r/soccer 2018 Pub Quiz

The 2018 r/soccer pub quiz. Be honest with your answers and see how well you do.

#General Knowledge

1. On May 19th, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Bayern Munich 3-1 to win the DFB-Pokal final. Who scored a brace and was named man of the match?
2. Name the top scorer(s) from Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France through 17/18. (hint, looking for 6 answers)
3. The 18/19 Champions League (current format) saw three teams debut in the group stage, who were they?
4. Who was named the 2018 Golden Boy?
5. In one of the must watch events of 2018, River Plate defeated Boca Juniors over 2 legs to win the Copa Libertardores finals. But what was the aggregate score?
6. In April, Andrés Iniesta announced he would be leaving Barcelona at the end of the 17/18 season. Which team did he eventually sign for?
7. The Europa League group stage saw two teams win all 6 games. Name both teams.
8. Name the four national sides that qualified for the UEFA Nations League finals.
9. Despite victory on the last day of the season, which famous team was relegated for the first time in their history, ending a 99 year run of not being relegated?
10. In December Luka Modrić won the Balon d'Or. Since the turn of the century only 5 players have won the Ballon d'Or whilst not playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona. Name those 5 players.
11. In December Ada Hegerberg was named the first ever winner of the Ballon d'Or Féminin. What should have been a big moment was overshadowed when which French DJ presenting the awards asked her to twerk on-stage?
12. Complete the headline Blank 'rides HORSE after stumbling out of strip club'
13. The 2018 Puskas award caused some stir. Who was the winning goal scored against?
14. Of the 23 man French squad for the world cup, how many of those players were contracted to Ligue 1 teams at the time? A. 7 B. 9 C. 11
15. Mbappe and Ronaldo completed transfers worth over £100m this summer. What was the third most expensive transfer that summer? (looking for the name of the player only)

#World Cup 16. Level on points, what tiebreaker saw Japan advance to the knockouts ahead of Senegal? 17. Who was the lowest ranked team at the start of the competition? 18. Name the four captains of the semi finalists. 19. The song Three Lions made charting history in July after reaching number 1 in the UK. Why? 20. Two teams failed to win a single point in the group stage. Name both teams.

#League Winners We all know who won the English Premier League, but can you name the winner of the following competitions?

21. Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Brazil)

22. EFL Championship (England)

23. Eredivisie (Netherlands)

24. MLS Cup (America)

25. Primeira Liga (Portugal)

26. Russian Premier League (Russia)

27. Serie B (Italy)

28. Süper Lig (Turkey)

29. Superliga Argentina (Argentina)

30. Swiss Super League (Switzerland)

#Memorable Matches

1. Despite Japan leading 0-2 with just over 20 minutes to go, Belgium came back to win 3-2 with a 94th minute winner. Who scored the winner?
2. Roma produced a masterclass beating Barcelona 3-0 in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals to advance on away goals. Having scored an own goal each in the first leg, which two players redeemed themselves by scoring in the 3-0 victory?
3. With just one game remaining, Barcelona blew their chances of going the season unbeaten losing 5-4 to Levante in a match that saw 12 yellow cards and 2 hattricks. Emmanuel Boateng got one hattrick but who scored the other?
4. Borussia Dortmund beat Atletico Madrid 4-0. Which player bagged a hattrick of assists?
5. Having just lost 1-0 to Napoli in a tight title race, Juventus needed to beat hated rivals Inter. Despite playing with 10 men for the majority of the match, Inter were likely to win 2-1. In the 87th minute Škriniar scored an own goal to put Juve level. Who completed the comeback for Juve scoring in the 89th minute to win 3-2?

#Connections

31. The 17/18 Eredivisie top scorer comes from which country?
32. Who won the Asian Games?
33. For the first time since 2010, a club from which nation made the Champions League group stage?
34. In 2018, Club Sporting Cristal beat out Alianza Lima and Universitario to the first division title. Which country do these teams play in?
35. What connects the previous 4 answers?

#Anagrams The following are anagrams of players that have enjoyed 2018.

36. RRTA ACMABR – has won the DFB-Pokal before
37. OEEFMRRLJ EFSNA – Made a big money transfer in the summer
38. ETILU RARRCOAS – Started in a world cup quarter final
39. TAUINOH RLNIVFA – Scored against both RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg in 2018
40. SSMMAO AAURGE - Scored 5 goals through 7 Champions League matches in 2018
41. BALE INSDACLO - Under new management has seen more minutes in 18/19 then the entirety of 17/18
42. NCSNO DAAHJO - Well positioned for 2019 Golden Boy award
43. CUFAOA ETYL - Young attacking fullback experiencing breakout season
44. DUAOAR AAAMHID - Saw red in extra time during a Europa League knockout match in 2018
45. HOSASUO EMRUA – Not yet debuted for a national team at senior level

I'll put up the answers later. Tried to cover as much football as I could in 2018 without making it impossibly difficult. There are 50 questions worth a point each. I'd say 25 is a pretty decent score. 40 plus without cheating and you've smashed it.

E: was previously an error in the connections round. Now fixed.

#Answers