The Daily Five — Tuesday, 29 September 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · Club legends
Which club did Johan Cruyff play for before Barcelona, and later coach to the 1992 European Cup?
- Ajax and Barcelona respectively
- Feyenoord and Ajax
- PSV and Ajax
- Ajax and Ajax
Player at Ajax, then coach of Barcelona's Dream Team at Wembley.
2 of 5 · AFCON
Who beat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties to win the 2012 AFCON, 19 years after a plane crash wiped out their national team off that same coast?
The 1993 crash into the sea off Libreville killed virtually the entire squad; in 2012 Zambia won their first title in that very city, Drogba blazed a penalty over in normal time, and Stoppila Sunzu buried the winning kick.
3 of 5 · Own Goals
Who scored the first own goal in World Cup final history, for France against Croatia in 2018?
- Mario Mandžukić
- Dejan Lovren
- Domagoj Vida
- Ivan Perišić
After glancing Griezmann's free kick past his own keeper, Mandžukić robbed a dawdling Lloris to score at the right end, the first man to hit both nets in a final. —
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4 of 5 · Managers & Tactics
In which match did Guardiola first move Messi into the false nine role?
- The 6-2 win at Real Madrid in May 2009
- The 2009 Champions League final against Manchester United
- The 5-0 Clásico against Mourinho's Madrid in 2010
- The 2009 Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao
Guardiola had explained the plan to Messi at the training ground the day before, and about ten minutes into the Clasico the switch came: Eto'o moved wide, Messi dropped into the space between Madrid's lines, scored twice in the 6-2 rout, and the false nine era of football had begun.
5 of 5 · Goalkeepers
Food poisoning ruled Gordon Banks out of England's 1970 quarter-final against West Germany. Who took his place in goal?
- Peter Bonetti
- Alex Stepney
- Ray Clemence
- Peter Shilton
England let a 2-0 lead slip and lost 3-2 in extra time, Bonetti carried the blame for years, and conspiracy theories about who poisoned Banks persist to this day. —
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