WC 1950, USA, Gaetjens and the first ‘chaos’
In 1950, and after one of the saddest and darkest periods of the 20th century, Fifa once again organised a World Cup, which had not been held since 1938. The …
Monday 11s – Big-game formations squad number quiz
Welcome to the 204th edition of Monday 11s. As it’s the second Monday of the month, as usual today’s quiz involves identifying a team (or in some cases a missing …
Monday 11s – General knowledge squad number quiz
Welcome to the 199th edition of Monday 11s. As it is the first of the month, this squad number quiz is general knowledge. Good luck and let us know how …
Monday 11s – Big-game formations squad number quiz
Welcome to the 163rd edition of Monday 11s. As it’s the second Monday of the month, as usual today’s quiz involves identifying a team (or in some cases a missing …
Monday 11s – General knowledge squad number quiz
Welcome to the 102nd edition of our weekly squad number quiz, Monday 11s. It’s the first Monday of the month, so this week is general knowledge. As always, best of …
Monday 11s – International fixtures squad number quiz
Welcome to the 96th edition of our weekly squad number quiz, Monday 11s. This week, we’re taking a look at the international games. As always, let us know how you …
Monday 11s – World Cup general knowledge squad number quiz
We’re back with the 79th edition of Monday 11s! This week, we’re back to general knowledge with a World Cup theme. Let us know how you do by tweeting @squadnos, …
The History of Numbers: Uruguay
There are many different historical numbering systems, based on how formations evolved in each country, and it could be argued that Uruguay’s is one of the most logical. Uruguay won two of …
Scotland cap it all off
Alphabetical numbering is the most well-known ‘quirky’ style, but it’s not the only one. In the 1990 World Cup, and the European Championship in Sweden two years later, Scotland employed a …
Monday 11s – 2014 FIFA World Cup squad number quiz
Welcome back to Monday 11s! This week’s quiz will require you to guess the owner of the shirt we show you – all of these players were in the squads …