{"id":1241493,"date":"2022-01-27T14:45:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1241493"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:04:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:04:36","slug":"fa-cup-giantkillers-quiz","status":"publish","type":"quizzes","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\/fa-cup-giantkillers-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Guess the mystery FA Cup giantkillers from their line-up&#8217;s nationalities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Magic of the Cup is such that giant-killings can happen in any round across any season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The David-Who-Fought-Goliath narrative always adds an element of intrigue when one of the heavyweights takes on a relative minnow, and this season has already dished up a number of upsets.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this campaign is not alone when it comes to lower-league opposition slaying Premier League giants. There have been numerous giant-killings down the years.<\/p>\n<p>But, how many do you remember? In our quiz below we\u2019ve put together 11 historic upsets, giving you the giantkiller\u2019s starting line-up by nationality. See how many you can guess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"362304\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - Can you guess the mystery FA Cup giantkillers from their lineups nationalities?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/362304?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2>Can you guess the mystery FA Cup giantkillers from their lineups nationalities?<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Who bloodied the nose of Manchester City in this historic upset?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Newcastle may be quids up at the minute, but that wasn\u2019t enough to prevent them getting knocked out to which side?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Jose Mourinho\u2019s men won the Premier League and League Cup in 2014\/15, but they suffered an embarrassing FA Cup exit at the hands of which lower league side?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>It was only Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Vincent Kompany, James Milner, Frank Lampard, Edin Dzeko, Fernandinho, Pablo Zabaleta and Aleksandar Kolarov who Manuel Pellegrini decided to put out against this Championship club in 2015. Incredibly, they lost 2-0, but to who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Despite playing Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Gary Neville, Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s Man Utd were eliminated by which League One club in 2010?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Arsene Wenger won seven FA Cups as Arsenal boss. This match would be his last in the competition, but who inflicted the final blow?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Sam Allardyce is often labelled a \u2018clean sheet specialist\u2019, but there was nothing defensively sturdy about this performance as West Ham lost 5-0 to which Championship club in 2014?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Arsenal are out this year, but who left egg on the face of Mikel Arteta?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Luis Suarez started and scored; Jordan Henderson started and played the full 90 minutes; Steven Gerrard entered the fray. And yet, this League One club beat Liverpool 3-2 in 2013. Who was it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Is it me or does Manuel Pellegrini just not seem that interested in the FA Cup? Manager of West Ham in 2019, his side lost 4-2 to which League One side?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Bit of a bonus one here. Although not <em>technically<\/em> a giantkilling, this line-up has often gone down in football folklore as the \u2018worst Premier League midfield in history\u2019. So, whose midfield was it that knocked Arsenal out in 2011?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>Knocked out in the first round to minnows. Back to the drawing board!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2>A somewhat respectable effort.<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>\n<h2>The Magic of the FA Cup [Quiz]. 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