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Trivia: World Cup

05:45 PM CDT on Friday, June 9, 2006

By TODD DAVIS / Staff Writer

The FIFA World Cup starts June 9 in Germany with 32 nations competing for soccer's top prize. How much do you know about the quadrennial event?

1. Only one of the previous champions of the event failed to qualify for this year's tournament. Which one?
Uruguay
Austria
India
Egypt

2. Brazil, the champion in 2002, is again the favorite to win the international event. How many of the 17 previous World Cup tournament titles have gone to Brazil?
2
5
8
11

3. The host country for this year's event has won the World Cup final three times as West Germany, including the only previous year it was the host (1974). How many times has Germany (or West Germany) lost the final game?
0
2
4
6

4. In 1994, Dallas was one of the host cities when the World Cup was played in the United States. Which of these previous tournament champions didn't play in the Cotton Bowl in that year's tournament?
Italy
Germany
Brazil
Argentina

5. The majority of fans in this part of the world will be keeping up with two soccer rivals: The United States and Mexico. Which nation has gone the farthest in the tournament?
United States
Mexico
Both have reached the final
Both have reached the semifinals

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