Sports·Posted on Jul 13, 2018Do You Really Know Women's Football?Do you know what year Women's football was banned?by Cassie SmythBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink WHO WON THE 2011 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP? Getty Images USA Correct Incorrect USA JAPAN Correct Incorrect JAPAN ITALY Correct Incorrect ITALY Correct! Wrong! Japan won in 2011! Who is this? Getty Images Guess I give up! Correct! Wrong! This is Marta, a Brazilian player who currently plays for Orlando Pride. WHO HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST GOALS SCORED AT FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TOURNAMENTS? Getty Images Marta Vieira da Silva Correct Incorrect Marta Vieira da Silva BRIANA SCURRY Correct Incorrect BRIANA SCURRY SISSI Correct Incorrect SISSI Correct! Wrong! Marta Vieira da Silva has scored 15 goals in FIFA World Cup tournaments! Who is this? Getty Images Sun Wen Correct Incorrect Sun Wen Zhao Lina Correct Incorrect Zhao Lina Michelle Akers Correct Incorrect Michelle Akers Correct! Wrong! This is Sun Wen, she won FIFA Player of the century in 2000, along with Michelle Akers. WHAT YEAR WAS WOMEN'S FOOTBALL BANNED BY THE FA? Getty Images 1918 Correct Incorrect 1918 1921 Correct Incorrect 1921 1927 Correct Incorrect 1927 Correct! Wrong! In 1921 the FA banned women from playing on FA-affiliated pitches, saying "the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encourag HOW MANY WOMEN HAVE ACTED AS A REFEREE IN A PREMIERE LEAGUE GAME? Getty Images 0 Correct Incorrect 0 2 Correct Incorrect 2 4 Correct Incorrect 4 Correct! Wrong! As of the publication of this quiz, a woman has not been the referee for a Premiere League game. They have acted as assistant referees though. Who is this? Getty Images Guess I give up! Correct! Wrong! She's British player Eniola Aluko. WHAT YEAR WAS THE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FORMED? Getty Images 1934 Correct Incorrect 1934 1969 Correct Incorrect 1969 1971 Correct Incorrect 1971 Correct! Wrong! The WFA was formed in 1969. ACCORDING TO THE FA, WHEN WAS THE FIRST WOMEN'S FOOTBALL MATCH? Getty Images 1820 Correct Incorrect 1820 1877 Correct Incorrect 1877 1895 Correct Incorrect 1895 Correct! Wrong! According to the FA, in1895 North beat South 7-1. Who is this? Getty Images Carli Lloyd Correct Incorrect Carli Lloyd Christen Press Correct Incorrect Christen Press Hope Solo Correct Incorrect Hope Solo Correct! Wrong! It's Hope Solo, the American goalkeeper. She's a two-time Olympic medalist and world champion. WHO WON THE FIRST UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP? Getty Images Sweden Correct Incorrect Sweden England Correct Incorrect England France Correct Incorrect France Correct! Wrong! Sweden won in 1984. After a tough match that ended on penalties they beat England 4-3. WHAT YEAR WAS THE FIRST FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP? Getty Images 1983 Correct Incorrect 1983 1987 Correct Incorrect 1987 1991 Correct Incorrect 1991 Correct! Wrong! It was in 1991. AND WHO WON THE FIRST WORLD CUP? Getty Images USA Correct Incorrect USA Germany Correct Incorrect Germany China Correct Incorrect China Correct! Wrong! It was the USA.
