Quiz: World Cup semi-finals

Who scored penalties? Who scored a hat-trick? Who keeps losing?

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Which fictional character did the England team visit before their semi-final in 1966?

Superman

James Bond

Han Solo

Mary Poppins

Who were the beaten semi-finalists at the first World Cup in 1930?

Brazil and Germany

Italy and Mexico

Yugoslavia and USA

Chile and France

Which of the last four at the 2018 World Cup has most experience of reaching the semi-finals?

Belgium

Croatia

France

England

When was the last time all four semi-finalists were from Europe?

2010

2006

1990

1986

Which country has reached five World Cup semi-finals but never won the trophy?

Mexico

Netherlands

Sweden

Hungary

Who was the last player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup semi-final?

Just Fontaine

Pelé

Geoff Hurst

Gerd Müller

Who scored for Brazil in their 7-1 defeat to Germany in the 2014 semis?

Neymar

Oscar

Hulk

Thiago Silva

In which year were the two semi-finals held in different countries?

1950

1970

1974

2002

England were knocked out of Italia 90 in the semi-finals after Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle missed their penalties against West Germany. Which players scored in the shootout?

Steve Bull, Bryan Robson and Terry Butcher

Paul Gascoigne, Des Walker and John Barnes

Trevor Steven, Steve McMahon and Steve Hodge

Gary Lineker, Peter Beardsley and David Platt

Which of England’s goalscorers at this World Cup were alive the last time the team reached the semi-finals?

Harry Kane

Harry Maguire

John Stones

Dele Alli

Jesse Lingard

None of them

2 and above.

You were knocked out at the group stage

1 and above.

You were knocked out at the group stage

3 and above.

You were knocked out at the group stage

4 and above.

Semi-final? Sorry. You were knocked out at the quarters

5 and above.

Semi-final? Sorry. You were knocked out at the quarters

6 and above.

Semi-final? Sorry. You were knocked out at the quarters

7 and above.

You've made the final

8 and above.

You've made the final (and you'll almost certainly win it)

9 and above.

You've made the final (and you'll almost certainly win it)

0 and above.

You were knocked out at the group stage

10 and above.

You've made the final (and you'll almost certainly win it)

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