World Cup trivia

As the 18th edition of the biggest sporting extravanganza in the planet - the World Cup - starts today, here is some trivia to go along with it.

1) When did the qualifying games for this year's World Cup tournament begin? How many countries took part in the qualification process? How many matches were played to narrow down the field to the final 32 teams?

2) Who won the very first World Cup match in 1930?

3) What was the USA's best finish ever in a World Cup? And when?

4) Since 1930, there have been 17 World Cups played. Only 7 countries have actually won the title. Name them and if possible, also the number of times each team won it.

5) Since 1930, 2 editions of the World Cup have been postponed. What were the editions? And what was the reason?

6) In WC history, there have been 3 teams that have finished runners-up twice and none of these teams have won the World Cup. Name the teams.

7) In how many World Cups that the US has appeared in? How many games have they won in those 8 appearacnes?

8) The same question for Brazil.

9) Which team holds the record for the most number of goals scored in a single World Cup tournament?

10) In the 1950 WC, the US provided one of the biggest upsets in soccer history in what has come to be known as "The shot heard around the world". Name the opponent?

I am leaving the answers in the comments section. But hey, dont click on the comments section yet and let me know how many you got it right?!