World Cup Trivia

[bbg]

Just wondering - how long it will take for someone to answer the following question correctly

Seven different teams have won the World Cup at least once. Name the only one that did not win its first World Cup at home (or within a stone's throw of home, in one case).

[Goodge]

was it Brazil in 1958 in Sweden?

[bbg]

Indeed (I am counting Germany winning at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern as being at home) - too easy I suppose.

does anyone have something more challenging?

[Colin_S]

We all know the story of the theft and recovery of the Jules Rimet trophy back in 66 but on what day of the week do the dustman come to the road where the trophy was found?

[tcm]

Wednesdays, except if there's a bank holiday on the Monday

[Colin_S]

OK smartypants - is it waste paper collection this week or next?

[jimi]

yes

[tcm]

It's the london borough of lambeth - so waste paper colection is on the same day as normal rubbish collection, every week. The waste paper is to be bundled into orange-coloured plastic bags, supplied free in packets of erm,erm is it 30, Colin?

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Couple more for you....

Who is the only player to have played in both the football and cricket world cups?

Which player has scored in every round of the current world cup?

[tcm]

viv richards for west indis and antigua/barbuda is the footballing cricketer.

Um, current world cup, Riquelme ofArgentina ?