The Daily Five: Monday, 7 September 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · Laws
How many substitutions are normally allowed per team in a competitive match today?
- Five, in three windows
- Three
- Four
- Unlimited
Raised from three during the 2020 season and kept.
2 of 5 · Own Goals
Which Dutchman scored for both teams against Italy at the 1978 World Cup, flattening his own goalkeeper in the process?
- Ernie Brandts
- Arie Haan
- Ruud Krol
- Wim Rijsbergen
His own goal left keeper Piet Schrijvers injured in the collision, he then hammered in the equaliser at the proper end, and Arie Haan's thunderbolt won it 2-1.
3 of 5 · World Cup
Which Saudi player picked the ball up in his own half and ran through half the Belgian team to score at USA 94?
- Saeed Al-Owairan
- Sami Al-Jaber
- Majed Abdullah
- Fuad Amin
Al-Owairan said a phone call from King Fahd inspired the run; the 1-0 win put Saudi Arabia into the last 16 at their first World Cup and made him 1994 Asian Footballer of the Year.
4 of 5 · Goalkeepers
Who is the oldest player ever to win the World Cup?
- Dino Zoff
- Nilton Santos
- Miroslav Klose
- Cafu
Zoff lifted the 1982 trophy in Madrid as Italy's captain at 40 years and 133 days, and was voted the tournament's best goalkeeper on the way. — read the legend's page
5 of 5 · World Cup 1954
Hungary thought they had levelled the 1954 final in the dying minutes. Whose goal was flagged offside?
- Ferenc Puskás
- Zoltán Czibor
- Sándor Kocsis
- Nándor Hidegkuti
Welsh linesman Mervyn Griffiths flagged, English referee Bill Ling agreed, and Hungary's four-year unbeaten run died in Bern with Puskás protesting to the end. — read the legend's page