World Cup Trivia Thread - SJS Format

[BoyBrumby]

French?!

 

[Jamee999]

Jackie Charlton, Ireland 1990, whole career with Leeds, won in '66!

 

[Agent TBY]

There ya go, finally.

Your turn.

 

[Jamee999]

78 form the group.

What is this group?

 

[Agent TBY]

Is this group formed by nations?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Are the members of the group countries?

EDIT: Beaten to it! Ignore this one.

 

[Agent TBY]

Haha.

 

[Jamee999]

Yes (to both )

 

[Agent TBY]

The number of nations that have participated in a World Cup.

 

[superkingdave]

Uefa

 

[Jamee999]

Well, you're very, very close, TBY, but it's not technically the answer.

 

[Agent TBY]

The number of nations that have qualified for a World Cup.

 

[Jamee999]

Good work, previous competitors + new qualifiers for WC2006.

Back to you...

 

[Agent TBY]

I am one of five players to have achieved this feat. This feat will now never be achieved again. Ferenc Puskas is one of that five. I am by far the youngest in this group. Who am I?

 

[Agent TBY]

Sleep beckons. Post your questions in here, I'll answer them when I awake tomorrow.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Did all the players in the group play for more than one country?

 

[Cloete]

Did all the players in the group play for more than one country?

Just to expand...

At a World Cup.

Makes sense though, you can't switch countries at all nowadays if you've played a senior international game.

 

[Agent TBY]

Q1) Yes
Q2) It's understood, given that it's World Cup trivia.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Are you a Croatian?

 

[Agent TBY]

Q3) Yes