England - 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo

Question

This national team failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup after being repeatedly stopped by Jan Tomaszewski (toh-mah-SHEV-skee) in a qualifier against Poland. This team’s captain was arrested in Bogotá for supposedly stealing from the hotel store right before the 1970 World Cup. This national team’s manager was mocked for using an umbrella during heavy rain in a loss to (15[1])Croatia which prevented them from qualifying for the (*) 2008 Euros. Haitian-born forward Joe Gaetjens (-5[1])scored in an upset of this team at the 1950 World Cup. There is still controversy over whether a goal scored by this team against West Germany crossed the goalline; that “Wembley Goal” was scored in this team’s 1966 World (10[1])Cup final win by Geoff (10[1])Hurst. For 10 points, name this national team captained by Harry Kane. ■END■

ANSWER: England [or English national team; accept the Three Lions; reject “Great Britain” or “United Kingdom”] (The second sentence refers to Bobby Moore. The third sentence refers to Steve McClaren. The fourth sentence is about their loss to the U.S.)

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Benjamin Chapman	The Passion According to C.H.	Parth et al.	60	15
Ian Chow	Milan et al.	The Vulture's Guide to Buzz	74	-5
Ishan Joshi	The Vulture's Guide to Buzz	Milan et al.	114	10
Sheena Li	Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style	Cameron et al.	119	10

Summary


2023 BHSU @ Northwestern	02/25/2023	Y	6	100%	0%	17%	102.83
2023 BHSU @ Maryland	03/11/2023	Y	3	100%	0%	67%	115.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley	03/18/2023	Y	3	100%	33%	0%	85.00
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield	04/15/2023	Y	2	100%	100%	0%	18.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo	04/15/2023	Y	3	100%	33%	33%	97.67