It’s yet another World Cup-themed Pre-Match Poser!
What did Emmanuel Petit do that the following players – Jody Morris, Paul Scholes, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Allan Nielsen – also managed?
We’ll reveal the answer this time next week in the next edition of The Pre-Match Poser – stay tuned for that – but for now, here’s the answer to last week’s conundrum…
Q. Who completed a unique hat-trick at the 2010 World Cup, over a decade in the making, that not even Ferenc Puskas himself achieved? And it wasn’t Gonzalo Higuain…
A. Dejan Stankovic, who played for his third differently-named nation: Serbia, after Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 and Yugoslavia in 1998. The legendary Puskas played for Hungary in 1954 and Spain in 1962 – but stopped at a brace. Higuain scored a hat-trick in 2010, but not the name we’re looking for, here!
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Elite display, we’re impressed. Would you like some Kwizly-teasers, next? We’ve got a lineup that tests everything from the history of the continent’s biggest finals to the cult of personality surrounding El Loco himself.
We’re starting with a massive survey of the European elite and the disciples of one of the game’s most obsessive minds. We want you to trace the heritage of Old Big Ears by naming every club to have ever reached a European Cup/Champions League final – and once you’ve mapped out the continent, narrow your focus to the meticulous details of a tactical genius: can you name Marcelo Bielsa’s most played players?
If your expertise is more about the imported icons of the English top flight or the heavy metal era of Merseyside, we have two clinical hurdles waiting in the tunnel. You can prove your knowledge of Premier League longevity by naming the 50 foreign players with the most Premier League appearances, or switch gears to celebrate the tactical revolution at Anfield: can you get 100 per cent in our quiz about Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool? From the durable stars who made England their second home to the high-pressing machines of the Klopp years, it’s time to see if your footballing IQ is truly world-class.
To decompress after that heavy lifting, find a quiet spot for FourFourTwo’s Weekend Crossword 60, featuring a spicy mix of scandals, shootouts, and sackings. It’s the perfect way to engage your lateral thinking before the next round of fixtures kicks off. To stay one step ahead of the pack, subscribe to our newsletter and join The Club to help you crack the toughest quizzes, global leaderboards to climb, a community space to leave your comments, and access to exclusive Q&As.
