The Daily Five: Saturday, 29 August 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · World Cup 1950
Who scored the winner that silenced the Maracanã in 1950?
- Alcides Ghiggia
- Juan Alberto Schiaffino
- Obdulio Varela
- Óscar Míguez
Ghiggia beat Barbosa at the near post in the 79th minute and later joked that only the Pope, Frank Sinatra and he had ever silenced the Maracanã. — read the legend's page
2 of 5 · World Cup 1990
Who scored the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final?
- Andreas Brehme
- Lothar Matthäus
- Jürgen Klinsmann
- Rudi Völler
An 85th-minute penalty against Argentina in Rome, West Germany's third world title. — read the legend's page
3 of 5 · Intercontinental Cup
Boca Juniors shocked Real Madrid 2-1 in the 2000 Intercontinental Cup. Who scored both Boca goals inside the first six minutes?
- Martín Palermo
- Juan Román Riquelme
- Guillermo Barros Schelotto
- Marcelo Delgado
Palermo scored in the third and sixth minutes in Tokyo while Riquelme ran the game, and Roberto Carlos's quick reply was all Madrid could manage.
4 of 5 · Euro 2016
Which team knocked England out of Euro 2016 in the round of 16?
- Iceland
- Wales
- Slovakia
- Northern Ireland
2-1 in Nice, and the thunderclap went around the world.
5 of 5 · Records
How many goals did Gerd Müller score in a single Bundesliga season, a record that stood for 49 years?
- 40
- 36
- 44
- 33
1971-72, finally passed by Robert Lewandowski's 41 in 2021. — read the legend's page