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From: Quincy on 3 Jul 2010 06:07
Without looking up (cheating):

On 3 Jul., 07:19, crimethriller <crimethril...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> 1.Which world cup final was the first to witness penalty shootout to
> decide the winner?

1994 Brazil-Italy

> 2.Which is the European country to win WC for the most number of
> times?

Italy, 4 times.

> 3.Which country became the runners-up for the most number of times/

Germany.

> 4.Whom did Argentine defeat to clinch the WC for the first time/

Holland.

> 5.Which is the first country to win a WC that was hosted by a foreign
> country?

Italy 1938 in France.

> 6.Which two countries hold the record of reaching the finals the most
> number of times in WC?

Germany and Brazil. 7 times each.


> 7.Which is the first Asian country to host a world cup?

South Korea/Japan.

> 8.Which is the first country to both host and become runner-up in a
> world cup?

Brazil 1950.

> 9.Which is the first time when two countries belonging to different
> continents encountered in a world cup final/

1958 Brazil - Sweden

> 10.Which is the first Asian country to be the runner up in the world
> cup?

Never happened.

> 11.Which is the first country to win two consecutive world cups?

Italy 1934/1938.

> 12.Which is the first country to become runner-up in two consecutive
> world cup contests?

Holland 74/78

:)
From: MH on 3 Jul 2010 18:28
Quincy wrote:
> Without looking up (cheating):
>
> On 3 Jul., 07:19, crimethriller <crimethril...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> 1.Which world cup final was the first to witness penalty shootout to
>> decide the winner?
>
> 1994 Brazil-Italy
>
>> 2.Which is the European country to win WC for the most number of
>> times?
>
> Italy, 4 times.
>
>> 3.Which country became the runners-up for the most number of times/
>
> Germany.
>
>> 4.Whom did Argentine defeat to clinch the WC for the first time/
>
> Holland.
>
>> 5.Which is the first country to win a WC that was hosted by a foreign
>> country?
>
> Italy 1938 in France.
>
>> 6.Which two countries hold the record of reaching the finals the most
>> number of times in WC?
>
> Germany and Brazil. 7 times each.

Technically, no. Brazil have only played in 6 finals. 1950 was a round
robin tournament.
Even more technically, W. Germany played in six finals. Unified Germany
in one (so far).

So you could call this a three way tie between Italy, W. Germany and
Brazil if you wanted to split hairs.
>
>
>> 7.Which is the first Asian country to host a world cup?
>
> South Korea/Japan.
>
>> 8.Which is the first country to both host and become runner-up in a
>> world cup?
>
> Brazil 1950.
>
>> 9.Which is the first time when two countries belonging to different
>> continents encountered in a world cup final/
>
> 1958 Brazil - Sweden
>
>> 10.Which is the first Asian country to be the runner up in the world
>> cup?
>
> Never happened.
>
>> 11.Which is the first country to win two consecutive world cups?
>
> Italy 1934/1938.
>
>> 12.Which is the first country to become runner-up in two consecutive
>> world cup contests?
>
> Holland 74/78
>
> :)
From: samlowry on 3 Jul 2010 19:17
> if you wanted to split hairs.

then this is the FIFA World Cup, where no countries take part,
but national football associations. :-)
So

DFB & CFB 7x
F.I.G.C. 6x
From: Ll�o on 4 Jul 2010 19:12
"samlowry" <me(a)from.de> escreveu na mensagem news:i0ogds$ke7$1(a)online.de...
>> if you wanted to split hairs.
>
> then this is the FIFA World Cup, where no countries take part,
> but national football associations. :-)
> So
>
> DFB & CFB 7x
> F.I.G.C. 6x

Let's keep splitting hairs: until WC'78 Brasilian football was headed by the
CBD (Brasilian Confederation of Sports), which handled multiple other
sports. Sometime between 1978 and 1982 it was "dissolved", ie, separated in
multiple associations for each sport. That's where the current football-only
association (Brasilian Confederation of Football - CBF) comes from.

You don't believe me? Just look at the team crest in the nt jersey. Up to
1978 it has the letters "CBD", from 1982 onwards it is "CBF".

So...

DFB 7
FIGC 6
CBD 3 (indeed MH! 1950 doesn't count! :-))
CBF 3

--
Ll�o


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