Geosportle #11: answers for Wednesday, 14 October 2026
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21 players · average score 352/1000
⚽ Football · Question 1
Ronaldo, with an unusual wedge haircut, scored twice past Oliver Kahn to win Brazil a fifth World Cup.
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International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan · 2002
Brazil beat Germany 2–0 in the 2002 final, the first World Cup co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. Ronaldo’s two goals took his tournament tally to eight, completing his comeback from serious injury.
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🏅 More sports · Question 2
Red Rum became the first horse to win the world's most famous steeplechase three times.
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Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, England · 1977
Red Rum won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and was second in the two years between. He is buried by the winning post at the course near Liverpool.
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🏎️ Formula 1 · Question 3 · ×2
Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the final lap after a late safety car to win his first world title.
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Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 2021
The 2021 title fight ended in a controversial final-lap shoot-out at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where a safety-car restart let Verstappen, on fresh tyres, overtake Hamilton for the championship.
From Geosportle #11 (14 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏉 Rugby · Question 4 · ×3
Fiji crushed Great Britain 43–7 in the final to win their nation's first ever Olympic medal of any colour.
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Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 2016
Rugby sevens made its Olympic debut in 2016, and Fiji, coached by Ben Ryan, won gold in Rio de Janeiro with a dazzling final. The win was celebrated with a national holiday back home.
From Geosportle #11 (14 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏏 Cricket · Question 5 · ×3
The hosts won by two runs, the narrowest Ashes win by runs, when Michael Kasprowicz gloved a short ball down the leg side.
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Edgbaston, Birmingham, England · 2005
Australia needed three runs with one wicket left when Kasprowicz was caught behind off Steve Harmison. England's two-run win at Edgbaston, Birmingham, levelled the 2005 series, which they went on to win.
From Geosportle #11 (14 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
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