The WAB Friday Quiz #177

Records will tumble at the 2022 World Cup with Brighton set to have eight representatives at the finals, by far and away the most they have ever sent to the tournament.

That is not to see that the Albion have no history with the World Cup. Plenty of players joined Brighton having previously played in the tournament whilst some even went onto earn international recognition after leaving the Seagulls.

With kick off in the controversial Qatar edition imminent, this week’s WAB Friday Quiz will test your knowledge on Brighton players past and present to have represented their nations at World Cups over the past 50 years.

From England stalwarts like Adam Lallana and Danny Welbeck to blokes who you might struggle to believe went to a World Cup – hello Rami Shaaban – this Quiz will hopefully get you in the mood for the tournament.

Or as in the mood as you can be when the host nation earned and built their World Cup through slavery, bribery and sportswashing.

The WAB Friday Quiz #177 - Brighton and the World Cup
At which World Cup did Matthew Upson finish as England's joint top scorer with one goal?

Which of these Brighton managers represented their country at a World Cup during their playing days?

How much did Brighton pay AZ Alkmaar to sign Alireza Jahanbakhsh shortly after Iran were eliminated from the 2018 World Cup?

Which future Brighton goalkeeper was a member of England's 1982 World Cup squad?

Radostin Kishishev played in the 1998 World Cup for Bulgaria. How many years later was it that he came a Brighton player?

Which club did Adam Lallana play for when he was called up to the England squad for the 2014 World Cup?

Who remains the only man to have played in a World Cup for England whilst a Brighton player?

Tomasz Kuszczak was part of which nation's squad at the 2006 World Cup?

Which England player scored the winning penalty to eliminate Jose Izquierdo and Colombia in a second round shoot out in 2018?

How many World Cups did Wayne Bridge go to with England?

At which World Cup did Tim Krul come on as a penalty saving expert in the final minute, going onto save two in a shootout win over Costa Rica?

Which nation did Steve Penney represent at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico?

Gonzalo Jara went to both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups with Chile with a loan spell at Brighton the middle. Which club did the Albion sign him from?

David Beasant was a late call up to England's 1990 World Cup squad after which goalkeeper was forced to withdraw through injury?

Which of these one-time Brighton defenders will be at the 2022 World Cup with Canada?

Danny Welbeck has started three games for England at World Cup Finals in the 2014 and 2018 tournaments. How many of those did England win?

Which future Brighton player scored Northern Ireland's shock winner in their 1-0 victory over hosts Spain in the 1982 World Cup?

One year after being released by Brighton, goalkeeer Rami Shaaban played in a World Cup for which nation?

In the same summer he went to the 1990 World Cup, John Byrne joined Brighton from which French club?

Which stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia did Maty Ryan and Australia bow out of the tournament?

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