The Daily Five: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · International careers
How many calendar years separate the first and last years of Bobby Moore's recorded senior international career?
- 11 calendar years
- 9 calendar years
- 13 calendar years
- 15 calendar years
The recorded years are 1962 and 1973. Subtracting the first from the last gives 11. This is a calendar-year gap, not a count of seasons or matches. — read the legend's page
2 of 5 · World Cup
Who scored the goal that ended co-hosts South Korea's 2002 run, four minutes after the booking that ruled him out of the final?
- Michael Ballack
- Oliver Neuville
- Miroslav Klose
- Bernd Schneider
Ballack took the yellow hauling down Lee Chun-soo, knowing it meant missing the final, then won the semi anyway; Germany lost to Brazil without him.
3 of 5 · World Cup 2010
Who scored the goal that sent Ghana out and Uruguay through in the 2010 quarter-final shoot-out drama?
- Sebastián Abreu
- Diego Forlán
- Luis Suárez
- Edinson Cavani
A Panenka to finish it, after Suárez's handball and Gyan's missed penalty.
4 of 5 · International careers
How many calendar years separate the first and last years of Denis Law's recorded senior international career?
- 16 calendar years
- 14 calendar years
- 18 calendar years
- 20 calendar years
The recorded years are 1958 and 1974. Subtracting the first from the last gives 16. This is a calendar-year gap, not a count of seasons or matches. — read the legend's page
5 of 5 · Birthdays
On which day of the week was Michel Platini born?
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Michel Platini's sourced birth date is 21 June 1955, a Tuesday. — read the legend's page