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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Niall McVeigh

Guess the football stadium: planes, trains and automobiles edition

  1. Let's kick off with a Nations League game being played a goal-kick away from an airport runway. Where in Europe is this?

    1. Cyprus

    2. Gibraltar

    3. Iceland

    4. San Marino

  2. Another plane in the background as fans watch a game. Who are the home side?

    1. Eintracht Frankfurt

    2. Borussia Mönchengladbach

    3. Juventus

    4. Rosenborg

  3. From planes to trains. Which ground is in the background here?

    1. Madejski Stadium

    2. Liberty Stadium

    3. John Smith's Stadium

    4. Amex Stadium

  4. Another stadium with excellent transport links. Who plays here?

    1. Crawley Town

    2. Crystal Palace

    3. Millwall

    4. Portsmouth

  5. From the train to the Tube – which ground is this?

    1. Plough Lane

    2. Meadow Park

    3. The Hive

    4. Vicarage Road

  6. Arsenal station, on the Piccadilly Line, is the only station to be named after a football team. Which of these London teams does not feature on the Tube map?

    1. Chelsea

    2. Fulham

    3. Watford

    4. West Ham

  7. In which European city could you catch this tram to a Champions League game?

    1. Manchester

    2. Milan

    3. Madrid

    4. Moscow

  8. Which lower-league English ground is this, perched next to a motorway?

    1. Brisbane Road

    2. Waddon Road

    3. Bescot Stadium

    4. Keepmoat Stadium

  9. An aerial shot of the streets around an inner-city stadium, in which city?

    1. Liverpool

    2. Nottingham

    3. Sheffield

    4. Stoke

  10. What was the name of this now-demolished European stadium, part of which was built over a motorway?

    1. Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

    2. Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid

    3. Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

    4. 10th Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw

  11. Which European Cup winners play their home games here?

    1. Bayern Munich

    2. Feyenoord

    3. Benfica

    4. PSV Eindhoven

  12. Here's a stadium you can get to by helicopter, if you like. Where in the world is it?

    1. Istanbul

    2. Rio de Janeiro

    3. Barcelona

    4. Miami

  13. Which World Cup final venue is this, pictured from a passing plane?

    1. Azteca Stadium, Mexico City

    2. Maracana, Rio de Janeiro

    3. Stade de France, Paris

    4. Stadio Olimpico, Rome

  14. A blast from the past here, as the Watford chairman, Elton John, opens the Watford Stadium Halt train station in December 1983. How long did the matchday-only stop for Vicarage Road last?

    1. It never opened

    2. Three years

    3. Thirteen years

    4. It's still open today

  15. When all else fails, nothing beats a brisk walk to the ground. But where are these two Scotland fans heading?

    1. Emirates Stadium

    2. Hampden Park

    3. Aviva Stadium

    4. Principality Stadium

Solutions

1:B - San Marino are pictured playing Gibraltar in 2020 at the Victoria Stadium, which is adjacent to Gibraltar's airport. The hosts won 1-0, by the way., 2:A - The Deutsche Bank Arena is fewer than five miles from the city's airport, one of Europe's busiest transport hubs., 3:D - Brighton's home ground is a stone's throw from Falmer station, on the city's outskirts., 4:B - The name of the station – Selhurst – is a giveaway that Selhurst Park is nearby., 5:C - Barnet's old ground, Underhill, was close to the end of the Northern Line - but their new home is next to Canons Park, on the Jubilee Line., 6:A - Chelsea's nearest station is Fulham Broadway, while West Ham and Watford stations also feature on the map., 7:B - It's the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, better known as San Siro., 8:C - Walsall's home ground is next to the M6 and overlooked by one of Europe's biggest advertising billboards, designed to catch the eye of passing motorists., 9:C - It's Bramall Lane, home of FA Cup semi-finalists Sheffield United., 10:B - Atlético's home from 1966 to 2017 had the city's M30 orbital motorway running underneath one of its stands., 11:C - It's the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon., 12:A - The Atatürk Stadium hosted the 2005 Champions League final and will also host this year's finale. It has been a temporary home for Besiktas, Galatasaray and Basaksehir, 13:D - It's the home of Roma and Lazio, which also hosted the 1990 World Cup final between West Germany and Argentina., 14:C - Designed to keep away fans out of the town centre, the stop earned the nickname 'Hooligan Halt'. Services ceased in March 1996, replaced by a bus service that was discontinued in 2003., 15:A - The fans were heading down the Hornsey Road back in 2011 for a friendly between Scotland and Brazil at Arsenal's home ground. Brazil won 2-0 thanks to two goals from a teenage talent called Neymar.

Scores

  1. 11 and above.

    First class – you've beaten the crowd with that effort

  2. 0 and above.

    Unlucky – it's the rail replacement bus service for you

  3. 6 and above.

    Well played – a few hold-ups but a decent journey

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