The Football Hipster's World Cup quiz

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27th February, 2014

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup is less than 100 days away. Ange Postecoglou is stroking his egregious goatee and thumbing away at Youtube clips of Croatian-Yet-Somehow-Australian central defenders.

Lucas Neil is flicking yabbies and reloading his internet banking account.

In three months, England will hobble together 11 footballers.

They’re posting wanted ads and they’ve sent a call out for any interested youngsters. Roy Hodgson is looking under the couch for Paul Scholes.

Louis van Gaal is about to email his resume to Tottenham but he wants to confirm that he won the World Cup first.

Some have lesser expectations than others, only Brazil and Spain think they can win it.

The USMNT just really want to beat England, Australia just really want to be England, France just really want to beat England and the Germans are superfluous because everyone already knows the Bundesliga is a much more logical approach to football than the Premier League.

If you think you’ve understand these references, than why not have a crack at the Football Hipsters Quiz?

Just post your answers below and don’t google the questions. The winner receives a possible trojan horse preventing the use of the words ‘We Sing for the Wanderers’.

Question 1: Which World Cup winner says he feels neither ***** or ******** just ‘European’?

Question 2: in the 2006 FIFA World Cup between Australia and Croatia, how many players could play for either country?

Question 3: Who can’t Armenia and Spain play in EURO 2016?

Question 4: Who was called Me Mum in 2006?

Question 5: Barcelona paid fifty million euros to who for Neymar?

Question 6: Which Brazilian sport combines soccer and tennis?

Question 7: Which Bosnia-Herzegovinan is in my photo?

Question 8: Who won the 2008 Euro and could’ve played for Brazil?

Question 9: How many A League players have National Caps?

Question 10: Why did Ecuador appoint a new captain?

Question 11: Algeria claimed which French youngster for the World Cup?

Question 12: Who has the best FIFA ranking Iran, S. Korea, Australia or Cameroon?

Question 13: How many goals has the Chilean Left Back scored in England?

Question 14: According to which National newspaper, decided that the USA were in the toughest group stage?

Question 15: New citizenship laws in which Group E country could mean they can’t field a team?

Question 16: Falcao did his ACL in which competition?

Question 17: of the 32 teams in the World Cup finals, which country has the least Nuclear Missiles?

Question 18: Belgium’s Golden Generation was when?

Question 19: What was the score when Frank Lampard’s goal was not given in the 2010 World Cup game between England and Germany?

Final Question: Who coaches Guam?

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