The 2018 World Cup Quiz & Facts Book: Everything you ever wanted to know about the 2018 World Cup

By Javad Movahedi

The 2018 World Cup Russia attracted record audiences around the globe. Goals, penalties and scorelines were analysed by pundits and fans alike as the teams lined up in the hope of lifting the famous trophy. Now that the final whistle has been blown, it’s time to look back at all those unforgettable moments and find out how much you remember about the most spectacular event in the football calendar.
Who scored the opening goal of the 2018 World Cup? Which player holds the record number of World Cup appearances for England? How many minutes did it take Russia to score the first goal of the 2018 World Cup? These are just some of the challenging questions in The 2018 World Cup Quiz and Facts Book.
Packed with fascinating facts about the qualifying teams, players, matches, coaches, statistics, top goalscorers, goalkeepers and trivia from 2018 and World Cup history, this is a must-have book for football fans of all ages. If you are missing the highs and lows of ‘the greatest show on earth’ this fun World Cup compendium is an excellent way to revisit all the action.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Apex Publishing Limited
• Release date: Mar 18, 2019
• ISBN: 9781911476580

Book preview

2018

World Cup

Quiz & Facts Book

Your compendium of all you ever wanted to know about the 2018 World Cup

Compiled by Javad Movahedi

Copyright © 2019 Javad Movahedi

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About the author

Javad Movahedi is an avid football fan. Born in 1980, he lives and works in London. His day job involves working in the broadcast technology industry where he counts one of his biggest achievements as being part of the team that launched London Live TV channel. He is passionate about all things London, having being born, brought up and spent all his life there. He is a lifelong Tottenham Hotspur fan and season ticket holder. Javad hosts a regular weekly Spurs podcast, The Tottenham Hotspur Family podcast which he started in November 2014. Different guests join him each week from different locations around the UK and also fans as far away as the USA, South Africa and Brazil, discussing all things Spurs. He has visited Tottenham’s training ground, Hotspur Way on a number of occasions including interviewing players from the Spurs ladies team for his podcast.

When not spending his spare time at Spurs games, he likes to eat out in and critic London’s myriad restaurants. He also likes working out in the gym and taking part in 10K runs. He has done voluntary work for Cancer Research as well raising money through Charity Runs. He has been lucky enough to meet and have his photo taken with a number of famous people from politicians, to actors, TV personalities and footballers. Javad likes to set himself daring challenges, these have included flying a plane, paragliding and ski diving.

Section 1: Quiz questions on the teams that qualified for the 2018 World Cup

1.1 World Cup