World Cup Trivia Thread

[Furball]

SJS rules - you may ask yes/no questions to obtain information to help you answer the question, first correct guess asks the next question.

This particular achievement is shared by 3 participants.
The earliest this select club can be expanded is in 2014.
Only one of the 3 will be competing in South Africa.

Who are the 3 participants, and what is their achievement?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Is the achievement connected with qualifying for the world cup?

 

[Johnners]

Is the achievement a particularly desireable one?

 

[Furball]

Q1. Only in the sense that in order to have achieved what they did, qualification was necessary.
Q2. No

 

[GIMH]

Is one of the three English?

 

[Furball]

No.

Have edited response to Q1.

 

[Steulen]

is it a feat achieved after qualifying for the World Cup for the first time?

 

[Furball]

is it a feat achieved after qualifying for the World Cup for the first time?

No.

 

[Jarquis]

Does the feat involve the group stages of the WC?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Is New Zealand the country who are participating this time around?

 

[Furball]

No and no.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Does it involve conceding a lot fo goals? Does it involve losing to a certain nation?

 

[biased indian]

the only team that is competing this time around is from Europe ?

 

[Furball]

Does it involve conceding a lot fo goals? Does it involve losing to a certain nation?

No and no.

the only team that is competing this time around is from Europe ?

Yes.

 

[biased indian]

Does the name of that team start with --> S ?
if the answer for above question is No then have the team played in the Final of the world cup ?

 

[Furball]

Does the name of that team start with --> S ?

No

if the answer for above question is No then have the team played in the Final of the world cup ?

Yes.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Netherlands; reaching the final twice without ever winning?

 

[Furball]

Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Netherlands; reaching the final twice without ever winning?

Correct.

 

[Furball]

Since Vimes hasn't posted a question, here's another.

This World Cup winning country is unique for 2 reasons. What country am I talking about, and what is unique about them?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Since Vimes hasn't posted a question, here's another.

Sorry about that.

This World Cup winning country is unique for 2 reasons. What country am I talking about, and what is unique about them?

Are the reasons solely related to World Cup performance?