2018/2019 BBC Goal of the Season Award?
17. What is the most goals scored by a substitute in a single Premier League match?
18. Who is the UEFA Cup/Europa League all-time top scorer?
19. Which player has the most La Liga hat-tricks?
20. Who holds the record for quickest Premier League goal?
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Answers
1.Harry Kane (Of course it was. Despite the semi-final heartbreak, one Englishman did bring a trophy home with him after scoring 6 goals throughout the tournament. Only the second English player to win this accolade after Gary Lineker in 1986).
2. Basler, Sheringham, Solskjaer (21 years ago this very week, Manchester United met Bayern Munich in one of the most dramatic Champions League finals in history. After Basler’s 6th minute goal put Munich in front, the 2 United players became legends as they produced an incredible comeback).
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (In 2009, Ronaldo claimed the very first Puskás Award, for his 40-yard strike against Porto in the Champions League. The wonderstrike has since been described by the man himself as the best goal he ever scored, and there’s plenty to choose from).
4. Teddy Sheringham (For the 2nd time, he has popped up in these questions. This time, for his 147th Premier League goal, for West Ham against Portsmouth in 2006. At 40 years, 8 months and 24 days old, Teddy remains the oldest player to score in the Premier League, and the only man over 40 to do so).
5. Robbie Fowler (With 163 Premier League goals to his name, Fowler edges Defoe by just 1 goal, and Owen by 13. This places Fowler as the leagues 7th highest scorer, with Defoe in 8th and Owen in 9th).
6. Ali Daei (With 109 international goals for Iran between 1993 and 2006, Daei is at the top of the international scorers list, with Cristiano Ronaldo chasing in 2nd on 99 goals).
7. Xavi, 58 Goals (These 2 players will certainly go down in history for their performances for the Spanish club, however it is Xavi with the most goals for the team at 58, compared to Iniesta’s 35 goals during his time at Barcelona).
8. Sergio Agüero (Among the many team and personal achievements he has reached in his career, Agüero also claims the greatest minutes-per-goal ratio in the top flight. Currently at 85 minutes per goal, however this is almost certain to fluctuate as the league restarts).
9. Chris Wondolowski (Currently at 159 MLS goals in his career, the San Jose Earthquakes forward is 14 goals ahead of 2nd place Landon Donovan, and 32 goals ahead of the closest active player Kei Kamara).
10. Andorra (In a Euro 2008 qualifier, Nugent very much stole his only international goal for England at first team level after Defoe’s handy build up led to the closest and simplest tap-in possible. It may be mocked, it may have been cheeky, but Nugent can officially say he has scored for England).
11. Miroslav Klose, 16 Goals (One of the many accolades Klose achieved in his career, he remains the World Cup’s all-time top scorer with his 16 tournament goals, spanning across 4 competitions).
12. James Vaughan (In April 2005, at just 16 years, 274 days old Vaughan became the Premier Leagues youngest ever scorer after his goal for Everton against Crystal Palace).
13. Demba Ba, 43 Goals (The strike partnership that the League will never forget. However Ba edges out Cissé by 6 goals. Ba with 43 and Cissé with 37 Premier League goals).
14. Jamie Vardy, 11 Matches (In Leicester City’s remarkable season, Vardy dominated the league and claimed the record for most consecutive league matches scored in between August and November of 2015).
15. Brian Deane (For Sheffield United against Manchester United in August 1992, Deane kick started the new Premier League era of football with the very first goal in the league).
16. Vincent Kompany (His incredible strike against Leicester not only won BBC Goal of the Season for the 2018/2019 season, but also meant that City needed just one more win to seal the Premier League title. “No Vinnie, No Shoot” cried Guardiola, even geniuses get somethings wrong.
17. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, 4 Goals (United’s super sub hit the back of the net 4 times in a match against Nottingham Forest in 1999 despite starting the game on the bench).
18. Henrik Larsson (With 31 tournament goals from group stage to final, and 40 when including the qualifying rounds, Larsson is the competitions all-time top scorer from his time at Feyenoord, Celtic and Helsingborg).
19. Lionel Messi, 36 Hat-Tricks (It was always going to be one of either Messi or Ronaldo, however at the time of writing Messi has managed 36 hat-tricks in the league, compared to Ronaldo in 2nd place with 34. When the league returns, I have a feeling Messi might just extend his lead).
20. Shane Long, 7.69 Seconds (Blink and you’ll miss this strike from Long for Southampton against Watford in 2019. Undoubtedly many fans arriving late will have missed this completely).